Simon Crowther

Managing Director at Spacetalk

Simon Crowther has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Simon is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Spacetalk since February 2023. Prior to this, Simon held various board and advisory roles at companies such as Swidget, LuxAerobot, MaRS, Exyn, PrecisionHawk, and Wisebuddha from January 2005 to February 2023. Simon also served as the CEO of AirMap from September 2020 to October 2021. Simon has extensive experience in the technology and innovation sector, having worked as the Managing Director and Head of International, Venture Partner, and Director of Innovation & Strategy at Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc. from 2018 to 2020. Simon also led Nearmap as the CEO and Managing Director from August 2010 to November 2015, successfully scaling the business internationally. Simon's early career includes roles as Managing Director Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific at Swets Information Services and Managing Director at Cossette. Simon started their career as a Partner at Straight TV in 2000.

Simon Crowther has a BA (Hons) degree in Business Studies & Media from the University of Leeds. Simon also holds a Master of Business & Enterprise degree from the University of Melbourne.

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Spacetalk

Spacetalk Limited (ASX:SPA) is a software subscription services and smartwatch hardware product developer. As a package, the company’s technology platform provides a complete digital communication solution that supports safety and security for families and individuals across their life cycles and for employees working in remote settings. The company’s unique proprietary ecosystem, which has continued to evolve over time, is today recognised as a leader in family and vulnerable adults safety and the connected wearables industry. The Spacetalk technology platform comprises both market-leading hardware and a trusted, client-controlled software platform that provides safety and security to users via the benefits of mobile technology. Families with vulnerable adults can be confident in their continued wellbeing, with 24/7 emergency monitoring and fall detection. The multi-functional subscription-based Spacetalk App can be customised, giving clients the ability to enable or disable individual features. Parents are empowered to block their child's access to the open internet, social media and inappropriate adult content while simultaneously blocking calls and messages from unknown senders. This is especially important when kids are messaging in their school, which Spacetalk ensures is protected with its school messaging business. The app can also track the location of vulnerable family members, including children and seniors requiring constant monitoring. Spacetalk’s core hardware, its smartphone-watch, is effectively a child’s first mobile phone. It offers all the benefits of a smartphone, operating on a secure, private and parent-controlled ecosystem that can be customised to reflect each family’s needs and values. The benefits of Spacetalk’s software and network subscription services and hardware offerings continue past childhood and school through all the generations of life. To learn more, please visit: www.spacetalk.co/


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