The Thriftier.com team is a small yet dedicated group of professionals. Though our core team is currently intimate, we also have a large group of webmasters, designers, programmers, writers, and customer support specialists with whom we work with on a daily basis. Thanks to our team’s dedication and knowledge, Thriftier.com is now one of the leaders for deal-comparison shopping.

Thriftier is the brain child of its two founders, Sam Tilston, and Chee Ho Wan. Even though they all are experts in online marketing and developing, they come from diverse backgrounds. It is this variety of backgrounds and perspectives which makes Thriftier.com such a successful business. Each founding member adds their own unique touch to the mission of Thriftier and its daily workings. The addition of Jon Burman and Erin Hegerty completed the core Thriftier team. With these five individuals leading a team of passionate professionals, Thriftier.com has become a leading site for the best deal comparisons for broadband, credit cards, Pay TV and car insurance in Australia. Thriftier.com currently serves thousands of customers and is growing on a daily basis. Our customers know that Thriftier.com works for them to find the best deals, compare them, and give the facts in a straight-forward, understandable way.

• Sam Tilston

  Founder & Marketing Director

  Sam’s relentless passion for marketing is one of the forces which led to Thriftier’s creation. In addition to founding Thriftier, heads up the marketing and traffic acquisition departments. He is recognized as one of the leaders in the industry for search engine optimization including natural and paid searches. After graduating from The University of Birmingham, Sam applied his passion as a Special Operations manager at the wireless corporation Xceed Technologies. Sam has helped many websites becoming top-performing online ventures. The Thriftier’s team is happy to have this passionate force backing their marketing plans.

• Chee Ho Wan

  Founder & Communications Manager

  As co-founder and communications manager of Thriftier, Chee brings his knowledge of online marketing, analytics and communication planning to the team. His experience is truly global thanks to his experience working with Fortune 500 Companies and holding positions in online marketing companies around the world. After graduating from The University of Western Australia, Chee’s career took him over to London. He has worked as a developer in major companies like Modem Media and LBi Lost Boys, a web technical manager for Kodokan, and head of online marketing at Gumtree.com and Opodo. With Thriftier, Chee brings all of his far-reaching skills to the table including managing communications.

• Jon Burman

  Head of Technical Systems

  Our Thriftier team still can’t believe how lucky we are to have Jon with us. As head of technical systems, Jon takes care of developing a stunning site, keeping everything working smoothly, and preventing problems before they occur. Jon has years of experience in web development, programming, and also has a great creative eye for design. Since Thriftier.com is constantly being updated to reflect the most recent cheap deals in Australia, Jon and his technical
  support staff are kept very busy!

• Erin Hegerty

  Commercial Manager

  As the commercial manager, Erin is our go-to girl at Thriftier. She takes care of all the day to day tasks involved in running a successful business. Erin is also the one who connects directly with our advertisers and understands the challenges they face. Clients know that Erin will put their needs as a priority and deliver what they need. Here at Thriftier, we love Erin’s determination, attention to detail, strict adherence to deadlines and how easy she is to get along with.