NetLinkz Limited announced the appointment of Ian Renwood as Non-Executive Director. Ian Renwood brings over 25 years' experience as a management consultant specialising in emerging technology and its application to transform businesses. These technologies include cloud, cyber security, analytics, artificial intelligence, social media and distributed ledger technology, for each of these areas Ian has led transformational programmes across financial services, government, telecommunications, media and logistics organisations. Ian is the lead Partner of the technology advisory practice in the Sydney office of Grant Thornton, he previously held similar roles at Ferrier Hodgson, IBM, Andersen, ISG and Proudfoot. He has worked for these organizations in Australia, New Zealand, US, UK and across Asia where he spent many years living in Singapore and Hong Kong. Prior to management consulting Ian worked for banking, insurance and electronic funds transfer companies. Ian has taken leadership roles in the emergence of technology start-ups in Australia and represented IBM in its corporate partnership with Sydney incubator Stone & Chalk. He continues to be an active mentor for FinTech start-ups. He has served as a non-executive director of a private equity firm and various charities, foundations and clubs and presently serves on the advisory boards of Alpha Vista Financial Services, and BetaSmartz. He started his career as an electronics engineer in the Royal Australian Navy where he specialised in electronic warfare and communications.