Management Team
The team behind RedTxt has extensive Internet and marketing experience. During 1989-2001, we built the fastest growing Internet service provider in Australia and globalised the underlying technology with Concert plc a $10B joint venture between AT&T and British Telecom through an investment of over $40M. From 2003 we developed one of the leading independent premium email services. We are now focused on making SMS a mainstream communication channel.
Sydney Low — Founder
Sydney has over twenty years of business experience in technology-based businesses. Most recently he establisehd an email service that commercialised a patented spam-management technology. Sydney co-founded Sharinga Networks Inc and seven other companies in the past 16 years. He has also held senior executive roles in banking at Potter Warburg, intellectual property law at Weigall & Crowther (now Deacons), and management consulting at McKinsey & Company and Mitchell Madison Group. He holds law and science degrees from Monash University.
Pete Yandell — Technology Director
Pete has over fifteen years in technology development in Australia and in Silicon Valley, USA. He has developed solutions ranging from handheld computers to embedded network devices. His industry experience includes management consulting, Internet security, telecommunications and personal software. He holds a Bachelor of Computing degree from Monash University.
Matthew Walker — Operations Director
Matthew has over ten years experience in designing, developing and managing complex network environments. He has worked in Australian and USA-based fast-growing technology companies. He has extensive experience in network-level switching hardware, identifying, sourcing and procuring equipment and services critical to the success of technology businesses.
Jane Poletti — General Counsel and Commercial Director
Jane is a qualified legal practitioner with 14 years experience with prominent Melbourne law firms Andersen Legal, Freehills, and Gadens; and 3 years as General Counsel with a venture-capital funded technology company. Jane has led numerous capital raisings, conducted due diligence on both sides of the table and negotiated multi-million dollar transactions for vendors and purchasers.
Advisers
Davies Collison Cave
Our technology is covered by Australian and international patents and patents pending. Davies Collison Cave acts as our intellectual property advisers.
Heath Rudduck
Heath is a Boston, USA-based, senior executive at Digitas, one of the leading digital and direct marketing agencies. He has worked with some of the world's leading brands including Mercedes, BT, Michelin, Mobil and Yellow Pages. He has over 16 years experience in advertising, most recently as the Executive Creative Director of Tribal DDB, one of Australia’s largest digital-marketing companies. Heath sits on RMIT University’s Advertising and Communication development board and is a past-president of the Melbourne Art Directors’ Club.
Alan Long
Alan has over twenty-five years experience in mass media and advertising. He is currently a senior executive at Sensis, one of Australia’s largest information providers. Alan has held senior positions in advertising agencies, radio stations, and print-media organisations.