Technology Angel Investor and Founder Coach

About Peter Vlant

Aspero9 was founded by Australian IT industry veteran Peter Vlant.

Peter Vlant has built numerous successful businesses during his 30 year career. He understands owner / operator challenges and is expert at aligning business outcomes with  operational execution. Peter provides the experience and capability to accelerate your growth and make sure your team is executing to your plan and goals.

Whatever stage of business evolution you need to talk about, Peter has been there. Including …

  • Startup, growth and exit phases. 
  • Acquisitions and mergers. 

About Peter Vlant

Aspero9 (Australian Share Price Equities Research Organisation) was founded by Australian business veteran Peter Vlant.

Aspero9 is led by 30 year business veteran Peter Vlant. We understand owner / operator challenges and are ready to help because it’s hard to find someone you can talk to and trust.

And whatever stage of business evolution you need to talk about, we have been there. Buy side and sell side. Startup, growth and exit.

About Peter Vlant

Aspero9 (Australian Share Price Equities Research Organisation) was founded by Australian business veteran Peter Vlant.

Aspero9 is led by 30 year business veteran Peter Vlant. We understand owner / operator challenges and are ready to help because it’s hard to find someone you can talk to and trust.

And whatever stage of business evolution you need to talk about, we have been there. Buy side and sell side. Startup, growth and exit.

Business Background

CNI / Logical IS

CNI / Logical IS

1990

Founded

Peter co-founded CNI in 1990

1990

1992

Specialised in
Local area network professional services, server software and hardware sales and integration, early web services
1992

1997

Organic growth
Grew organically from 2 to 110 people in Melbourne / Sydney / Adelaide by 1997
1997

1998

Acquisition by Datatec
Acquired by Datatec South Africa in 1998, rebranded to Logical IS
1998

2001

Expansion
Using Datatec funding, expanded by 2001 to 600 people in 22 offices with $180M annual sales, across Australia and New Zealand, making seven downstream acquisitions
2001
Peters role evolution

1991 Computer Technician, Network Engineer

1992 Project Manager, Account Manager, Director of Engineering,

1994 Company Secretary

1999 Acquisitions and Mergers / Legal

2004

IBM Australia acquisition

Enterprise acquired by IBM Australia and rebranded to Cerulean

2004

PeopleStreme / Ascender HCM

PeopleStreme / Ascender HCM

2002

PeopleStreme Founded

Founded PeopleStreme Human Capital with Lyle Potgieter

2002

2003

First client

Sold Performance Management system to Foxtel.
2003

2014

Product Expansion
Built up SaaS product suite to include: Employee Performance Management,  Learning Management System, eRecruitment, Onboarding, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Credential Management, Engagement/Exit/Attachment surveys … 26 modules in total
2014

2017

Client acquisition

220 clients including McDonalds, Mercedes Benz, Westfield, Newcrest Mining, and a list of blue chip, Local/State/Federal Agencies

Client size of 100-5,000 with a median of 500 employees

2017

2018

Revenue Growth

$9M Revenue. Average Annual Contract Value $36k pa. Typical client lifetime of 10 years. Typical churn under 6%.

2018

2018

Peters roles

Operations Director including IT, Legal, Finance, Operations, leading the client facing management team

2018

2018

2018
Acquired by Ascender HCM in October 2018
2018