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The Bright Star management team (Left-right): Dylan Carruthers, Stella, David Stallworthy and David Fenner.

Bright Star

Welcome to Bright Star, the company behind Stella. Co-founded in 2018 by CEO David Stallworthy and Global Director of Software Dylan Carruthers, our core team was joined in 2024 by General Manager David Fenner.

We are very proud and excited to announce that we have not only recently achieved SOC2 certification for Stella, but Bright Star has been granted U.S. Patent No. 12,250,124 B2 for Stella, securing our place as the global leader in automated network management.

Dylan Carruthers – Global Director of Software

  • Dylan has 24+ years of software development and architecture design experience.
  • He has led labour-reducing software initiatives at Bright Star and is responsible for keeping the business at the cutting edge of technology.
  • In 2016 Dylan had the initial vision for Stella (our patent recognises Dylan as the creator) and in 2018 he co-founded Bright Star.
  • He now oversees all aspects of technology development for Stella including infrastructure, platform development, network security and software engineering.

David Stallworthy – CEO

  • David joined Reivernet in 2003, growing Reivernet from a New Zealand focused provider to a global business supporting nearly 1,000 hotel networks across 45 countries in four continents.
  • He has built significant relationships across global executive management teams within Hotel groups and the supply chain.
  • Today, David and his leadership team provide C-level leadership under a shared service model to 7-indivudal businesses with varied go-to-market strategies
  • Co-founded Bright Star in 2018 and has championed its development ever since.

David Fenner – General Manager

  • David’s focus includes the overall commercialisation of products through marketing, sales, distribution, business development and operational functions for Bright Star.
  • He has 27+ years of IT industry experience, with
  • a proven record in leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
  • Experienced in building cross functional teams through organisational change, David ensures business continuity whilst achieving goals and responding effectively to changing priorities and delivering growth.
  • David is a creative problem solver who easily builds solid rapport and cultivates relationships with internal and external stakeholders.