Board and Management

Harry (Hassan) Vakili- Executive Chairman

Prior to founding mcr, Harry worked for many years at Honeywell and Digital Equipment Corporation, following his completion of Computer Engineering postgraduate studies in the USA.

Harry is married with five children, the 5th being mcr itself which he and his wife Jilla, founded in 1987.

Since mcr’s earlier days of computer hardware sales, Harry has successfully shaped the company into a leading infrastructure solutions provider in the IT industry.

Harry has active interests in property development. He can also be spotted cycling across scenic Sydney streets, sweating it out in indoor rock-climbing walls, or leading the mcr charge in friendly soccer matches.

Mike Wilson - Director

Mike joined mcr in November 2001 as an independent director and is also a member of the executive committee.

Mike was previously Director, Partner Sales for Sun Microsystems where he was responsible for partnerships with Resellers, System Integrators and Independent Software Vendors. At Sun, Mike increased reseller sales by an average of over 50% each year.

Prior to joining Sun, Mike was General Manager of Recall, the fastest growing division of Brambles Industries, for nearly four years. Other positions held include General Manager of Canon Australia, Managing Director of Dick Smith Electronics, Chairman and Managing Director of Data Terminal Systems.

Eng Chew - Director

Eng Chew has been an advisor to the board of mcr since November 2004 and was appointed to the board of directors in May 2005.

Eng has a track record in leading business and IT transformation programs, in IT and telecommunications industries. Eng is the former Chief Information Officer of SingTel Optus. Prior to Optus, he held senior roles with the Digital Equipment Corporation, Unisys and Telstra.

He graduated from Melbourne University and Sydney University with a BE in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Telecommunications Engineering, respectively. With a passion for R&D innovation, Eng regularly shares his industry experience with IT and business graduate students in the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney.

Management Team

Sid Kolahdouzan - Chief Financial Officer

Sid joined mcr in June 2004 and is responsible for mcr's financial infrastructure. He has held positions of financial manager and financial advisor within corporate accounting and financial management fields in the IT industry since 1988.

Sid holds a BA in Accounting and Statistics and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.

Sam Vakili – Director of Sales

Sam has been with mcr since 2002, and is responsible for overseeing the total sales function. Prior to joining mcr, Sam worked in senior sales roles with blue-chip Australian and global companies and government departments within the IT sector.