Mr. Witt's investment practice seeks value-capturing well positioned businesses within the ICT, communications & healthcare technology sectors, and built by experienced executives. His 15 years in line-level operations included management of acquisitions, distribution networks, marketing & sales, and strategic relationships. Chris brings an ability to assist Boards & Executives to sharpen their strategic focus, unlock value through clarity and execution, leverage the business into new markets, or commercialise promising development efforts.

The Kalori Group mission includes: direct investments in promising businesses; second, advice to Boards and Executives on value-capture and tactical strategy; third, delivers educational programs to develop stronger entrepreneurial skills across the organisation.

Recent success stories from The Kalori Group include medical software house Heath Communication Network (ASX: HCN), and world-class super capacitor maker Cap-XX (LSE AIM: CPX). Other investments include Body Online, Mobile Innovations, Just White Shirts, GoWireless and Unique Solutions Inc.

Mr. Witt has served on the Boards of numerous Australian and American companies as either Director or Alternate, including Health Communication Network Ltd, CVC Private Equity, Telebase Systems (acquired by Internet retailer CD Now), Digitran Corp (now NetMoves, Inc: NTMV-NASDAQ), and Unique Solutions Inc.

Prior to founding The Kalori Group in 1998, Chris served as General Manager, Radio Products Group with Motorola; previously, he served in a number of Senior Executive positions within Telstra, both in Australia and the United States; and he served regional Bell System telecommunications company Ameritech Corporation in Chicago.

Mr. Witt is an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney at UNSW, teaching courses in Strategy & Entrepreneurship, and contributes to the Executive MBA program. Chris also teaches through the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), in Raising Capital (Part I & Part II). Before coming to Australia, he was a part-time Professor in Electrical Engineering at DePaul University in Chicago. Mr. Witt is currently working on a book titled “The Entrepreneur’s Handbook” for small business owners.

An MBA graduate from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, Chris also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Economics from Northwestern in Chicago, where he grew up. He is presently a Fellow of the AICD, and holds dual Australian and American citizenship.