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Mark Makrid
Chairman
Marc Makrid is Managing Director of Marc Makrid & Associates, a leading strategic business advisory established in 1993. He brings business and brand strategic advice to the Green Hat board. He holds board positions with Seeley International, Campion Education (Chairman), Neutrog Fertilisers (Chairman), Lifestyle Bakery (Chairman), Angelakis Seafood (Chairman), FP-AG (Chairman), Cold Logic, Tristar Electrical, PowerHealth Solutions and South Adelaide Football Club.
Prior to his board roles, he held senior executive positions in industry including Director of Marketing at SA Brewing and Deputy Managing Director of Dairyvale Foods.
Prior to his board roles, he held senior executive positions in industry including Director of Marketing at SA Brewing and Deputy Managing Director of Dairyvale Foods.
Tim Brewin
Board Member
Tim brings significant B2B management and strategy expertise to the board. He has 30+ years’ experience leading and advising C-suite and senior executives in professional services firms across the IT and Human Resources industry sectors.
At Hewlett Packard, he was APAC regional director for their strategic Microsoft business. At Heidrick and Struggles, he advised boards and CEOs in the pursuit of C-suite talent for large enterprise and government roles.
In addition to his board role, he operationally assists Green Hat’s management team in the development of our people and our culture – working with the MD and team leaders to make Green Hat a great place to work and one where every employee would recommend others to join.
At Hewlett Packard, he was APAC regional director for their strategic Microsoft business. At Heidrick and Struggles, he advised boards and CEOs in the pursuit of C-suite talent for large enterprise and government roles.
In addition to his board role, he operationally assists Green Hat’s management team in the development of our people and our culture – working with the MD and team leaders to make Green Hat a great place to work and one where every employee would recommend others to join.
Jesus Requena
Board Member
Jesus Requena is a tech-savvy digital marketing entrepreneur with broad experience across customer experience (CX) and revenue growth. He strategises how to take products to market, leveraging marketing tech and data to develop strategies and programs that drive user and revenue growth. Whilst he has a passion for tech, he brings a commercial sensibility to the board’s planning.
Throughout his professional career, he has worked across Europe and APAC assisting tech start-ups, B2B agencies, and rapidly growing unicorns (Unity, Algolia, Figma). His main driver has always been to make a difference to the end-user and for his clients offering the product or service. He is presently a Vice President of Growth at Figma based in San Francisco, CA.
Throughout his professional career, he has worked across Europe and APAC assisting tech start-ups, B2B agencies, and rapidly growing unicorns (Unity, Algolia, Figma). His main driver has always been to make a difference to the end-user and for his clients offering the product or service. He is presently a Vice President of Growth at Figma based in San Francisco, CA.
Helen Richards
Board Member
Helen brings her creative and production management background of over 20 years in the fashion industry to the board of Green Hat. As Commercial Director for the agency, she manages the finance and business operations team as well as supports our HR function.
She tempers the board’s innovative thinking with ‘grounded practicality’ and the lens of development and nurturing of Green Hat’s valued employees.
She tempers the board’s innovative thinking with ‘grounded practicality’ and the lens of development and nurturing of Green Hat’s valued employees.
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Bob Ray
CEO/Board Advisor
Bob is an executive and board advisor to Green Hat with a focus on growth and strategic partnerships for the agency. For the last three decades, Bob has worked in the marketing agency and technology marketing sectors managing global teams through start-up to enterprise scaled businesses. He was most recently CEO of Merkle B2B and sat on the board of Stein IAS. In his career, he has worked with some of the most famous brands in the world including AWS, Oracle, Cisco, JP Morgan, and GE.
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