Lynne Thornton
Independent Director
Ms. Thornton is a co-founder and director at Groundfloor (Last K Ventures Pty. Ltd.), a smart, on-premises parcel locker system for residential and commercial buildings in Australia.
Ms. Thornton is also a consultant for McColl’s Transport, Australia’s largest independent bulk liquid carrier of milk, food, and bulk chemicals. Previously, Ms. Thornton worked in the funds management industry for 15 years initially for Colonial First State in London then co-founded, Aubrey Capital Management, a global equities boutique, based in Edinburgh. Ms. Thornton was a director, member of the Investment Committee, and managed key relationships both with Australian institutional clients and with cornerstone investor, The Treasury Group (ASX: PAC) before exiting the business in 2017.
Ms. Thornton is an active angel investor and was on the board of Scale Investors, an angel investor network, for 5 years. Originally American, Ms. Thornton is an investor and entrepreneur with experience in both listed and private companies in the US, Europe and Australia. Her professional career has included roles in the consumer sector, logistics, and funds management industries.
Ms. Thornton holds a B.S. in finance from California Polytechnic University and an MBA from the University of Cambridge in England.