Greg Mann

CEO

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia39 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Extensive experience in payments and telecommunications sectors.
  • Proven track record in managing mission-critical infrastructure.
  • Strong leadership in strategic planning and execution.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Telecommunications expert with a strong focus on infrastructure and operations management.

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Skills

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Vendor ManagementSecuritySolution ArchitectureBusiness ManagementTelecommunicationsPaymentsPayment SystemsITILManagementATM networksProgram ManagementProject ManagementBusiness AnalysisIT ManagementProduct Management

About

Greg is an experienced IT and communications executive with strong experience in defence, telecommunications and payments industries. He has an extensive history directing the build and operation of mission critical infrastructure systems in government and financial services outsourcing organisations. He is an effective communicator, bridging the gap often found between business and technology. Business Operations Greg has been in the leadership teams of several financial services outsourcing companies and has been at the forefront of the strategic planning and tactical execution within these businesses. He also has some M&A experience. Account Management and Sales Account management roles both in government and commercial situations and in directing sales. Operations Management Built teams to support day-to-day IT operations in government and commercial businesses, introducing ITIL principles into several organisations, building help desk, support and development teams, supporting them with systems and procedures. Project and Programme Management Skills tempered on software and hardware developments; data centre and facilities builds; complex telecommunications network projects; large scale fibre optic implementations; relocation projects; server and systems projects and client implementations. Product Management Greg has managed the development and operation of several short duration transaction telecommunications products, a major Internet payment gateway, and hardware and software developments for ATMs and kiosks. Procurement and Vendor Management Experienced in government and private industry procurement and vendor management. Payments Compliance and Security Experienced in building (and retrofitting) security onto payments systems - PCI-DSS and PA-DSS and is familiar with ISO27000.

Experience

Transaction network services

2 roles

Vice President - Solution Consulting

Promoted

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Responsible for the TNS Payments Solution Consulting Practice globally.

Director - Solutions Consulting

Aug 2013Jul 2024 · 10 yrs 11 mos

  • Responsible for payment networks pre-sales and consulting from India to New Zealand. Includes business planning, sales strategy, analysis and implementation.

Customers limited

General Manager Technology

Dec 2009Feb 2012 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Greater Melbourne Area

  • Customers ATM is the largest deployer and operator of ATMs in Australia and New Zealand, driving Bank of Queensland, Citibank, Bendigo Bank, Coles Express, Arab Bank, Firstpoint, ExtraCash, NZATM and Customers branded ATMs.
  • Greg was responsible for all aspects of technology including ATM and self service solution design, switch operation and business systems.

Greg mann consulting

Independent Consultant

May 2009Dec 2013 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Consulting in IT&T, Payments and Digital Media.

Transaction network services

Vice President - Payments

Jul 2004Apr 2009 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Sydney and Brisbane

  • TNS - Enabling the world to transact.
  • In Australia, TNS runs the infrastructure to enable EFTPOS and Card Not Present transactions, equities exchange, and number portability. It develops payment gateway software and systems, and provides payment solutions for the banking and merchant communities and innovative signaling solutions for the telecommunications industry.
  • Greg performed variously the project management, operations and sales functions in Australia and later integrated Dialect Payments into TNS and directed its e-commerce CNP software development and operational activities during the transition.

First data international

Vice President - Network Services

Sep 2001Mar 2004 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Sydney

  • First Data is the leading independent provider of EFT, ATM and credit card processing services in the region.
  • Led the Network Services department for FDI Australia, New Zealand and South Asia including all telecommunications aspects; internal IT Desktop and server operation; internal IT procurement.

Mci worldcom

Technical Project Manager

Aug 2000Sep 2001 · 1 yr 1 mo · Sydney

  • Ran telecommunication projects across Asia.

Department of defence

5 roles

Deputy Director Operations Plans - Defence Communications Centre

Oct 1999Aug 2000 · 10 mos · Canberra

  • Working within the Defence Communications Centre providing IT&T support for 140,000+ voice, video and desktop end stations across 400+ bases. Major responsibilities included budget planning and execution, vendor and carrier management, design approval, and major IT project engagement.

Operational Networks Manager - Defence Communications Group

Jan 1997Oct 1999 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Canberra

  • Lead, manage, and direct the network operations of the Department's strategic communications assets: satellite, microwave and terrestrial for voice, video and data services.
  • Managed the Department's carrier and vendor relationships including tenders, contract negotiation and service management.
  • Chaired the cross agency committee managing the ICON fibre optic network.

Manager - Defence Canberra Area Network

Promoted

Jan 1995Jan 1997 · 2 yrs · Canberra

  • Lead the design, development, implementation and operation of the Defence Canberra Area Network. This network integrated voice, video and data networks across 40 sites.

Assistant Director - Operations - Network and Computing Services - Defence Centre Canberra

Jan 1992Jan 1995 · 3 yrs · Canberra

  • Managed the operations of a large local area network service across a metropolitan area network of 13 sites supporting 1500 clients.

Team Leader - Central Reserves Pay System - Manpower Computing Centre

Jan 1990Jan 1992 · 2 yrs · Canberra

  • Led the development and operation of CENRESPAY II, an attendance based pay, personnel and resource budgeting system used across Navy, Army and Air Force Reserves. Supporting 45k+ reservists using an IBM / IDMS-R back end with 350 deployed offline PCs and an SNA/x.25 network.

Department of defence

2 roles

Computing Systems Officer Grade 2 - Manpower Computing Centre

Promoted

Jan 1987Jan 1990 · 3 yrs · Canberra

  • The Manpower Computing Centre provided programming and mainframe operations in support of manpower planning, personnel and pay systems for the Australian Department of Defence. It supported 90,000 members in this function.
  • Analysis, design and implementation of the Central Reserves Pay System II.
  • Programming support for the Naval Personnel System.

Computing Systems Officer Grade 1 - Defence Science and Technology Organisation

Jan 1986Jan 1987 · 1 yr · Canberra

  • Design and implementation of a radar simulation to evaluate ground, balloon, over the horizon and AEW&C radars in operational scenarios.
  • Other ad hoc computing support to Defence Research Scientists.

Education

QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

B.App.Sc. — Computing

Jan 1983Jan 1986

Salisbury State High School

Jan 1978Jan 1982

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