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KIM MANLEY
Chairman
Kim is an experienced corporate leader, with a deeply analytical mind and creative heart. Kim has extensive expertise in marketing and governance as the former Global President of Smirnoff and CMO of Allied Domecq where he led the reinvention of their international spirits portfolio, leading innovative consumer campaigns in over eighty markets. Kim has also played key roles in Yamaha Corporation and Sara Lee Corporation across the USA and Japan. Following his desire to build his own business, Kim founded Atlantis Resources, spearheading its growth from an Australian start-up to UK IPO. Kim is committed to sharing his lessons learned from seed to IPO, and shares an enthusiasm for building exciting businesses with passionate founders.

MARCO CORTESI
CEO
Marco’s journey in sales began at 15, selling internet services door-to-door, instilling resilience, adaptability, and a passion for excellence. Now CEO of Oriana & Q., he champions emotional intelligence in founder-led businesses, believing success stems from empathy, integrity, and innovation. With expertise in growth strategy, leadership development, and creative vision, Marco has transformed 7th Level and Oriana & Q., driving sustainable growth while fostering a people-centered culture that blends strategic execution with purpose and integrity.

JACK MANLEY
CCO
Jack is an innovative strategic advisor with a passion for aligning what key stakeholders are seeking to achieve, with the overall business strategy. With an expertise in transforming complex information sets into elegant strategies, Jack has worked across branding, M&A, technology and governance strategy, working to deliver commercially practical outcomes that resonate on a personal and organisational level. Jack has developed an expertise in post-merger management integrations with a focus upon governance, supporting founders develop, enforce, and communicate robust decision making processes. Jack is passionate about enabling founders to build businesses that work for them, not those that they work for.
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