Our Chairman
CEO and Owner
Andrew Darbyshire AM
Andrew Darbyshire AM is a successful Melbourne-born international businessman, author and philanthropist, with an incredibly inspiring story to share. He founded his software business, PacSoft, in the mid-80's and now has staff and offices in Australia, New Zealand and the USA. His path to success wasn't easy and he has experienced significant loss along the way. The lessons he learnt on his journey, have allowed him to free himself of his business on a day-to-day basis, to concentrate on his philanthropic interests.
Andrew's appointments include:
- Past board member of the Song Room
- Chairman of The Click Foundation finding a cure for epilepsy
- Board member Zoos Victoria Foundation
- Board member of Petstock Foundation
- Board member of Florey Neurosciences Foundation Council
- Chairman of CAPRA (Child Abuse Prevention Research @ Monash)
- Chairman and Founder of Caitlin's Retreat
- Member SecondBite Fundraising Committee
- Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Chairman of Rees Partners












