Philip Alexander - Director

Philip has had a successful career in the media and technology sectors working in senior strategic, M&A, and operational roles in Australia, Europe and Asia. He held the role of Regional Corporate Development Director for Yahoo! In South Asia from 2002-2006, a role that included Board seats at Seek Ltd and CarSales.com. Ltd from 2002-2005.

Among several well-known transactions during this period, Philip led the sale of a significant stake in CarSales to Fairfax. He also led the sale of significant stake in Seek Ltd. to a major investment bank, and negotiated the sale of Sold.com.au to eBay Australia. More recently he has managed capital raisings and trade sales for a number of well-known digital and media businesses.

Philip served as a Director Internet Industry Association (IIA) in Australia from 2003 until 2010, was elected Chairman in 2005, and appointed as Treasurer in 2009. During his time at the IIA, Philip was actively involved in lobbying for industry-wide legislation and codes of conduct across a broad range of issues impacting ISPs – privacy, security, anti-spam, copyright, and broadband policy.

In 2001, Philip worked as President and CEO of iBEAM Broadcasting Asia. Based in Hong Kong, he was responsible for launching iBEAM into the region. In 1999 he was appointed the founding managing director of Chello Broadband Australia & New Zealand forming a joint venture with Austral, recruiting the team and deploying the world’s largest fixed wireless broadband network in 2000/2001.

His background includes senior roles with major media company VNU (now Nielsen Business Media) in Asia and Europe. In 1997 Philip was appointed Asia Pacific General Manager for VNU, based in Hong Kong, he led the group’s expansion in the Asia Pacific region, including management of new Asia Pacific businesses in consumer and professional publishing, internet services, marketing information, and the provision of television and radio programming.

In the early 1990s, Phil spent four years as Group Publisher and Managing Director (Europe) for VNU subsidiaries BPI Communications, Spotrack and Billboard Music Group.

Philip is a Director at Hall Capital Strategies, an ASIC-licensed boutique corporate advisory firm that offers business strategy and advisory services, including capital raising, trade sale, merger, acquisition and IPO services. He is also Chairman of online search marketing and technology business, E-channel Search.

Philip is now an investor in several media and technology companies in Australia and Asia and a strategic advisor to some of Australia’s leading media and technology businesses.