Chris Grant-Foster
CEO & Managing Director
eGiVV
Chris holds the position of CEO & Managing Director. Chris has held numerous Senior Management and Director roles with companies such as Siemens (Telecommunications), Hutchison Whampoa (3G Implementation), Samsung (Mobile) and iTouch part of APN.
Chris was CEO of listed ASX entity Two Way TV before sitting on the board as a Non Executive Director for five years.
Robert Bucci
Non Executive Director,
eGiVV
Robert has over 25 years of experience in the investment banking and commercial finance markets having commenced his career with Commonwealth Bank of Australia, followed by Deutsche Bank and UBS.
Robert co-founded Globex Finance, an Australia Financial Services licensee in 2002 and has since been responsible for the structuring and execution of numerous principal finance businesses, including the acquisition and securitised funding of commercial and residential loan portfolios. Robert is the Non-Executive Director of GiVV Technologies Limited and chairs the company’s Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Robert is also the Managing Director of Echidna Capital and holds Board roles on several other technology and investment companies in which he has an equity interest. Robert graduated with a Bachelor of Business UTS, Graduate Diploma in Finance and Master in Applied Finance at Macquarie University.
James Waggett
Non Executive Director,
eGiVV
After graduating from Trinity College, Oxford, James spent 4 years at Deloitte Corporate Finance in the City of London, before emigrating to Sydney & joining Macquarie Corporate Finance in January 1994, where he worked on mergers & acquisitions, company valuations & public company defence strategies. In mid 1995, he transferred to Private Client Stockbroking where he used this experience to build quality investment portfolios using both fundamental & technical analysis. During this period he lectured at the ASX, regularly appeared on Channel 7 & delivered the daily stockmarket review on ABC National Radio’s Drive show.
In recent years, James has been actively involved in raising capital for unlisted companies on both sides of the Tasman, making 9 unlisted investments himself, often with clients co-investing alongside for outsized growth focussing largely on disruptive tech businesses. This culminated in the appointment to the eGiVV Board in August 2017.
After two decades in stockbroking, in November 2015 James established Waggett Wealth Advice Ltd to provide a holistic wealth management service to 25 HNW Aussie families, which he manages from his base in Arrowtown, New Zealand.
For more visit www.waggettwealthadvice.com / www.linkedin.com/in/jameswaggett