Management Team

Deven Billimoria (Chief Executive Officer)

• Deven joined Smartsalary in 2000 in a business development capacity, and was appointed as CEO in 2002. He supports the Smartsalary team in further developing the business and servicing existing clients. Deven's started his career as an engineering consultant, before turning to management consulting with Booz Allen Hamilton.
• Deven has an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA.
• Deven is keen traveller, with a preference towards backpacking through less developed pockets of the world.  He is also a closet economist and an aspiring blogger.  He has a weakness for red wine and macadamia nuts! 

Dave Adler (Chief Marketing Officer)

• Dave oversees the company’s marketing & business development teams and looks after SeQoya and Melbourne Systems Group, Smartsalary’s salary packaging software platforms. Dave joined Smartsalary in 2002.
• Dave holds a Bachelor of Business Management from CESA in Bogotá, Colombia and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Sydney and is a Harvard Business School alumnus.
• Dave and his wife Lee are world travellers, having spent time in regions across South & North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania. As a South American (proudly Colombian), Dave is obsessed with football (soccer), both as a player and a fan.

Houda Lebbos (Chief Human Resources Officer)

• Houda oversees the company’s Human Resources function. As part of the executive team, Houda works across the organisation to ensure that a robust framework is in place to recruit, reward and retain outstanding team members, and to best position them to deliver on their key objectives.  This includes the development of all related people systems and processes. 
• Houda joined Smartsalary in March 2008. Houda previously worked for the Coles Group in a variety of human resources roles ranging from Learning and Development Specialist to generalist roles both within the corporate division and within various brands and most recently headed up the Human Resources department for Coles Express.
• Houda holds a Bachelor of Education, Graduate Diploma of Educational Studies and Graduate Diploma in Human Resources and Industrial Relations – all attained at RMIT. Melbourne.

Michael Ellies (Chief Operating Officer)

• Michael was appointed to the newly created COO role in 2009 and is responsible for the delivery of client services and building operational capabilities to enable efficient growth. 
• Previous roles include Head of Group Services for APN News & Media, Vice President Global ASP Services for internet start-up Peak hour and Management Consultant with both Booz Allen and McKinsey & Company. In a prior career he was a medical practitioner for seven years. 
• Michael has an MBA from London Business School and a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the University of Western Australia.
• Michael’s interests include design (all types), reading, hi-tech gadgets and hopping on planes to interesting places. He also likes to keep fit so that he can indulge in good food and wine.

Tim Looi (Chief Financial Officer)

• Tim joined SmartSalary in 2009 and looks after the finance, business development and  legal and secretarial function. Tim previously worked for Aristocrat Leisure in various senior management roles and with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Sydney and London.
• Tim holds a Bachelor of Economics from University of Sydney and is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants. 
• In his spare time, Tim enjoys a game of golf and loves sampling coffee varieties.