We embrace the complexity that everyone shies away from...
We embrace the complexity that others shy away from…working in remote conditions, freezing cold, boiling hot, solving hundreds of problems, trying different things.
When solutions weren’t available, we built our own.
It’s why we’re the only people who do what we do. If it was easy, everyone would do it.
Our Team Leaders
David Thambiratnam
CEO
David is a technology leader with proven commitment to helping people reach their potential. He has experience across multiple industries in communications, medical devices and industrial automation, including senior positions with industrial technology innovator AVEVA and world-renowned hearing implants company Cochlear. Under David’s leadership, VERIDAPT is on a path to leverage its long-standing position in hydrocarbons management to become the undisputed leader in energy and emissions management for mining and rail, while simultaneously enabling the company to expand into the broader commodities ecosystem.
Sean Birrell
CTO and Co-Founder
Sean has been the driving force behind the strategic direction and technological breakthroughs which have driven VERIDAPT forward over the last 15 years to develop its world leading fluid management solutions. Sean now works to apply VERIDAPT's capabilities to new opportunities in carbon tracking and supply chain financing platforms.
Tawfique Hamid
CRO
Tawfique leads VERIDAPT's marketing, sales, delivery, partner and customer success organisations. He has over 20 years of sales and leadership experience across enterprise software businesses, such as SAP and fintech at various stages of growth from start up to scale up.
Mandy Templeton
CFO
Mandy Templeton is a specialist finance manager for manufacturing businesses and is responsible for the financial management of VERIDAPT. Mandy joined the business in 2015 to manage the finance team and contribute to strategy on operational improvement, moving on to take the CFO position from February 2020.
Wayne Arthur
Vice President Mining
Building on a 25-year foundation in manufacturing and mining, including BHP, Wayne oversees VERIDAPT's sales and solutions function. With a strong background in operations and project delivery, Wayne applies his customer and field experience to drive fit-for-purpose outcomes for many of the largest mining companies globally. Wayne's expertise in fuel and emissions management means he is well-equipped to lead Veridapt's customers through the industry’s energy transition.
Damir Hasagic
Vice President Business Development
With a 15-year history in general management of technology and engineering companies, Damir is an expert in growing sales through customer-driven strategies. Damir uses this expertise to lead the VERIDAPT technical sales teams to deliver solutions around the world.
Carlie Herbert
Head of People & Culture
As a HR and culture expert in start-up and scaleup businesses, Carlie works to support and manage the company's growth, building practices that remove ambiguity and free up time for the important stuff of seeing people thrive.
Having built the people function from scratch, Carlie is looking forward to a phase of expanding to more global regions and ensuring that VERIDAPT has a first-class company culture around the world.
Carlie is passionate about – seeing people reach their potential, doing away with complicated, inefficient process but ensuring a foundation and consistency for lowering risk and creating environments for fun and success.
Graham Buchanan
Director Manufacturing and Product
Graham is in charge of VERIDAPT's manufacturing activities, leading strategic execution and coordinating resources to Create excellent product. Graham brings over 15 years' experience in the commercialisation and supply of industrial products, manufacturing and quality management in the oil and gas, bulk liquid and fuel management industries.
Fran Young
Head of Marketing
Fran has extensive strategic sales & marketing experience gained during a 25-year career working for a range of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies and has now moved to the energy and finance industry to expand her expertise in a dynamic and challenging B2B environment. Fran crossed industries and joined VERIDAPT where her passion for better environmental and sustainable outcomes underpins her desire to help improve industries into the future from a technology perspective.
Cristian Czar
General Manager EMEA
Cristiån has been active in physical commodity risk management and structured commodity trade finance for over three decades in Latam and Europe. He brings the experience of working as a collateral and risk manager to lead VERIDAPT's business development of agricultural commodity sector.
Rod Hutchinson
Head of Trade and Finance Solutions
Rod has spent over twenty years in banking, seeing and learning from some of the best in the world of commodities. Rod has gained invaluable experience in large and complex businesses through to smaller, successful start-ups, both dealing across energy, metals, agricultural and food sectors. He now joins the VERIDAPT team, setting up the US division and playing a key role in helping his customers navigate the complex journey of trade digisation and ensure they meet their revenue and ESG goals with intelligent, customised solutions.
Peter HeywoodProduct Manager
Before joining VERIDAPT in 2018, Peter spent 7 years at Australia’s primary rail operator where he followed their fuel transformation project from inception to completion. As a customer of the fuel management solution AdaptFMS, he worked with VERIDAPT software team to ensure Aurizon’s requirements were satisfied before travelling to each site to commission, train and manage the change required to imbed the solution. Peter joined VERIDAPT as the Product Manager to continue his passion for delivering innovative solutions that make a tangible difference to supply chain management.
Macquarie Group, a diversified financial group providing clients with asset management and finance, banking, advisory and risk and capital solutions across debt, equity and commodities, invested in VERIDAPT in 2018 to advance technology in commodity trade finance, mining and environmental solutions.
