Computershare

Computershare is a global financial services company that provides the infrastructure underpinning the world's capital markets. Founded in 1978 in Melbourne, Australia, as one of that city's first technology startups, it has grown from share registration into a broader set of services spanning transfer agency, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation, stakeholder communications, corporate trust, mortgage servicing, entity compliance and investor engagement. The company employs more than 12,000 people and operates in more than 20 countries.

The scale of the operation is considerable. Computershare serves over 16,000 clients and some 75 million customers worldwide. Its technical work concentrates on transfer agency technology, share registration platforms, employee equity plan platforms, proxy solicitation systems and stakeholder communications technology, alongside proprietary financial platforms used across the financial ecosystem.

Three proprietary platforms anchor much of that work. EquatePlus powers employee equity plans; Sphere supports financial and shareholder services; and TrustConnect™ underpins corporate trust and related financial ecosystem services. The company describes its ethos as "confidently challenge convention", combining deep financial expertise with technology development - a continuation of the entrepreneurial spirit associated with its founding.