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Ellis Bugg, Chairman and Non-executive Director

Ellis was appointed to the Board on 19 April 2006 and became Chairman of the Board and the Nominations and Remuneration Committee on 14 November 2007.

Ellis has 40 years' experience within the Australian banking industry with extensive knowledge and practical experience within financial markets and the associated infrastructure, especially technology and risk management.

Prior to joining Razor Risk Technologies, Ellis held senior positions in Financial Markets and Risk Management with the Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank. He has been actively involved in various Industry bodies including serving a number of years as deputy Chairman of Austraclear and as a member of the Risk Committee of CLS Bank.

Ellis is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Simon Yencken, Non-executive Director

Simon has held a number of senior management and board-level positions with companies in the United States and Europe. He was a Board Member of Tibco Software Inc and CEO of Tibco Finance Technology Inc, and prior to that was Managing Director of Reuters Financial Enterprise Systems. His prior roles within Reuters Group Plc included General Counsel and Company Secretary, a role on acquisitions and membership of the Group Executive Committee.

Simon co-founded NextSet Software Inc, and subsequently oversaw the sale of that business to Razor Risk Technologies in 2003. He remains a non-executive Board Member of Razor Risk Technologies.

Simon is also an investor in, and Board Member of Aconex Limited. Aconex is the world's largest and fastest growing provider of online collaboration for construction and engineering projects. Aconex closed a significant funding round with Francisco Partners of San Francisco in September 2008.

As CEO and Co-Founder of CashCompare Inc, Simon is currently working on a new online consumer financial services business.

Ralph Pickering, Non-executive Director

Ralph was appointed to the Board on 3 October 2006. Ralph has over 20 years' experience in developing technology businesses, deal making, acquisitions, mergers and major engineering projects. He is currently Managing Director Mergers and Acquisitions at UXC Limited.

Ralph holds Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and Master of Engineering Science (Computer Science) qualifications. Ralph is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Institute of Railway Signals Engineers.

Jane Yuile, Non-executive Director

Jane was appointed to the Board on 29 June 2007 and is the Chairman of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and the Finance Committee.

Jane is a chartered accountant with over 30 years' experience as a finance executive. She currently runs a consulting business specialising in the areas of finance, risk and strategy. Jane is and has been a director of a number of entities at executive and non-executive level, ranging from listed companies to large not-for-profit organisations. Jane was a past chairman of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (SA & NT).

Jane holds a MBA and Bachelor of Science qualifications and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Andrew Wood, Group Chief Executive Officer

Andrew was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 11 September 2008 and as a Director on 1 February 2009. Andrew has a strong finance and operations background, with over 15 years of experience working globally across multiple business environments. His last role prior to joining Razor Risk Technologieswas with Corymbia Investments Ltd in the UK, a business consultancy focusing on operational and financial management.

Based for some years in America, Andrew was a Senior Vice President with Management Consulting Group plc, whose consultancies specialise in risk management, Sarbanes Oxley and general operational and sales performance consulting. In Australia, Andrew was Chief Financial and Commercial Officer with Object Consulting, an Australian software development and training organization.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts - Economics (Honours) from Manchester University, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.