Headquarters:

1 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30328

Year founded:

2003

Number of employees:

around 5,500

Phone:

+61 2 9017 4300

Email:

info.asia@fadv.com

Website:

fadv.com

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/first-advantage

“We are seeing company culture continue to be a key driver of a healthy, successful workforce, with employees seeking alignment to an organisation’s mission, purpose and values”

Kylie Green, Reward Gatewa

Scott Staples

Chief Executive Officer

Rolf Bezemer

Executive Vice President - General Manager, International

Jim Heeney

Vice President, Head of Australia and New Zealand

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Scott Staples joined First Advantage in April 2017 to lead the company to a public offering in 2021. He is known as a “growth entrepreneur” and was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Technology Services in 2015. Scott has more than 30 years of experience in the services sector, having co-founded Mindtree, a digital transformation and IT services company, in 1999. He is a frequent contributor to industry magazines and journals, webinars, and conferences. Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey.

Chief Executive Officer

Scott Staples

Rolf Bezemer is an enterprise software executive with more than a decade of leadership experience in cloud HCM solutions. At First Advantage, he directs innovative product development and support globally. During his career, Rolf has held various executive roles in high-growth companies, including Lumesse, Aon, MrTed, StepStone Solutions, and HRBoss. He earned his master’s degree in Public Administration from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Executive Vice President - General Manager, International

Rolf Bezemer

Jim Heeney leads First Advantage's growth in Australasia. He drives overall customer success by focusing on innovative product development and white-glove customer support. Prior to joining First Advantage in 2015, Jim worked in various markets around Asia with Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis, assisting top-tier banks, law firms and financial services firms in deploying enterprise risk, legal and compliance solutions. A licensed attorney, Jim began his career in litigation and complex commercial transactions in the United States.

Vice President, Head of Australia and New Zealand

Jim Heeney

“We are seeing company culture continue to be a key driver of a healthy, successful workforce, with employees seeking alignment to an organisation’s mission, purpose and values”

Kylie Green, Reward Gateway

“With Reward Gateway, employee recognition is amplified through powerful internal communications that helps connect all employees around a culture of thanks and builds positive relationships at all levels of the business”

Kylie Green, Reward Gateway

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Will Tracz

Chief Technology Officer

Will Tracz has over 20 years of experience across technology and security. A true Reward Gateway veteran, he has been with the company for nearly 15 years and was the second engineer that the company hired. Will has seen the engagement technology space transform and has played a leading role in the innovation and creation of the world-class technology that Reward Gateway offers to its clients today. While based in the London office, Will is responsible for the engineering and IT teams globally, system administrators in Plovdiv, as well as Reward Gateway’s security team.

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Will Tracz

Kevin Rawlings

Chief Revenue Officer

Kevin Rawlings is the chief revenue officer at Employment Hero. With over 20 years of senior leadership experience in technology (SaaS/Cloud/IT) across sectors as diverse as financial services, health and telecommunications, Kevin is an executive with a strong record of adding value to start-ups through to multinationals under both private and public ownership. His experience of starting, building and leading diverse and distributed teams spans globally, across different countries and cultures (ANZ, APAC, Europe, and USA). Kevin is passionate about business transformation and achieving it by driving both strategy and operational execution. He enjoys engaging and empowering teams to drive growth and gets great satisfaction from seeing people continue to lift and achieve their goals.

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Kevin Rawlings

“We also know that employees generally are willing to show loyalty to their employer if they feel valued and rewarded. Our reward and recognition software features multidirectional and configurable solutions to drive a sustainable culture of continuous recognition and appreciation across any business.” Reward Gateway’s portfolio includes branded peer-to-peer recognition through e-cards, on the spot manager awards, nomination programs as well as scheduled milestone recognition – all designed to save HR teams time, and to take the administrative work out of the recognition process. Its Reward Marketplace serves as a compliment to its recognition-focused suite, and offers employees ultimate choice in their reward with a powerful partnership through Amazon, hundreds of leading retailers, and the ability to deliver custom rewards or donate to charity. “With Reward Gateway, employee recognition is amplified through powerful internal communications that helps connect all employees around a culture of thanks and builds positive relationships at all levels of the business,” Green says. “The program is completely tailored to an organisation’s employer brand, values, and unique company culture, further creating connections between employees and the company.” Reward Gateway has the industry’s best service levels with 24/7/365 support, one-on-one account management, and customer success teams. Green sums up the company’s goals with one sentence: “When our clients succeed, we succeed.”

Kylie Green, Reward Gateway

Zara Tonkin

Chief of Staff

David “Dutchy” Holland

General Manager, Talent Solutions

Evan Di Bella

Senior Vice President, Claims

Inma Beaumont

Executive Director Advancement and Community Relations

Zara Tonkin joined Employment Hero in January 2022 as chief of staff. This is a new role designed to support the CEO and the broader leadership team in driving the company’s ambitious growth agenda. Zara’s ability to solve problems and simplify the complex stems from her over five years of experience as a management consultant across a range of industries.

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Zara Tonkin

David Holland joined Employment Hero in 2016 as chief operating officer launching growth projects and partnerships whilst managing EH’s early risk requirements. In 2021, he launched EH Talent Solutions with the aim of improving access to talent for EH’s 10,000 clients. In addition to working with sources of talent, EH has launched its own Employer of Record Service, Global Teams, allowing clients to employ the best talent in the world, no matter where they are located. David spent his formative professional years in finance and investment management, including 10 years managing a portfolio of direct investments across Europe. Having returned to Australia to raise his family by the beach, he is now focused on Employment Hero reaching as many companies and employees as possible to help them make employment easier and more valuable for everyone.

General Manager, Talent Solutions

David “Dutchy” Holland

Evan Di Bella is the senior vice president for claims. He joined Northbridge in October 2003 after five years with another P&C insurance company, where he worked in various lines of business. He has held several roles throughout his career with Northbridge, including vice president for Ontario claims.

Senior Vice President, Claims

Evan Di Bella

Inma Beaumont joined BGS at the beginning of 2020. She is an experienced advancement professional, having implemented fundraising and engagement operations for three different units over six years at The University of Queensland. Inma led the fundraising campaign to renovate the Forgan Smith Building, home to the TC Beirne School of Law at UQ. She subsequently spent three years as director of advancement at the UQ Faculty of Health, where she conceived and delivered a major gifts program. Her fundraising experience follows a 15-year career in finance, including as CFO of Citibank Australia. She is a non-executive director of UN Women Australia, Speech Pathology Australia and Women’s College at UQ.

Executive Director Advancement and Community Relations

Inma Beaumont

Diana Godfrey joined Fidelity in 1995, and is currently the senior vice-president, human resources and corporate affairs. She has 27 years of industry experience and has driven innovation and transformative changes to employee benefits, talent development, charitable and diversity and inclusion programs, which have strengthened Fidelity Canada’s position as a top caring employer. She championed the implementation of Fidelity Canada’s value proposition, committed to improving the employee experience to meet their individual needs and the community at large. Fidelity Canada has been recognized with multiple employer awards and designations, which celebrate its work culture and atmosphere, corporate philanthropic initiatives, and health and benefits, to name just a few.

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Cameron Murray is the senior vice president, client services and CIO for Fidelity Investments Canada ULC. In this capacity, he oversees both technology and operations for the organization in Canada. He joined Fidelity in December 1999 as Vice President, Systems Operations. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for FundSERV, where he has been an executive committee and board member since 2002. He is also on the board of directors for Fidelity Investments Canada ULC.

Senior Vice President, Client Services and Chief Information Officer

Cameron Murray

Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.

Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations

Sarah M Stewart

Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations

Karen Bannister, CM

Vice President, Marketing

Dave Longbottom

Chief Technology Officer

Alex Ventura

Head of Marketing

Damian Palovick

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Dr. Mary Lavoie

Head of Risk Management and Senior Vice President AXA XL – Delegated Authority Programs, North America

Mark Bernacki

Chief Underwriting Officer

Ryan Armijo

Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division

Bob Petrilli

President, Underwriting Division

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Alexis Hill

Chief Information Officer

Alexis Hill joined BGS in April 2022 as the School’s first chief information officer to lead the Digital Transformation Program, which aims to use technology and data to enhance student outcomes. As a senior executive with over 14 years of experience in commercial and government industries, she has substantial experience in digital transformation leadership. Alexis has held CIO and director roles that focused on driving technological and organisational change in complex environments. She holds a Bachelor of Business degree and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Chief Information Officer

Alexis Hill

First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA) is an HR tech company that delivers innovative solutions and insights to enable its clients to manage risk and hire the best talent. Leveraging an advanced global technology platform, First Advantage helps organisations to hire smarter and onboard faster. As an industry leader and innovator, First Advantage understand the nuances of creating tailored background check programs for employers based in Australia and throughout Asia-Pacific. The company sets up its customers for success by offering: · Global reach with localised expertise · Extensive Asia-Pacific footprint and knowledge · Robust products and solutions · Market-changing innovation and technology · An award-winning customer success model · Scalable local operations and business continuity plan · Best-in-class compliance and information security First Advantage builds fully scalable, configurable screening programs that meet the unique needs of over 33,000 clients across the world, including a presence in Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and more. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA and with an internationally distributed workforce spanning 19 countries with about 5,500 employees, First Advantage performs over 93 million screens in more than 200 countries and territories annually.

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