Dr Walter Hesse,
Chairman of the Board

Walter established we-do-IT Pty Ltd in 1995 as specialist provider of Spatial Information Technology Solutions. Situated in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Auckland and Denver, we-do-IT comprises a team of highly qualified and fully Industry Certified IT Consultants with a continuous track record of successful Business System Integration projects in the Telecommunication, Electricity, Gas, Water and Transport industries in the Asia/Pacific region, the USA, UK, Germany, India, Malaysia, China and New Caledonia. 

Prior to forming we-do-IT Walter made a career as Senior GIS Consultant; obtained his Phd at The University of Melbourne (“Object-Oriented Concepts of GIS”); worked as Intergraph Customer Support Engineer in New Zealand; as Analyst/Programmer for Mettenmeier GmbH in Germany while obtaining his Master of Geodesy from the University of Hanover specializing in Computer Cartography and working as a Scientific Assistant on Meteorological corrections for Doppler-Satellite observations.

He has served on the Board of the Geospatial Information Technology Association (GITA) Australia and New Zealand for many years and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD), a Member of the ZigBee Alliance and Member of the Smart Grid Australia (SGA) initiative.

 
Chris Stoltz,
CEO

Chris graduated in Civil Engineering in 1973. Chris has broad industry experience in engineering, information technology, water utilities, agribusiness, manufacturing, not-for-profit organisations, and regional development. He has demonstrated his capabilities in creating positive change including skills in strategy, financial management, leadership, cost reduction, business development, media, stake-holder and government relationships.

Chris is a member of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.

He has been CEO/GM of a state-owned water authority, a manufacturing company, one of Australia’s largest charities and the Geospatial Information Technology Association (GITA) of Australia & New Zealand.

Chris has served on a number of boards including the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, United Way, Mildura Base Hospital, Bendigo Hospital, and private family owned companies. He also served a term as the Mayor of Bendigo.

 
Mark Cubit,
Non-Executive Director

After earning a Bachelor of Economics at Monash University Mark found himself in Japan promoting Australia as a tourist destination for the Australian Tourist Commission and then as an investment destination with Mcintosh Securities Limited (now Merrill Lynch Equities Australia). In 1991 Mark continued this latter role in London before returning to Australia in 1994.

Figuring you can only do the same thing for so long, Mark concluded his time at Merrill Lynch in 2003 as Managing Director in charge of Institutional Equity Sales to Melbourne and Asian based clients.

After leaving the finance industry Mark has divided his time between managing equity portfolios and contributing to the not-for-profit sector. The latter has been in a voluntary role (three years with The Smith Family in fund raising and managing the Victorian Toy and Hamper Appeal), philanthropic role (Trustee of Planet Wheeler Foundation and Cubit Family Foundation), advisory role to a number of Australian and offshore based organisations and finally as a board member of The Beacon Foundation and Good Beginnings Australia.

 
John Kelly,
Non-Executive Director

John is a Partner in a global firm of Accountants & Business Advisers. He has been assisting businesses ranging in size and complexity from large global corporations to smaller closely-held enterprises since the early 1990s.

John is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia and a Registered Tax Agent. He holds a Bachelor of Business from Curtin University of Technology and a Juris Doctor from the University of Queensland.

John has been actively involved in the ongoing tax reform process and the development of the tax law. He has participated at many meetings and discussions with industry bodies and senior officials from the Australian Taxation Office and Treasury. John has published a number of articles and is a regular presenter at seminars and conferences.