Edward Mandla
Australian politician and businessman
Edward Mandla (born 1963) is an Australian politician and businessman. He was a Councillor for the City of Sydney from 2012 to 2016. His business career spans over two decades in the information technology and executive search industries. He is a former president of the Australian Computer Society and currently sits on the board of directors of several companies and organizations.
Background
Mandla attended the University of New South Wales where he received a First Class Honours Degree in Commerce. He was awarded the first University Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Information Systems and won the Datec Prize for his thesis on information systems techniques used for commercial applications.
Business
Mandla is the founder and general manager of Mandlason Search, a recruitment and executive search firm. He is on the Advisory Boards of tech company Seventeenhundred, custom software development house Solentive, online dress retailer White Runway and fire safety solutions business Concept Safety Systems. He is a former president of the Australian Computer Society, an association for technology professionals with over 22,000 members. The association made him an Honorary Life Member in 2007.
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