our people

David Hughes
Executive Director
B.Sc (Hons), MSc, Fellow Australian Institute of Company Directors (“FAICD”), Fellow Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CP)  (“FAusIMM – CP”)
 
David has over thirty years in investment banking and the financial markets with Bain & Company, County NatWest, NatWest Markets and Salomon Smith Barney. During this time he worked in M&A, corporate advisory, debt capital markets and commodity risk management. Prior to David's investment banking career, he spent eight years with INCO of Canada and was the founding Principal Mineral Economist for the NSW Department of Mineral Resources.
 
After leaving his position as Director, Investment Banking with Salomon Smith Barney in 1999, David set up Jacanda Capital as a fully licensed securities advisory business.
 
David is a previous director and chair of the Audit Committee for Country Energy and is a previous director and chair of the Audit Committee for Resource Pacific Holdings Limited, an ASX listed company.
 
David has specialist interests in:

  • Australian and UK capital markets
  • Financial and board advisory roles for ASX and LSE/AIM listed entities
  • The resources, energy and related infrastructure sectors
  • Company risk analysis

 

Jay Hennock
Executive Director
B.Ec, Sydney University

Jay has over twenty five years experience in investment banking, and in his own technology companies. From 1998 to 2003 Jay was a Director and shareholder of Newport Capital Group, a technology corporate advisory and funds management group. In 1991, he co-founded Access Gaming Systems, which had licensees throughout Europe and Asia, and he sold his shareholding to International Game Technology in 1998. As Director of Corporate Services with Option Technology, Jay led a team which developed risk management systems and built a portfolio of $1.5 billion under management. Macquarie Bank acquired this business in 1991. At Bank of America he led the Financial Markets Advisory Group and prior to this, Jay worked in Corporate Finance at Citibank.

M&A technology transactions completed at Jacanda since 2006 total over $500 million.

Jay is a founding shareholder in www.rsvp.com.au and www.nuontherapeutics.com and he is currently a director of www.netfira.com

Jay has special interests in: 

  • Strategy and Planning
  • Corporate and Distribution Development
  • Strategic Transaction Negotiation and Execution
  • Equity Capital Raisings

Andrew Sandes
Associate Director
BA (Japanese), Sydney University, MBA, AGSM/HEC.

Andrew has fifteen years experience working in the technology and telecommunications sectors across the Asia Pacific region. Most recently Andrew was North Asia Director for Genband Inc, the world’s leading supplier of next-generation gateway technologies, covering Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong markets. Prior to that in 2003, Andrew established the Japanese and Asia Pacific operations of NexTone Communications (later NextPoint Networks) and grew it to a team of 15 staff with multi-million dollar revenues across all major telecom operators in the Asia Pacific region.

In 1999, Andrew co-founded market entry service provider AsiaEntry and, acting as both Marketing Director as well as Japan Director, helped more than 15 technology start-up companies successfully enter the Asia Pacific region. AsiaEntry’s diverse client base enabled Andrew to gain a deep knowledge of telecommunications solutions ranging across core routing, TDM/IP voice switching, OSS/BSS, thin client, wireless and security technologies.

Andrew has special interests in:

  • Market entry and growth strategies
  • Asian vendor relationships
  • Partner and channel development
  • Strategic sales and marketing

Stuart Bensley
Special Advisor
BSc (Hons), Fellow of the Australian Institute of Energy (“FAIE”), Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia (“FIEAust”), CPEng

Stuart has over thirty years international experience as a Senior Executive with BHP Billiton, a Vice President of BHP Petroleum – Energy Market Development, the Regional Managing Director of British Gas (Asia Pacific), President of PT Brown& Root Indonesia, Managing Director of Taylor Diving S.E.Asia, a senior Manager with Halliburton USA/UK and an engineer with Cleveland Bridge. His experience includes significant offshore, marine and sub-sea operations as well as the development and implementation of energy infrastructure projects. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer - CPEng in Australia.

Stuart is currently the Chairman of Oceanlinx Ltd – www.oceanlinx.com, an Australian wave to energy and clean water conversion company and is the founder of Bensley & Associates Pty Ltd.

Stuart is on the Boards of Sunshine Youth Junction Inc and The Australian Council of Child and Youth Organisations Inc. He is a founding and active member of the Society for Underwater Technology, Melbourne.

Stuart has special interests in:

  • Infrastructure origination and development
  • Joint ventures and alliances
  • Energy and resources, both on and offshore
  • CO2e and renewables
  • Youth and Community