Willy Bagg, Octet’s General Manager, is an experienced and motivated executive with degrees in
Commerce and Accounting. Willy is also a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA,
qualifications which are ably supported by extensive entrepreneurial, general management and
financial experience gained through working in a variety of industries in the USA and Australia.
He has significant experience in the acquisition, financing and strategic management of growing
businesses, and works with companies to optimise their working capital cycles.
Prior to Octet, Willy worked in specialised forensic accounting and business advisory organisations,
holding senior management positions in manufacturing and distribution businesses in the US and
Australia. He also has significant teaching experience having lectured in finance at university level in
California in undergraduate and extension programs.
Willy has been involved with Octet Finance from its initial conceptualisation phase through to
implementation.
Willy says, "The initial challenge was to design and develop a unique facility to assist Australian
importing companies financially and operationally in their ever growing dealings with China. However,
in the space of only two years our offering has dramatically expanded. We can now offer our Business
Transaction Facility to finance imports spanning a whole range of countries, domestic purchasing facilities and an all encompassing sales transaction funding facility."
“It was a great experience to be able to build the business from its inception. We were always
confident that Octet’s offering would be an exciting innovation in working capital finance in Australia
and the rest of the business world.”
Willy travels to China and the USA for Octet and currently leads the Victorian team from Octet’s
Melbourne office, focusing on new business activities.
“Although I qualified as an accountant, I subsequently did an MBA majoring in marketing and this is
proving to be extremely useful in my current role.”
Having worked with SMEs throughout his career Willy certainly appreciates and understands the
importance of successful businesses having additional finance available to fund growth.
Click here to connect with Willy via Skype