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Our Team

Sharp, experienced & passionate.

Now that we’ve told you what we’re about, it’s time to meet us!

We’re sharp, experienced and passionate – without taking ourselves too seriously. We like to have a bit of fun – and to connect our clients with people and ideas that can help them to grow and prosper.

We have a depth of commercial management, procurement and legal experience having worked in top-tier consulting firms and blue-chip corporations.

Harry

Harry Drakos

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Harry leads Switch Commercial and is our Procurement expert. Harry has a wealth of knowledge and experience in: Procurement Strategy, Procurement Operations, Commercial Negotiation and Supplier Relationship Management.

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Alok Chakravarti

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Alok is a seasoned practitioner who has a breadth of skills and experience across commercial negotiation, supplier selection and supplier relationship management. Alok’s expertise extends to project delivery with a particular focus on project planning and delivery of large scale technology projects.

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Chris

Chris Broadbent

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Chris is an experienced commercial lawyer who has worked in some of Australia's biggest law firms, and in-house at blue chip corporations including NAB, Ericsson, Mayne Group, and Woolworths.

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Melanie Noble

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Before joining Switch in mid-2012, Mel spent about 11 years at top tier law firms in Australia and New Zealand (in tax, general commercial and IT/IP), then a further 8 years as Head of Legal for IT/IP/Outsourcing at two major Aussie banks. In her in-house roles, she worked closely with the banks’ Procurement teams, on best practice tendering documents / terms, tendering process and strategy.

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Melissa Manning

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Melissa is a lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in top tier law firms in Australia and Europe and in-house at blue chip corporations.

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