Leadership Team

Mark Edmondson

Mark has spent his career developing technology that empowers accounting firms with cutting-edge computing power.

Having started on PwC’s fast-track program, Mark earned his stripes as a practicing accountant at the Big Four firm, leading audit and consulting engagements. He founded Inflo alongside Graham, Grant, and Tom after he spotted the opportunity to revolutionise the world of accounting with next-generation software that gave firms outside the Big Four access to the latest software capabilities.

Mark regularly shares his expertise on how technology is going to shape the future of accounting as a keynote speaker at international conferences.

You can reach Mark on mark.edmondson@inflosoftware.com.

Graham Clark

Graham is a specialist in accounting systems, data extraction and validation. His expertise in the use of robotic process automation to support scalable data ingestion is key to Inflo’s cutting-edge capabilities.

As a chartered accountant with software development experience at a Big Four firm, Graham understands the needs and requirements of accountants and their clients. He’s helped design Inflo to meet these needs in the Digital Age.

You can reach Graham on graham.clark@inflosoftware.com.

Mike Bowman

Mike Bowman is the Chief Commercial Officer at Inflo with global responsibility over the growth of the business. With 22 years’ experience in sales, and over 10 specifically in SaaS, he is an expert in supporting the transformation journey that firms and networks are taking to incorporate new technologies into traditional working practices.

He dedicates his time to working closely with firms to recognise the many benefits technology will bring, while understanding the implementation challenges that they will face and ensuring that Inflo supports them throughout with a first-class Customer Success Team.

You can reach Mike on mike.bowman@inflosoftware.com.

Olwyn Connolly

Olwyn is Inflo’s Chief Customer Officer, who, with the support of a team across three continents, is ultimately responsible for ensuring Inflo’s customers’ satisfaction and success.

She is a commercially strategic operator who brings a creative and innovative approach to her work. She has worked with a diverse range of stakeholders in the accounting and business community from regulators and politicians, to global business leads and students. She firmly believes that life-long learning is at the heart of any individual or company’s ability to succeed and grow, and thrives on the opportunity to connect people and ideas to spark meaningful engagement and dialog.

Olwyn is a qualified Chartered Accountant. She has spent the last decade of her career working in professional education, public policy and member services with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, where she implemented initiatives that helped to future-proof the global profession.

Her passion for the profession was recognised in 2019 when she was named as one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting globally for her commitment to driving positive change through innovative education and support initiatives.

You can reach Olwyn on olwyn.connolly@inflosoftware.com.

Grant Cooper

Grant is an expert in cloud-based web-applications with a track record of building scalable global software solutions. He ensures security and confidentiality is engrained in both our software and our organisation.

His deep knowledge of the best practices in cyber security is what makes Inflo a completely secure platform for accountants and their clients to exchange confidential financial information.

You can reach Grant on grant.cooper@inflosoftware.com.

Tom Gathercole

Tom is a data scientist with a Big Four background. An expert in emerging technologies such as machine learning and AI, Tom leads the development of InfloHI.

A core element of Tom’s role involves critically assessing the latest technology trends to evaluate their relevance to advisory services. This guarantees our customer firms access to the most innovate techniques while safeguarding the relevance, reliability and impact.

You can reach Tom on tom.gathercole@inflosoftware.com.

Evan DeFord

Evan specialises in educating client firms and their teams about deploying Inflo in real world accounting scenarios.

Before joining Inflo, Evan spent ten years providing attestation services to both public and private clients at Grant Thornton. He was also part of the National Office, where he supported the firm’s Audit Data Analytics group and worked with the Audit Methodology and Audit Risk Management groups to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and value of the firm’s risk analysis and audit execution.

Evan has gained vast experience from being a representative on the Rutgers AICPA Data Analytics Research Initiative. He also contributed to the AICPA’s Audit Data Analytics Guide Working Group and is a member of the AICPA’s board of examiners. This provides him with the relevant context to ensure Inflo is aligned with auditing standards, firm methodologies and the skills CPAs require in the future.

You can reach Evan on evan.deford@inflosoftware.com.