SMS Management & Technology (SMS) specialised in improving operational performance and IT delivery. SMS Management & Technology was established in Perth in 2014, after it's takeover of Birchman Group, which was established in 1996. SMS was acquired by ASG in 2017.
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NEW ROLE: Phil Thistlethwaite, Executive Partner | 01 Sep 2020 |
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NEW ROLE: Linda Cochrane, Commercial Manager | 18 Aug 2020 |
Perth-based custom software developer, Beacon Technology, has been bought by global IT management consulting firm The Birchman Group, marking the group’s first acquisition in Australia and in the Asia-Pacific region
Perth IT firm Birchman Asia Pacific is set to be acquired by listed Melbourne-based company SMS Management & Technology for $25 million.
The sale of 16 private businesses worth an estimated $500 million helped to sustain activity in what was otherwise a depressed market for mergers and acquisitions in the September quarter in Western Australia.
The latest technology company to list on the ASX has closed up 40 per cent after its first day of trading.Rewardle Holdings, founded by former Perth entrepreneur Ruwan Weerasooriya, officially began trading today with the opening offer of shares at 20 cents each.
The official rebranding of Birchman Asia Pacific has left only five local names among the state’s top 10 information technology firms.
Perth's status as a significant outpost in the national information and communications technology sector could be threatened by the likely loss of key major local headquarters following recent mergers and acquisitions activity.
SPECIAL REPORT: The ubiquitous influence of the internet in modern business has brought an uptick in investment in Perth’s data storage capacity, and into new high-speed subsea cables.
SPECIAL REPORT: The growing use of technology as a business enabler is creating opportunities for information and communication technology (ICT) firms.
Perth IT firm ASG Group has made an all-cash $123.4 million offer to acquire Melbourne-based SMS Management & Technology, but the target has maintained its recommendation of an offer previously put forward by another competitor.
| Name | Position | Year Started | Year Ended |
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Consultant
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2017 | 2017 | |
Managing Director, Advisory & Solutions
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2016 | 2017 | |
Director, National Strategic Sales; State Director, WA
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2015 | 2017 | |
Industry Director
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2008 | 2017 | |
Bid & ITSM Consultant
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2012 | 2017 | |
Non-Executive Director
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2014 | 2017 | |
Regional Director, WA
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2011 | 2016 | |
Managing Director, Strategy & Business Development (since 2015)
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2005 | 2016 | |
Director, Financial Services
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2015 | 2016 | |
(Regional Marketing Coordinator, Digital Marketing Lead since 2015
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2013 | 2016 | |
General Manager, Delivery Management
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2015 | 2016 | |
Chief Executive, Managing Director
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2015 | 2016 | |
Non-Executive Director
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2013 | 2015 | |
Regional Director
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2010 | 2015 | |
Chief Financial Officer, Western Region
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2013 | 2015 | |
Executive Partner
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2013 | 2014 | |
Consultant (Operational Excellence)
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2013 | 2013 | |
State Manager, WA
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2012 | 2013 | |
General Counsel, Company Secretary
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2007 | 2012 | |
Managing Partner
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2010 | 2011 | |
Commercial Manager
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2006 | 2011 | |
Associate Director
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2006 | 2008 | |
Business Consultant
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2007 | 2008 | |
Consultant (Project Manager 2004-2006)
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2004 | 2007 | |
Senior Consultant, IT Strategy & Architecture
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2005 | 2006 | |
Senior Manager, M&A & Strategy
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2001 | 2005 | |
Senior Management Consultant
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1999 | 2001 | |
Executive Chairman
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State Sales Director, WA
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2015 | ||
Marketing Manager APAC
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| Announced | Bidder | Target | Transaction Type | Total Value | |
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| ASG Group | SMS Management & Technology | Acquisition | $123.40m | >> | |
| SMS Management & Technology | SMS Management & Technology | Acquisition | $25.00m | >> |
