Meet the Team

Name: Joe Thornton
Position: Business & Operations Manager

Specialities: ICT, Consulting to SME, Corporate and Small Business IT, Technology Development, Relationship Building, Training, Business Ownership. Joe has recently taken over as Business & Operations Manager, with a view to implementing systems and procedures to take advantage of current and new technologies to further the goals of the Innovation Centre and it’s client business’s. Joe has worked internationally, in Government and Private sectors in the UK before mo..more
Name: Nigel Hall
Position: Business Mentor

Nigel has an extensive international business background in biotechnology, telecommunications and finance and has lived and worked in the UK, Germany, USA and South Africa before relocating to Australia in 2006. His first degree was in business and economics and he has a MBA from Clemson University in South Carolina. He was CEO of Highway One, a German Telecommunications business that sold to Telefonica. He has a been involved in raising over $200m finance for fast growing busin..more
Name: Chloe Ryan
Position: Recruitment & Talent Manager

Chloe’s role is to establish mutually beneficial relationships between the companies based in the Innovation Centre and the University of the Sunshine Coast, in particular with the students. Chloe is responsible for the implementation of the Innovation Centre’s Uni Connect program, which seeks to support students through securing them work experience through the companies in the centre, provide opportunities for full time or part time work and allow them to network with memb..more
Name: Mark Paddenburg
Position: CEO Innovation Centre

CEO of the Innovation Centre. He is is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the ICSC to accomplish its mission of creating new jobs, in new businesses, in new industries. Mark works closely with start-up businesses mainly in technology or knowledge based sectors including ICT, cleantech, health technology and creative industries. Mark has a Graduate Certificate in Management from the University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Commerce from Griffith University. He..more