Jason Allen
Jason Allen is a high performing Chief Executive Officer/Non Executive Director with a proven track record of leading global teams and driving significant transformational change and financial success across various regions like the UK/Ireland, USA, Europe, Australia, and Asia/Pacific.
He has held key leadership positions in renowned international companies, private equity firms, and start-ups such as Capita, NSW Waratahs Rugby, Vodafone, Fosters Group/Penfolds Wines, Harvey Nash Group, encompassing strategy development, financial planning, high performance growth strategies, CX, digital execution, subscription-based businesses, SAAS solutions, media engagement, international project management, as well as M&A activities.
Jason excels in leading teams through dynamic organizations by creating a strong vision and values framework, resulting in numerous career highlights including successfully leading Waratahs Rugby as CEO in Sydney to their first Super Rugby title and several national CX awards.
His executive leadership experience and non-executive director roles span across various industries such as professional sports entities, events/entertainment, telecommunications, FMCG, technology start-ups, outsourcing/recruitment, and retail.
Jason's educational background includes studying Diplomas in Business Administration and Management, General at Australia Vocational Education, along with studies at Pulteney Grammar.
Currently, Jason Allen serves as the Chief Executive Officer at activpayroll and has previously held prominent positions like Co-Founder at JAM Sports Management, CEO in multiple regions at Harvey Nash, Chairman at JAM Sports Management, Managing Director at Capita, Non-Executive Chairman at WithWine.com, CEO at Print & Visual Communication Association, CEO at NSW Waratahs, CEO at South Australia Motor Sport Board, General Manager Australia at Vodafone, and State Sales Manager at Southcorp Wines.
