STEVE KNOWLES
CEO & FOUNDER
Steve founded Downstream Marketing in 2005 after five successful years at eBay in Australia. Steve was part of the foundation management team at eBay and held the positions of Category Development Director and Internet Marketing Director.
Prior to eBay Steve was responsible for leading Michael Page sales and marketing recruitment divisions in both Sydney and London. Steve has Bachelor of Economics from the University of Nottingham. Steve is married, lives in Sydney with his wife Kaye and two children.
JUSTIN HIND
COO
Justin joined Downstream Marketing in October 2007 from BMF, Australia’s leading integrated creative agency. At BMF Justin held the position of Head of Direct & Digital, tasked with establishing the agency's digital capability from the ground up and aggressively growing the agency's reputation and skill sets in DM.
During his time at BMF the agency won Australian Direct Agency of the Year two years running and he successfully grew the digital department profitably from one to 32 people in under 12 months.
Prior to BMF, Justin has also held management positions with Leo Burnett as Head of Direct & Channel Planning and Wunderman / Y&R Brands as Director of CRM. Justin holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland (UQ) and has completed post graduate studies in Commerce (UQ) and eCommerce (Griffith University).
Justin is also a keen runner, currently training with his wife Dominique for the New York Marathon in November 2009.
JOE SIRIC
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Joe joined Downstream Marketing in April 2008, bringing with him over 15 years of finance and administration experience in various service industries including marketing, IT, recruitment and commercial construction.
He has built his career on the solid foundation of a bachelor degree in Commerce (University of Newcastle) post graduate studies in Management (Deakin University) and is a qualified member of the Australian Institute of CPAs. Joe resides in Sydney with his wife Michelle, and enjoys offshore fishing.
ANDREA BUITRAGO
MARKET RESEARCH MANAGER
Andrea joined Downstream Marketing in June 2008 with previous experience in the media industry (television, newspapers and internet), a bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering and a master degree in Business to Business Marketing (University of Western Sydney).
Prior to Downstream, Andrea worked for CNET Networks Australia in the Sales and Marketing Departments during 2 years, where she was responsible for planning, developing, implementing and controlling business marketing programs in order to increase revenue generating opportunities for the company. Andrea came to Australia in 2003 just with the purpose of taking postgraduate studies, but later she decided to settle down in Sydney with her husband.