Board of Directors
Catherine (Cass) O’Connor, Independent Non-executive Chairperson
Cass joined Airtasker as the non-executive Chairperson in July 2023. Cass is a member of the Board’s Audit and Risk Committee and the Board’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Cass is currently the Chair of NextEd Group (ASX:NXD) and a number of successful venture-backed technology companies, including brand influencer marketplace Tribe.
Cass has 35 years’ executive, non-executive and advisory experience spanning various industries, including media, technology, premium consumer goods, real estate and the arts. Her background is in finance, including as a senior equities research analyst with Deutsche Bank, and investment banking and private equity investing with a number of companies, including Turnbull & Partners, Goldman Sachs LLC and Carnegie, Wylie & Co.
Cass previously was the Chair of ASX-listed Prime Media Group, where she managed a successful exit to Seven West Media. Cass has also held senior executive roles at some of Australia's most successful pioneering technology success stories, including initial General Manager of OzEmail and Executive Director of Ecorp, which launched eBay in Australia.
Cass holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney, and is a graduate of the AICD.
Ellen (Ellie) Comerford, Independent
Non-executive Director
Ellie joined Airtasker as a non-executive Director in February 2021. Ellie is the chair of the Board’s Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Board’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Ellie is currently a non-executive director of Heartland Group Holdings Limited (NZX:HGH) and Auscred Pty Limited, and is the chair of the audit and risk committee in both roles. Ellie is also an executive director of Hollard Holdings Australia Pty Ltd.
Ellie has over 30 years of experience in financial services businesses in Australia and internationally across a range of regulated sectors, including insurance, banking and finance, and associated products and services.
Ellie was the chief executive officer and managing director of Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia (ASX:GMA) between 2010 and 2016, leading the company to IPO in 2014. Prior executive positions in the previous 20 years were held with First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF – Fortune 500) and Citigroup Australia.
Ellie holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University, and is a member of Chief Executive Women.
Peter Hammond,
Non-executive Director
Peter joined Airtasker as a non-executive Director in November 2013. Peter is the chair of the Board’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Board’s Audit and Risk Committee.
Peter is a co-founder and director of Exto Partners Pty Ltd, a Sydney-based venture capital investment company formed in 2003. Peter is a director of several of the investee companies of Exto Partners and is experienced in building high growth companies. Peter is a chartered accountant and prior to founding Exto Partners spent 10 years with KPMG in Australia and the US.
As a senior executive with KPMG Consulting in New York, he focused on advising capital markets clients on risk management, product pricing, business process re-engineering and large-scale merger integration.
Peter holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney and is a registered Australian Chartered Accountant.
Xiaofan (Fred) Bai,
Non-executive Director
Fred joined Airtasker as a non-executive Director in April 2015.
Fred is a co-founder and the managing partner of Morning Crest Capital, a venture capital firm.
Fred is currently also founder and CEO of Fanyu Investment, an equity investment management company. Fred was a co-founder and director of NASDAQ listed company Reven Housing REIT.
Fred holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney.
Timothy (Tim) Fung,
Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) and Executive
Director
Tim is co-founder and CEO of Airtasker and has been the CEO of Airtasker since its incorporation in 2011.
Tim is currently also a co-founder and director of Tank Stream Labs Pty Ltd, a Sydney-based technology co-working space, a director of Joe Button Pty Ltd and a director of Circuit Club Pty Ltd. Prior to joining Airtasker, Tim was a founding team member at mobile telco startup Amaysim and prior to that spent time at Macquarie Bank and talent representation agency Chic Management.
Tim holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and received the UNSW Alumni Award in 2016.