Mark Bonnar

Overview

Based in Sydney Mark is an experienced investor and active board member with long established international networks. He thrives partnering with hard working entrepreneurs with a vision to disrupt the status quo particularly in the areas of distributed energy resource efficiency advanced manufacturing and new materials.Prior to becoming a venture capital investor Mark was part of CSIRO s corporate transactions team where he was responsible for the birth of several new companies based on CSIRO technology. His early career included the development of advanced materials for applications ranging from biomedical implants to power generation. Then joining Applied Materials Inc. in Silicon Valley he worked inside the World s largest semiconductor device fabs of the time including Intel Motorola & NEC. Returning to the UK Mark built extensive hands on operating experience in start up high growth and turn around settings within several private equity backed ventures including as Chief Executive of Applied Thermal Control Ltd and latterly as a technology scout for the UK Government.