Bill Horton

Original founder CEO.
Key skills - strategy, planning and motivation
Ex Aviation Engineering / Crew.18 yrs in business Wholesale/ Retail
Comment -: Keeps saying ‘Why can’t we just do this’

Bill has run his own companies for 17 years involving many industries including retail, electrical wholesale, service, warehousing distribution, manufacture, web development, marketing services and now software development. Successful brands taken to market include Dyson and Vax both achieved over 30% market share in less than 2 years. Retail ventures have included products that vary widely from early Australiana to digital cameras and children's clothing. Bill's sound business knowledge is underpinned by 15 years technical background in the airline industry where he trained as an aircraft engineer and flight engineer. Bill regularly draws on aircrew management training and best practices experience gained in the airline days to guide the company and rally commitment from the crew.

bill@directtv.com.au

Rick Skelly

Original founder Marketing Director.
Key skills – Marketing, sales, team training
Ex VideoEzy master Franchisor 25 yrs in business Retail and Training
Comment -: Qualified to train the trainer who trains the trainer

Rick was a founding franchisee in the highly successful Video Ezy group and now runs his own company Heda Training which is a consultant to a number of businesses including the Video Ezy group. Services include team training, marketing and general advice. Rick has been involved in many successful businesses in the past decade including a variety of industries such as manufacture, export, import, supply and hospitality. His contact network and expertise within the video industry is well recognised worldwide.

rick@directtv.com.au

Phil Brown

Joined Directtv July 2006 as Share holder and board member
Key skills – Retail
Current VideoEzy Franchisee 23 yrs 4 stores
Comment -: First equity partner and bonus valuable business skill!

Currently: Managing Director Austada Pty Ltd. (Owns and managing four large Video Ezy stores. Annual turnover in excess of 3.5 million $) Phil’s investment portfolio includes various Australian and overseas private enterprise companies. He has been an elected representative to the National Marketing and Franchise Advisory Committee for Video Ezy for 10 years and is a NMFAC representative to the Buying and Marketing Workgroup for Video Ezy. Phil co founded the Mega Movies brand and the chain of 30 stores was sold to Rogers communications in Canada in 1994.

phil@directtv.com.au

Giles Newton

Original founder IT Director
Key skills – Hardware, network, video
Step up run and maintained IT in companies since age 15, 12 years
Comment -: Really, really sharp cutting edge IT

Giles has been at the forefront of his field since the age of 12 when he started toying with computers. A passion he continues to pursue on a daily basis through Direct TV, media loyalty, CRM, and other projects the group works on. His unique skills and knowledge base can not be found in a textbook or learned in lecture halls, but most of it will be some time in the near future.

giles@directtv.com.au

David Chodyra

Joined Directtv May 2003 as Head Program Developer
Key skills – very, very clever
QUT Degree in IT and Program development also company share holder
Comment -: Everyone’s answer to how ‘we can just do this’
Additional Comment -: Every company needs al least one Chod

David graduated with honours from the Queensland University of Technology after completing Information Technology majoring in software development and data communications. David has worked overseas in programming and network support for a multi-national corporation and brings experience and knowledge in complex problem solving. In his field, David has proved to be a pioneer which has enabled the Direct TV system to continue to pre-empt the market.

chod@directtv.com.au

Matthew Horton

Always been here Loves Production Graphic design
Key skills – very, very creative
Managed warehouse, service and customer service departments in Bill’s Companies
Comment -: Best results if you just let him do it

Matt has acquired many business skills over the 10 years he has worked for the company. He became capable and accomplished at every task required to run the electrical wholesale distribution company. Design is his passion and Matt’s graphic design skills are not something that one becomes capable or accomplished at, they can not be acquired or learnt. Creating something out of nothing can sometimes take a while but the result is always excellent. Content is king and design is the outer skin of this business. The client and the retail customer’s first impression and ultimately what they judge us on is Matt.

matt@directtv.com.au

Leisa Grice

Joined Directtv Oct 2005 as Technology and Solutions Manager
Key skills - very, very organised
QUT Bachelors Degree in Information Technology, majoring in Information Systems
Comment -: Give me another challenge please

After travelling and working in the US Leisa returned to Australia and completed her last year at QUT to graduate with Bachelor of IT major in Information Systems. Leisa’s formal education and degree were focused on exactly the tasks she has undertaken, establishing IT business systems and procedures. Under guidance from one of the best Leisa also has developed programming skills and recently taken on a managers role. She has been largely responsible for successfully building strong client relationships.

leisa@directtv.com.au

Kate Johnson