Senior Management
Andrew Pattinson
Director of Operations and Global Solutions
Andrew Pattinson joined Infomedia in April 1988 from the finance industry to work on the administration team and has since held roles in many areas of the Company. Mr. Pattinson ran the Production and Operations area of the business for six years prior to taking on the Melbourne based role of General Manager, Data Management Division. In January 2002, he returned to Sydney and accepted the role of Vice-CEO. Mr. Pattinson relocated to the UK in April 2004 to open Infomedia’s European operations and in February 2009, he returned to Australia to take up the position of Director of Operations and Global Solutions.
Karen Blunden
CEO North America
Director Global Business Development & Sales
Karen Blunden joined Infomedia in 2010 as the CEO of the North American subsidiary and the Director of Global Business Development and Sales. Ms. Blunden has over thirty years of executive leadership experience in the IT and Automotive industries. With a reputation for business turn-around and growth, Ms. Blunden has held executive positions in engineering, marketing, automotive retail and aftersales. Prior to joining Infomedia, Ms. Blunden was the Chief Operations Officer for a diagnostic product manufacturer and consulted with Automotive Suppliers in the area of M&A transactions. Ms. Blunden spent much of her career at EDS and was the Division President of the Automotive Retail Group when EDS sold their parts catalog business to Infomedia. Ms. Blunden holds degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science along with being certified in Quality Management.
Nick Georges
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Nick Georges is a qualified lawyer, admitted to the Supreme Courts of Victoria in 1991 and New South Wales in 1999. Prior to joining Infomedia and becoming its General Counsel and Company Secretary in 1999, Mr. Georges worked in general practice as a solicitor in Victoria before moving to Sydney in 1995 to take up an executive role with an international software development company where he obtained extensive experience in the information technology industry.
Jonathan Pollard
Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan Pollard is a Chartered Accountant and has over 10 years financial experience in both European and Australian companies. Mr Pollard joined Infomedia in July 2004 in the position of Finance Manager and in April 2008 was promoted to the position of Acting CFO. Mr Pollard has extensive experience in financial reporting, management accounting, audit and financial modelling. Before joining Infomedia Mr Pollard held a position as a senior accountant with an Australian software company and prior to that a senior audit position with KPMG UK. Mr Pollard has a Bachelor of Science degree (Mathematics).
Michael Roach
Director of Asia Pacific
Michael Roach joined Infomedia in 1979 in the field of electronic publishing. Mr Roach has held various positions during his tenure, including Production Manager and Operations Manager before he was promoted to General Manager of the Data Management Division in 2002. He was then promoted to the position of General Manager of the Catalogues and Publishing Division in January 2005. Mr Roach has extensive experience in the automotive cataloguing industry. He is responsible for key relationships throughout Asia Pacific with automakers and suppliers.
Dan Stedem
Vice President, IFM North America
Dan Stedem has worked alongside Infomedia since 1999 when Microcat was first launched to Ford dealers in North America. Since that time, he has been a Subject Matter Expert, trainer, salesman and all-around customer support person. In February 2008, Mr Stedem was appointed Vice President Operations and subsequently promoted to Vice President, IFM North America in June this year. Prior to his work with Infomedia, Mr Stedem spent over 25 years working in various positions at Ford dealerships, leaving as General Manager with 15 President’s Awards for Customer Satisfaction during his tenure. Mr Stedem has a Bachelor of Science degree from State University of New York.
Rob Payne
General Manager, IFM Europe
Rob Payne joined Infomedia in 2004 when the Company established its European operations. He has over 10 years automotive industry experience focused on the delivery of after sales productivity systems in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Major customers he has delivered product to include Daihatsu, General Motors, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota. Mr. Payne has a dual honours Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Economics from Keele University.
