Bill Votsaris has a professional history of more than 25 years in technology and services related businesses, both as a successful technologist in major international corporations and as an entrepreneur and commercial manager. Bill started his professional career as a qualified electronics engineer, first working with Alcatel. Bill was quickly identified as a candidate for accelerated development and was relocated to Silicon Valley. After 7 years with the company, Bill accepted a position with Hewlett Packard in Australia. In 1988, Bill established his first business, recognising the growing market need for interconnectivity solutions to allow computers and peripherals from multiple vendors to connect. As this business grew and the market developed, this business constantly evolved, adding new offerings and professional services. 2003 saw Bill take an equity interest in Synergy Plus, then a $15m per annum, loss-making business with a focus on legacy RPG technology and IBM hardware reselling. Under Bill’s guidance, the company grew in three years to a profitable $40m per annum business offering the very latest in Java development services and an increased range of IBM solutions. During this time Synergy acquired Adaptive International and expanded operations from the traditional Melbourne base to Sydney. This position saw the commencement of Bill’s experience in the public company environment. Throughout his professional career, Bill has prided himself on his track record of entrepreneurship, with a proven track record of establishing new businesses to meet significant emerging markets and evolving existing businesses as market conditions change. Furthermore, Bill maintains a consistently strong commercial record, with none of the businesses he has managed ever having posted loss while under his management. In May 2007, Synergy was acquired by Hyro. Bill joined the company in the role of Chief Operating Officer with a specific focus on the ongoing management of the Synergy business and the management of integration of the business and systems of the merged group.
In February 2008, Bill was appointed CEO in at a time when Hyro faced significant commercial challenges. His strong leadership, business acumen and endless resilience have been invaluable as he navigated the company through numerous issues, the largest being the global financial crisis and the collapse of Lehman Brothers with whom Hyro had a $21m convertible note at the time.
In December 2011, Bill assumed the role of Executive Director, with a focus specifically on progressing a number of strategic initiatives both in Australia and overseas. |