# Ilona Charles

> Ilona Charles is a startup investor at Aconex Limited (Melbourne). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Aconex Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aconex)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilonacharles/

Ilona Charles is a startup investor at Aconex Limited in Melbourne. Ilona Charles is responsible for all human resources functions, including recruitment and retention, learning and development, compensation and benefits, diversity, and corporate culture. She joined Aconex in 2016 with more than 20 years of management experience in transformation, change and human resources across the telecommunications, health andfinancial services industries. Previously, Ilona was executive director of human resources for Telstra’s Retail division. At Telstra, she successfully completed 15 acquisitions and joint ventures for Telstra Health and established an innovative design lab for employees called Customer Central. Previously, she was group executive, people and performance, at Medibank Private and held general management positions in human resources and transformation at National Australia Bank. Ilona currently serves on the Human Resources Advisory Board of Deakin University and the Judicial Entitlements Panel for the Victorian State Government. She holds a M.B.A. degree from Swinburne University and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Latrobe University.

## About Aconex Limited

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

Aconex Limited (ASX: ACX) provides the #1 cloud and mobile collaboration platform for the global construction industry. This platform gives owners and contractors in the construction, infrastructure, and energy and resources sectors project-wide visibility and control between the many different organizations collaborating across their projects.With more than 70,000 user organizations and over $1 trillion of project value delivered in more than 70 countries, Aconex is the industry’s most widely adopted and trusted platform. Founded in 2000, Aconex has 47 offices in 23 countries around the world. The company's ordinary shares are traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) under the ticker code ACX and are included in the S&P/ASX 200 Index.

5 contacts available at Aconex Limited.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Gorton | General Counsel and Company Secretary | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-gorton |
| Grant Thompson | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-thompson-075c |
| Ilona Charles | Chief People Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilona-charles |
| Leigh Jasper | Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leigh-jasper |
| Paul Koppelman | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-koppelman |

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