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Avinash Nichkawde, from being a national level sportsman during school days to being 1988 Batch Chartered Accountant, has had an illustrious career spanning over three decades, in three continents, covering diverse areas – from tax practice and business consulting, to owning international colleges in Australia & New Zealand to being a successful entrepreneur in USA, growing his group holding company with 7 verticals in 10 countries, currently. He migrated to Australia in 1989 and founded Avinash Nichkawde & Co in 1993, which became number one in the whole of Australia within 4 years, with 7000 clients including 20 public companies, serving in the areas of Tax, Accounting and Business Consulting. He then started International Vocations colleges in Australia and New Zealand, acquired a Commercial pilot training flying school in Melbourne, and with 200 employees almost listed his holding company on the local stock exchange. The next step of evolution for A N Global was International Consulting wherein it helped corporations to expand internationally. Avinash became US resident since 2012, bought a failed business in CALIFORNIA and turned it around to make it a successful “recession and pandemic proof business”. He was trained in the areas of Business Brokerage & Franchise consulting by one of the largest business brokerage franchise in 2012 and later owned 4 territories for them. He has successfully consulted many overseas clients in the areas of Investment based migration since 2018. He holds Australian & American citizenship and has travelled over 40 countries for business.

Paula started her career at Citi where she worked in Operations, Banking and Customer Service in New York and Korea.   Various positions in different roles in the banking division, credit card division and development division afforded her the opportunity to gain management and leadership experience. She had the unique opportunity to open the first Citibank Branch in Seoul, Korea.  After leaving Citi, she went on to manage progressively larger organizations at American Express, EDS, and Qwest Telecommunications.  At EDS, she managed the CRM Division which included the global network of call centers.  As the EVP of the Consumer Division at Qwest, she managed the 14 states where Qwest had its call centers.  After managing the Consumer Division at Eir in Dublin, Ireland, Paula started and sold an international promotional products company.  After her experience selling a company, she became interested in the world of mergers and acquisitions. For the past 10 years, Paula has worked with buyers and sellers globally in various industries to find the right buyers for their companies.   Her experience has enabled her to provide the guidance and support to business owners, leading them through the complicated process of selling a company.

Russell Read has joined our board of directors and its Compensation Committee. He is currently the Chief Investment Officer at Abu Dhabi-based MEASA Partners Ltd. Since December 2022, he served as Chief Investment Officer of 10X Capital, focusing on developing its asset management business. From 2020 to 2022, he was Managing Partner of C Change Group LLC, focusing on physical infrastructure and private equity investments. Previously, he served as Managing Director and Executive Committee Member at MSCI Ltd, where he developed private market investment analytics, and as Chief Investment Officer for the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. Earlier, Mr. Read held senior roles, including Chief Investment Officer at Gulf Investment Corporation, CalPERS, and Deutsche Asset Management. He has significant global investment experience, especially in natural resources and financial services. He holds degrees in Statistics, Finance, and International Business from the University of Chicago and Economics and Political Science from Stanford University, along with CFA, Ch.F.C., and C.L.U. certifications. Currently, Mr. Read serves on the Investment Funds Committee for Wyoming’s sovereign wealth funds. His past roles include Chairman of the Investors’ Committee for the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, board roles at the Hedge Funds Standards Board and New York Academy of Sciences, and investment advisory for the University of Maine.