Meliora, an international tech advisory, venture, and creative company, today announced that Jack Lonergan will be joining as a Partner from February 2026. Lonergan brings over 15 years of product development and user experience leadership from senior roles at Optus, Seven West Media, and Southern Cross Austereo, where he conceived, built and scaled multiple high-profile awarding winning digital products and platforms.
In his role at Optus, Lonergan led the development of Optus SubHub – a world-first ‘super-bundling’ subscription aggregation product that was awarded Digital Innovation of the Year at the 2023 Asian Telecom Awards and was shortlisted at the AFR BOSS Awards.
During his time at Seven West Media, Lonergan spearheaded significant digital product development and design projects including launching 7plus BVOD streaming and landmark sporting events such as The Australian Open and both Summer and Winter Olympic Games, helping drive over 6 million new active users within six months of launch.
At Southern Cross Austereo he pioneered RadioApp now the radio industry aggregator operated by the CRA and set the strategy for SCA’s unified digital audio platform that helped create Listnr.
Clive Dickens, Managing Partner of Meliora, said: “I am thrilled to welcome Jack to Meliora. His vast experience in building innovative, user-focused digital products complements our mission perfectly. Jack and I have had a long successful history of working together and I’ve seen how his leadership transforms businesses”
Jack Lonergan said “I’m very excited to join Meliora and to work alongside Clive again in this next chapter. Meliora’s mission of ‘the pursuit of better’ through human-centered technology and innovation resonates deeply with my own values. That the future of product development lies in the thoughtful fusion of human insight and artificial intelligence and is now not only achievable, but essential, making this moment in history the most powerful opportunity to bring that vision to life.”
Lonergan’s appointment also signals a broader shift in Meliora’s market positioning. Meliora has quickly established itself as a leader in AI-driven advisory and human-centred transformation, bringing in a partner with deep end-to-end product development expertise opens the door for Meliora to expand its offerings into full-stack product innovation, design, and delivery.
With Lonergan’s track record of building digital products and platforms from concept to scale, Meliora is increasingly positioned to work with their clients not only in defining strategy but in conceiving, designing, and shipping digital products that can reshape the TMT industry
