▁and ▁a ▁turn over ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁million ▁a ▁year . ▁It ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁ 2 4 0 0 ▁clients ▁in ▁the ▁Asia ▁Pacific ▁region ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁employees ▁whose ▁pay ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁company . ▁The ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁Tal ent 2 ▁is ▁John ▁Raw lin son , ▁a ▁former ▁physical ▁education ▁teacher . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁from ▁its ▁incorpor ation . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁the ▁Nov op ay ▁contract ▁was ▁being ▁negoti ated ▁with ▁the ▁Government , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁having ▁financial ▁problems ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁del isted ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁stock ▁exchange . ▁ ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁Tal ent 2 ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁adopt ing ▁Nov op ay , ▁the ▁pay roll ▁for ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁teachers ▁and ▁school ▁staff ▁nation wide ▁had ▁been ▁managed ▁for ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁by ▁Data com ▁Group . ▁However , ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁decided ▁a ▁new ▁pay roll ▁system ▁for ▁teachers ▁was ▁required . ▁Ministry ▁documents ▁reve al ▁that ▁the ▁existing ▁pay roll ▁service ▁had ▁been ▁stable ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁eight ▁years , ▁but ▁was ▁considered ▁' dated '; ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁on - line ▁access ▁and ▁the ▁system ▁provided ▁ins u fficient ▁data ▁to ▁" support ▁the ▁more ▁complex ▁information ▁and ▁research ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ". ▁▁▁ ▁Data com ▁lost ▁the ▁contract ▁to ▁Tal ent ▁ 2