Trent Innes

Starting his career as a practising accountant, Trent saw first-hand the opportunity technology presents to growing businesses. He has more than two decades’ experience growing and managing major businesses across the technology sector. Trent was previously the Managing Director of Xero Australia and Asia. During his eight-year tenure he successfully scaled the Australia business to over 1.2 million subscribers and set up the Asia business.  He previously worked for Microsoft and is also actively engaged in advising a number of early start-up and scaling companies. He has deep knowledge and experience in what it takes to scale technology businesses. Trent is passionate about fostering a thriving technology industry in Australia and using collaboration to bring this to life. He is spearheading Compono’s growth into new markets and helping the business capitalise on the rapidly evolving needs of employers as they deal with talent shortages and an increasingly remote workforce. Trent’s hard work was recognised when he was named the IT and Telecommunications Executive of the Year and took home the coveted title of Managing Director of the Year at CEO Magazine’s 2017 Executive of the Year Awards.