Jon Shein is a Member of the Anacacia Capital Business Advisory Council and former Non-Executive Director of Anacacia's portfolio companies, LEDified and Appen. Jon was a former Executive Chairman and Group Managing Director of Dimension Data Australia.
Jon was one of the original team involved in the building of Dimension Data Australia (formerly known as Com Tech Communications), an IT systems integration, distribution and training company. He helped oversee it from a minority private equity holding through to a successful sale. Today Dimension Data is one of the leading IT operations in Australia and New Zealand employing in excess of 1200 employees. Jon was also formerly a board member of Cellnet, a leading distributor of phone and fulfillment services to the telecommunications industry.
Jon is a chartered accountant by training with a B Com B Acc degree from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg South Africa.