John Brennan, FAICD, FAIM, Independent Non Executive Chairman

Mr Brennan is Managing Director of John David Cooper and Associates Pty Limited, a management consulting company focused on the development and deployment of e-business strategies for mid to large sized organisations. His previous roles include National General Manager, Corporate and Government Sales for Telstra, General Manager Corporate Services for Advance Bank and Regional Manager (Computers and Telecommunications) with the PA Consulting Group.

David J Stewart, Managing Director

David is an experienced CEO and successful entrepreneur with more than 30 years in management and business leadership roles. David founded Banksia Technology Pty Limited in 1988 and successfully managed the company as a fast growing and highly profitable business. In 1996 he instigated the successful takeovers of a number of his competitors, including NetComm Limited, which was completed in November 1997. David assumed the role of Managing Director of the merged entity and remains the single largest shareholder of NetComm.

David has a strong financial background, extensive experience in sales and marketing and has a strong interest in new technologies. While being very active in the operational aspects of the business, he also oversees the product development direction and focuses on the strategic direction of the company.

John M Burton, Independent Non Executive Director

With more than 30 years experience in the telecommunications industry, both in Australia and overseas, Mr Burton has an in depth understanding of the factors that drive commercial success in the telecommunications arena. His professional background includes senior management roles with Telecom (now Telstra), KPMG Management Consulting, DSC Communications and Nextgen Networks. Mr Burton is also the Chairman of Spatial Vision Innovations Pty Ltd, a company that uses digital technology to address business and environmental problems. He is currently CEO of Manson Consulting, a company which provides consultancy services to a range of telecommunications organisations.

Kenneth J Sheridan, Executive Director / Finance Director

Mr Sheridan is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ experience in senior management in major corporations in Australia and Asia. He spent 11 years with KPMG before he moved into the commercial sector where he held several CFO roles with large multinational companies in Australia and Asia including three years as Finance Director of a top 10 Malaysian listed consumer goods company. Mr Sheridan was the Group CFO for Tenix, one of Australia’s largest private companies. In the 6 years prior to joining NetComm, Mr Sheridan was Managing Director and major shareholder of Acelero Pty Ltd, a human resources software company.