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Darren Patterson - Managing Director
Mr Patterson has more than 20 years’ experience working with both start-up and blue-chip technology companies spanning Australia, Europe, US and Asia. As a leading senior executive, his experience includes telecoms, IT, digital media and venture capital.
Mr Patterson is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Alchemy Ventures, an ESVCLP venture capital fund established to invest in teams and ideas which changes lives and industries, whilst having a positive impact on human and environmental wellness.
Mr Patterson's international experience has seen him hold senior business development roles with Yahoo, ECI Telecom, Energis Communications / Cable and Wireless PLC and Cisco Systems. He has been an investor in technology ventures Abyss Solutions, Persollo, Republic Capital Management, Firstwave Cloud Technology, Lumific and Datasift where he secured investment from US venture funds.
Most recently he was the CEO and Co-Founder of Australia’s only regulated property investment platform, BrickX, and was CEO and executive director of Property Connect Holdings (ASX:PCH). He has served on several public boards in recent years, and invested in several companies and had successful exits.
Mr Patterson holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Technology, Sydney and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Directors, is a Financial License Holder and a Licensed Real Estate Auctioneer - NSW, VIC & QLD.
Lester Solden - Chairman Emeritus
Mr Solden has over 40+ years of global precious metals markets trading, financing and banking in London, NYC, HKG and Australia.
He pioneered the Sydney bullion market in 1981, and authored a “Grey” paper for the Bank of England which was incorporated into the 1987 UK Financial Services Act on metal market liquidity management for clearing banks.
Mr Solden was also part of the team which pioneered the first non-recourse project financing of gold mining using gold loans in 1984.
Previous roles include - Chairman Lumiere Securities, Chairman Fixi, SVP Republic National Bank NYC, Director Mase Westpac Ltd.
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