Endorsements
“I met Marc in my role as Director of AARNet after he was elected to the Board. Marc’s work ethic, strategic insight and technical abilities were immediately recognised and we quickly became effective colleagues. I later contracted his services through Fountainhead as CEO Intersect Australia. He accomplished a daunting task to execute tactical and strategic turnarounds in financial, personnel and technology aspects of the organisation, in the context of a nuanced membership environment. Marc is somebody I trust implicitly and rely on absolutely.”
Emeritus Professor Mark Wainwright AO, former Chair Intersect, Chair AARNet, Chair Foundation for Australian Studies in China, Chair Australia China Council, Chair, Australian Genomic Cancer Medicine Centre Board, Vice Chancellor and President UNSW
“Marc Bailey initially joined AAP to help execute a complex IT transformation program involving multiple cloud migration projects and systems upgrades. Within a short space of time he was also called upon to step up as AAP's interim CTO, taking the reins operationally with a view to leading and mentoring a beleaguered team. He brought new energy to an organisation suffering under tumultuous circumstances, worked tirelessly to deliver a challenging program of work and introduced industry-standard systems and processes that had been sadly lacking. AAP's technology posture is in a far better state than when he arrived and we are grateful for his commitment.”
Lisa Davies, CEO Australian Associated Press
“Marc Bailey and I were peer CIOs at Australian Universities. He was known as an innovator and pace setter, and notably chaired CAUDIT NSW, served on the board of the NSW FIbre Network, and co-founded the NSW Health/University CIO Forum. We worked together on strategic initiatives and I was pleased to be able to engage him to assist the Western Sydney Digital Acceleration Program. I needed some rapid, actionable insights in the wake of an ineffective Big-5 management consulting failure. Fountainhead hit the ground running, assimilated into an existing culture empathetically, and executed insightfully while navigating new politics. Recommended.”
Kerry Holling, CIDO Western Sydney University
“Marc has been instrumental in aligning Objective’s product philosophy with standards-based internet thinking and I personally rate Marc as one of the best technologists that I have had the privilege of working with. He has been a loyal and passionate contributor to the Objective cause and he has our sincere thanks.”
Tony Walls, CEO Objective Corporation
“Marc has always been able to use his deep technical and industry knowledge to implement solutions that can scale and avoid vendor lock-in. His background also ensures that his work is commercially practical and considers the world outside of IT. He is able to accommodate the needs of non-technical people and can successfully manage projects that require significant changes in business processes. Fountainhead's ability to walk into a chaotic IT landscape and impose order has been invaluable for us more than once. Their dedication to a project and ability to work with people from all types of industries make them very popular and effective team players.”
Scott Etherington, CEO Bevco
“Marc was engaged with Cisco Systems for over ten years, through companies KPMG, BBB, and Fountainhead. Marc directed customer projects on behalf of Cisco Australia using his client management techniques, rapid ability to adapt technically, and ability to deliver results with unfamiliar teams under difficult conditions. He also executed channel expansion, acquisition due diligence and competitive evaluation while reporting directly to Cisco Asia. His multivendor perspective, broad knowledge across our products and ability to interact with and coordinate our people at all levels ensured that he was a highly valued asset to Cisco."