Allura Partners Appoints CFO for Circuitwise Electronics Manufacturing
In 2023, Quadrant Private Equity’s growth arm acquired Sydney-based electronics part manufacturer, Circuitwise Electronics Manufacturing, a leader in high-end complex electronic products. The company focuses on serving highly regulated markets with stringent quality requirements including Industrial, Aerospace, Medical, Mining and Defence.
Allura Partners was engaged by Quadrant Growth to execute the CFO mandate to appoint an executive to lead the businesses finance function, whilst driving strategy and growth.
Working closely with the CEO, Serena Ross and Quadrant Growth, Tom, Principal at Allura Partners conducted a search to identify and engage executives with a strong track record in corporatising a finance function with strong transaction and integration experience across manufacturing and technology.
Through the search process, we appointed Mark Tannahill as the CFO, a long-standing executive from Modern Dental, the largest manufacturer and distributor of dental prosthesis medical devices in Australia, NZ the UK & Ireland. Mark has a strong background in setting up new entities, restructuring, digital transformation, implementing new ERP systems, Datawarehouse, Payroll and HR systems, whilst driving efficiency across organisations.
With over 18 years of experience in multi-site manufacturing, pharma, and medical devices, and having worked in US, European, and Chinese multinationals, Mark has proven to be a hands-on operator with substantial experience in acquiring and integrating businesses.
His background positions him to lead the growth strategy of Circuitwise, especially as the company looks to expand through acquisition.
About Quadrant Private Equity
Quadrant was established in 1996 and has grown to be one of the leading private equity investors in Australia and New Zealand having raised 11 funds with total capital of A$6.4 billion. The management team at Quadrant has successfully partnered with business founders and senior management in completing more than 83 investments and 58 exits across a broad spectrum of industries.
About Circuitwise Electronics Manufacturing
Established in 1987, Circuitwise is a leader in the high-end manufacturing of complex electronic products. It has state-of-the-art surface-mount production lines that deliver assembled printed circuit boards of the best quality possible all proudly manufactured in Sydney, Australia. Circuitwise services customers that have an uncompromising demand for the most rigorous quality controls.