“I’m looking forward to enhancing Mayfair’s technological capabilities while helping to drive transformation across the portfolio, drawing on my experiences as CTO of a Mayfair Equity Partners-backed business,” says Josko Grljevic, who joins the firm as CTO and Specialist.
As CTO, Josko will focus on scaling Mayfair’s internal technological capabilities and data analytics with responsibility for introducing innovative solutions across the firm. In addition to his role as CTO, he will work as a specialist alongside Thomas Nielsen, Consulting Director, Specialist – Technology and Data, to support portfolio companies in realising value through technology, data and digital transformation, and with Maria Carradice, Mayfair’s ESG Specialist, who is responsible for evolving Mayfair’s internal data systems and capabilities.
Josko brings over 20 years of experience in the technology space, holding senior technology and leadership positions at notable organisations including Exterion Media, Barclays, Barclaycard, Trainline.com, Tesco.com, Microsoft, and Woolworths Australia. Most recently he was Group Chief Operating Officer of Talon Outdoor (“Talon”), a leading, independently-owned global Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising agency and former Mayfair portfolio company.
At Talon Outdoor, Josko oversaw Talon’s extensive development in driving technology-led change, first joining as Chief Transformation Officer in 2018 prior to his promotion to Group Chief Operating Officer in 2022. His expertise spans multiple industry verticals, with a strong emphasis on driving technology innovation that creates paradigm shifts for growth. Talon was an analogue business with a technological ambition when Mayfair first invested. Mayfair partnered with Talon to execute a data focussed strategy, allowing it to store, manage, and process data, delivering efficiencies and growth. The digital transformation of Talon, prior to its exit to Equistone in 2022, was spearheaded by Grljevic, demonstrating the value and expertise that he will bring to Mayfair and its portfolio.
“Technology has long been fundamental to the success of the private capital sector. Advising our portfolio companies on technological innovation is a core part of the value we add. Through the creation of this new role, we will be best placed to identify data opportunities in both origination and efficiencies across the whole investment cycle,” commented Daniel Sasaki, Managing Partner of Mayfair. “Given our longstanding history, Josko already feels like a member of the team, and we look forward to benefiting from his decades of experience.”
