Meet the Team

Our board

FOUNDER, CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Gráinne Oates

Dr Gráinne Oates is the CEO and Founder of Quitch. She is also a leading educator in the accounting field, and currently holds the position of Associate Professor in Accounting at Swinburne Business School. Dr Oates has taught at a tertiary level both in Australia and internationally. She is a passionate educator and is motivated to improve the student learning experience through the use of innovative technology. She has won several awards recognising her extraordinary talent for teaching.

BOARD MEMBER

Oji Udezue

Oji Udezue (ex-Product Executive at Twitter, Atlassian, Microsoft), is an innovation-focused and multi-disciplined business leader and general manager with a proven track record for building products and bringing them to market while managing and mentoring high-performance teams. He is a United States-based startup mentor, entrepreneur and investor. Oji spent a decade with the team that built Windows, before joining the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater.

ADVISORY PANEL CHAIR

Michael Fagan

Michael is the Chief Transformation Officer for Village Roadshow. He has over 25 years’ experience across industry and consulting and most recently he was Chief Technology Officer for the Kmart Group - a $10bn retailer consisting of the Kmart, Target and Catch brands in Australia. Kmart is part of Wesfarmers, a US$70bn retail group. As CTO he led the IT, Advanced Analytics, Engineering, Data and Product Management teams supporting 50,000 employees in 500+ stores delivering more than ten million customer interactions every week, and selling one billion units each year. Michael was named a Top 50 CIO by http://CIO.com in 2020 and 2021. Prior to joining Kmart, he was a senior manager at Accenture, working in Financial services, Telecommunications and Government.

BOARD MEMBER

Michael Langhammer

Following an extensive career in public practice, including serving as a partner of Pitcher Partners for 22 years, Michael now consults privately to private companies, high-net-worth individuals and family groups. Michael focuses on strategy development, planning and execution to drive growth and to secure prosperity, with an emphasis on governance, performance, resource allocation, compliance, risk management and accountability

BOARD MEMBER

Carolyn Bendall

Carolyn is an experienced marketing and communications executive, with extensive services industry experience across consumer, commercial, and wholesale markets sectors in Australia and New Zealand.

Carolyn is highly respected and a values-led business leader, who delivers results through clear strategy, and exceptional management of both people and marketing investment. She has a passion for building winning customer propositions, and brand distinction, particularly through long-lasting partnerships.

She is a Fellow of the UK-based Marketing Academy, a three time Australian CMO50 (2021, 2017 & 2016), Effies 2017 Effective Advertiser of the Year, proud leader of Mumbrella 2016 Marketing Team of the Year, and custodian of 16 Cannes Lions 2014-19.

Our Team

CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER

Sandra Campos Carpenter

Sandra has built a strong customer-focused career over the past 12 years, having worked in varied sectors across different cultures, including tertiary sectors and agency environment. Her experience spans customer-focused and international marketing roles across B2B and B2C markets. Her interests are businesses internationalise through internationalisation strategies, cross-cultural negotiations and international marketing.

UI & GRAPHICS DESIGNER

Jessica Pitcher

Jessica Pitcher is the User Interface & Graphic Designer for Quitch. Jessica has been involved with numerous organisations including Heide Museum of Modern Art, BLINDSIDE and Chapter House Lane. She holds a Bachelor of Visual Communication (Honours) from Monash University.

LEAD DEVELOPER

Craig Baird

Craig Baird is a software engineer and lead developer at Quitch. He has 10+ years experience in software development in Lagos and HK, having worked on titles such as; Need For Speed: No Limits, Real Racing 3 and The Sims Freeplay. He enjoys creative development & mentoring junior team members.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Victoria Thavamani

Victoria Thavamani is a Software Developer at Quitch. She holds a Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering degree from GITAM University, India. She has over 4 years of experience as a software developer. Victoria has been involved in various software development projects in the past and brings with her valuable experience & knowledge. She is passionate about how the web leads the world today and likes to constantly experiment with emerging technologies and new techniques. Outside of work, she enjoys travelling and loves trying new food.

QA TEST ANALYST

Callum Hawke

Callum is a QA Test Analyst at Quitch. With a diverse work background, he takes pride in his attention to detail and focuses on working with teams towards a goal. Working around the world in various sectors including a trade, and hospitality, his focus on customer satisfaction is paramount as well as bridging the divide between stakeholders and the tech-savvy. He has a bachelor of computer science from Swinburne University, majoring in Internet of Things.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Kevin Bronowicki

Kevin Bronowicki is a software developer at Quitch. He has completed a bachelor of computer science degree from Swinburne University, majoring in Cybersecurity. Working alongside Cybersecurity researchers on various projects surrounding the analysis of advanced cyberthreats, he brings both security and software development knowledge and experience to the team. He enjoys keeping up to date with the latest cyberthreats and all things tech.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Michael Boag

Michael Boag is a software developer at Quitch. He has completed multiple degrees including a Bachelor of Social Science, Bachelor of Games and Interactivity and a Bachelor of Computer Science. Michael’s technical knowledge and experience paired with his passion for game development, computer science and creativity have made him a perfect fit for the team. Michael enjoys trail biking in his time off.