Our people

Paul Docherty

Founder and Executive Chair of the BRC Group

Paul is Founder and Executive Chair of the BRC Group, one of Australia’s leading Incubator and Accelerator’s. Prior to Founding the BRC Group, Paul was the Founder and CEO of Direct Connect, a business that was sold with Lumo Energy for $600m to Snowy Hydro in 2014. Paul holds Chairmanships across MedTech, Health, Technology and BRC’s Food businesses, and is both the Regional Chair of YPO in Australia and New Zealand, and the Chairman of the Melbourne Rebels.

Mark Dinnison

CEO BRC Group

Mark is a Founder and CEO of the BRC group. A career as a trusted commercial executive, with experience across energy, technology, transportation, health and financial sectors. Mark was the CFO of Lumo Energy and Chief Commercial Officer of Vix Technology. Early in his career Mark held finance roles at Morrison & Co and KPMG.

Chris Zondanos

Chief Revenue Officer

Chris is focussed on creating value across each of the BRC businesses, working closely with each business to maximise potential. A driven leader that makes positive impacts through people and effective stakeholder engagement, experienced at various stages in complex markets. A critical function for the growth of BRC.  Chris led the 2020 sale of Click Energy and has held senior roles at Lumo Energy and Singtel Optus.

Peter Harris

CEO BIA Fund

Peter runs the BIA Fund, within the portfolio Peter’s focus is balancing the risk and return of existing and new businesses and where funds should be best allocated.

Peter ensures the BIA Fund portfolio stays ahead of emerging global trends and how it can pivot in the face of local and international change.

Praveetha Nandacumaran

Head of Delivery and Liquidity

Praveetha manages high-value projects across the BRC Capital investments and is responsible for planning and co-ordination of exits/ divestments. Praveetha has held investment, strategy, business planning and financial roles in Morrison and Co, Vix Technology, AusNet Services, Lumo Energy, Frontier Advisors and PwC (Corporate Value Advisory). 

Jerrhyd Hipolito

BRC Group Accountant

A highly qualified up and coming Business and Accounting financer with management and leadership experience. Started his career with Liberty Builders as an Intern & within 3yrs was promoted to the Head of Finance and a member of their Senior Leadership team. A recognised finalist for Australia’s top 30 accountants under 30.

Rosie Kennedy

Executive Assistant

Rosie is the face of BRC. Rosie’s main focus is to provide executive support to the chair, Paul Docherty and the broader executive team whilst ensuring the office runs like a well oiled machine. Rosie has extensive experience as an Executive Assistant and Office Manager working at The Media Store and Levi Strauss & Co prior to joining BRC, bringing nearly a decade of experience to the group.

Amy Choi

Group CEO - 3DMEDiTech

Dr Amy Choi is a senior executive leader with over 25 years of experience working across multinational companies including GSK and Hospira (a Pfizer company) as well as start-ups across the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and medical devices industries.  Her extensive experience base spans from building businesses from the start-up/greenfield stage through to mature businesses with revenue base of approx $200 millions. Her expertise lies in fast tracking operational efficiencies and building high performing teams to deliver on financial targets and achieving sustainable growth.

With previous leadership roles heading up businesses with presence in ANZ, Europe and Asia Pacific;  Amy is passionate about driving business growth across diverse geographies, innovation and transformational growth/change management.

Most recently as the Executive GM at Extractas Bioscience, (previously Tasmanian Alkaloids, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson), one of the world’s largest  producer and supplier of alkaloid raw material products for the global Pharmaceutical industries; Amy has led the medicinal cannabis business from start-up phase to a multimillion dollar business.

Amy is a qualified Pharmacist with a Ph D in Neuropharmacology from Monash University and an MBA from Melbourne University’s Melbourne Business School.

Tommy Fraser

CEO and Co-founder – Hood

Tommy has passion for rethinking consumer experiences and making them better through technology. With over 17 years experience in creating innovative and scalable businesses and delivering new market leading retail and digital strategies. Tommy’s business HOOD is changing the way the World moves home through artificial intelligence while doing good for people transitioning out of homelessness.