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Team

Amanda Heyworth – Executive Director

BA (Acc), MBA (AGSM), SF Fin, FAICD

Amanda has co-founded a software company that sold software to more than 60 countries, held strategy roles at the Australian Stock Exchange and the Wallis Inquiry into the Financial System and taught at the Australian Graduate School of Management. Her experience as an accountant, an investment banker and economic adviser in Australia and the US gives her a broad background in business strategy, finance and marketing. She has particular expertise in helping companies develop, test and execute plans for entry into new markets.  She  is also a board member of the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy, SA Lotteries and the Phoenix Society.

Andrew Bollen – Executive Director

PhD (ANU), B. Sc (Adelaide)

Andrew has worked in high tech R&D, start-up management, investment banking, portfolio management and venture investing in Australia, the US and Asia. He has played a key role in raising substantial funds for start-ups, serving on their boards, helping to manage their growth, and structuring and negotiating public and private transactions.

Playford Capital Board

  • Ian Kowalick, AO (Chairman)
  • Amanda Heyworth, Executive Director, Playford Capital
  • Marty Gauvin, serial technology entrepreneur
  • Tim Burfield, Director Insurance South Australian Government Financing Authority
  • Gay Wallace, Company Director