The members of our management team are all from diverse backgrounds, but have the same dedication to providing clients with creative and cutting edge solutions.
Luke Janssen
Chief Executive Officer
Before TigerSpike, Luke completed a degree in Computer Science from Kings College, London, and after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, moved to Australia, ultimately becoming manager in charge of the Information, Communication, and Entertainment service line for KPMG’s Information Risk Management division before leaving to set up TigerSpike in 2003. In his spare time Luke sails competitively, completing the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in 2004. Luke is also the 2009 world whistling champion.
Oliver Palmer
Co-Founder & Head of Innovation
Whether it is on the golf course or on the squash court, innovation and mobile technology are never far from Oliver's thoughts. Having masterminded the growth of a 6 person company to 120 employees over two years, Oliver is equally passionate about building Tigerspike into one of the leading mobile and digital services companies in Australia and globally.
Alex Hall
Chief Operations Officer
Alex spent 10 years working client side in both retail and FMCG before joining the digital revolution. Consumer marketing and category management with Sainsbury’s Supermarkets (UK) and Nestle Australia instilled a strong focus on the consumer. This has helped provide critical insight when recommending and developing digital initiatives for our clients, across all industry sectors, in each of our focus markets.
Dean Jezard
Chief Technical Officer
Dean has been heavily involved in the IT industry for over a decade now. He enjoys the the technical challenges the mobile space offers and is fortunateto also express an artistic flair. In his spare time Dean is a drummer and keen surfer.
Alex Burke
Managing Director
After a decade working across Broadcast TV, Interactive TV and Online in Europe, Alex moved to Australia 4 years ago. Since arriving in Sydney he has managed award winning teams and built a reputation for driving technical excellence and innovation in Digital Media.
Matthew Turnbull
President - Americas
Prior to joining TigerSpike, Matt founded Green360°, which specializes in experiential marketing and event production for socially responsible and environmentally friendly clients. Matt also set-up and managed offices as well as business development, over a 10 year span, that specialized in experiential marketing, high-end summits and sports hospitality events.
Nic Newman
MD EMEA and Head of Strategy
Nic has over 15 years blue chip experience from operational sales to strategic marketing in board level roles. This experience is built in retail, FMCG (with Mars), and private equity. Nic has completed an MBA from Melbourne and Kellogg University. He sits on the UK board of the Mobile Marketing Association and the IAB mobile steering group. He is a thought leader in mobile.