Modern Star Pty Ltd
Matt O'Halloran has extensive work experience in various technology-related roles. Their most recent position is as the Chief Technology Officer at Modern Star Pty Ltd, where they started in August 2021. Prior to that, they were the Director of IT at Ascender HCM from April 2016 to August 2021. Matt also worked as a Senior Manager of Infrastructure at MetLife from May 2015 to November 2015 and as the Head of Infrastructure at Toyota Finance Australia Ltd from June 2011 to May 2015. Before that, Matt had multiple roles at George Weston Foods, including Portfolio Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure Manager, IT Operations Manager, and Technical Architect.
Matt O'Halloran completed an Executive Master of Business Administration (eMBA) in General Management from AGSM @ UNSW Business School. Matt attended this program from 2011 to 2014. In addition to their formal education, they also obtained certifications as a Certified SCRUM Master (CSM) from the Scrum Alliance in November 2015 and as a PRINCE2® Practitioner from AXELOS Global Best Practice in November 2015.
Modern Star Pty Ltd
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Modern Star was first known as Modern Teaching Aids (MTA). Established in 1956. MTA was the first Australian company to sell educational equipment and materials to kindergarten, schools, parents and toy stores. The group was rebranded to Modern Star some time after it was sold in 2002. Subsequently Modern Star acquired KESCO Educational and Kangaroo Educational & Tutor Warehouse, with numerous acquisitions to follow. Modern Star is the original and now the largest supplier of world class brands and educational ‘hands on’ resources to education institutions all across Australia and New Zealand. Modern Star now operates in three distinct market channels across Australia & New Zealand. 1. Educational Resource Supply 2. Wholelsale Distribution, 3. Direct-to-Consumer. The Modern Star group of companies now include the following retail and educational and specialist resource companies. - Modern Teachings Aids - Zart Art - Clever Patch - Educating Kids - Kangaroo Educational - KESCO Educational - Modern Brands - Educational Vantage Today the Modern Brands wholesale division is the largest privately owned toy distribution business representing the worlds best quality educational toy and gift brands. Modern Star employs over 400 staff across Australia and New Zealand. with multiple sales teams geographically dispersed achieving 100% national sales service and support coverage The Modern Star Head Office is located on Sydney's Northern Beaches, with additional offices and warehouses in QLD, NSW, VIC. You can view our website at www.modernstar.com