Market Cap at $15.83 is $2.874B

Management Bio

Graeme Barclay MAICD, F Fin, CA, MA (Hons) Chairman

Graeme is a former CEO and Chartered Accountant with more than 35 years’ experience in professional services, investment banking, broadcast infrastructure and telecommunications.

Over the past 20 years Graeme has held Executive Chairman or Group CEO roles at BAI Communications, Transit Wireless LLC (New York), Nextgen Networks, Metronode data centres and Axicom group (formerly Crown Castle Australia), and for 8 years during this period was also an executive director in Macquarie Group’s infrastructure team. In these roles, Graeme was responsible for all aspects of strategy, M&A, sales and business development, contract delivery and operations, as well as implementing the appropriate capital structure and raising equity and third-party debt for these businesses in Australia, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, USA and New Zealand.

Over the past 20 years in these businesses, Graeme led and completed more than 20 acquisition and divestment transactions including the sale of Nextgen Networks to Vocus for $820 million in 2016 and the sale of Metronode to Equinix for $1.04 billion in 2018. In his role as Chairman of Uniti Group Limited (ASX: UWL), he led the company from a market capitalisation of $30 million at IPO in February 2019 to the successful divestment via a Scheme of Arrangement to a consortium of investors led by HRL Morrison and Brookfield Asset Management at an enterprise value of $3.8 billion in August 2022.

Included in his prior board appointments are: Arqiva Limited (institutionally owned UK telecommunications infrastructure group), Chairman of the main board and of the Audit and Risk committee for Nextgen group (Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan majority owned fibre network and data centre owner), NED and member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Axicom Group (institutionally owned mobile tower operator), and Chairman of Uniti Group Limited (ASX:UWL) (fibre to the premise network owner).

Graeme was appointed to the Codan board in 2015 and became Chairman in February 2023.Graeme holds an honours economics degree, is a Chartered Accountant, a fellow of FINSIA and a member of AICD.

Alf Ianniello - Managing Director and CEO 

Wharton GCP, GradCertMgmt, BEng(Electronics) 

Alf joined Codan as the Managing Director and CEO in January 2022, bringing with him extensive international experience in the packaging, defence and automotive industries.

Prior to this appointment, Alf was CEO of the Adelaide-based Detmold Group for 14 years and has held board positions with SME’s, Tertiary Institutions and Local Government.

Alf attended the Wharton Business School Global CEO Program at the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Management and Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering) from the University of South Australia.

Kathy Gramp BA (Acc), CA, FAICD Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of Board Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee

Kathy was appointed to the board of Codan in November 2015. She has had a long and distinguished executive career and over 24 years of board experience across a diverse range of complex organisations and industry sectors. She has significant experience as Chair of Audit & Risk Committees.

Prior to joining Codan, Kathy was CFO of Austereo Ltd. She joined Austereo in 1989 and retired in June 2011. In that time the company grew from 2 radio stations to the largest commercial radio network in Australia, and the leader in Digital and Online Media. Leadership roles and responsibilities included business planning & re-engineering, debt & equity raising, acquisitions & integration, capital investment, major IT projects, corporate governance, risk management, financial management, tax & accounting, change management and investor & key stakeholder relations. Further experience was gained through exposure to international markets such as Greece, UK, USA, South Africa, Argentina, Malaysia, and New Zealand.

Kathy was a Director of Uniti Group Limited (ASX:UWL), Chair of Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee until August 2022. Uniti, a diversified provider of telecommunication services, listed in February 2019 and through acquisition and organic growth, increased its enterprise value from around $30 million at the time of listing to $3.8 billion in August 2022 when the business was sold to a consortium of financial investors. She is a Director of QANTM IP Limited (ASX: QIP), appointed 11 May 2022 and also serves as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. QANTM is the owner of a group of leading intellectual property and trademark services businesses operating in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Kathy holds a BA Accounting, is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a member of Chief Executive Women.

Sarah Adam-Gedge BBus (Acc), CA, GAICD, Member IoD (NZ) Independent Non-Executive Director

Sarah was appointed to the Board in February 2023. She has expertise in digital and technology businesses with an executive background that includes 12 years at IBM Global Business Services, and 8 years as CEO of Avanade Australia, Publicis Sapient Australia and Wipro Limited Australia and New Zealand.

Sarah has extensive international experience as a result of leadership roles in global information technology companies, and significant experience driving growth initiatives, working with customers and in different markets. Prior to joining IBM, Sarah was a Consulting Managing Partner at PWC, and Audit and Business Consulting Partner at Arthur Andersen. Sarah is a Chartered Accountant and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

She is a Director of Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) where she serves as Deputy Chairman, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. She is also on the board of Cricket Australia as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cricket Advisory Committee.

Heith Mackay-Cruise BA (Econ), FAICD Independent Non-Executive Director

Heith was appointed to the Board in March 2023 and has been involved in the media, education and technology sectors over the past 25 years.

Heith is currently the non-executive Chair of Straker Translations Limited (ASX:STG), a global artificial intelligence and machine learning business, and a non-executive Director of Southern Cross Media Group Limited (ASX:SXL) where he is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee and Chair of the People & Culture Committee. Heith is also a non-executive National Director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Heith is a previous non-executive Chair of LiteracyPlanet, hipages Group (ASX:HPG) and the Vision Australia Foundation as well as a previous non-executive Director of LifeHealthcare and Bailador Technology Investments (ASX:BTI). In Heith’s prior executive career, he was the founding CEO of Sterling Early Education, the Global CEO and Managing Director of Study Group, and CEO for PBL Media New Zealand. Heith also held senior executive positions with Australian Consolidated Press and worked in sales and marketing roles for PepsiCo around Australia.

Heith is a mentor with Kilfinan Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of New England.

Leadership Team

Ben Harvey - Executive General Manager, Minelab BA, MBA, AMP

Ben joined Codan in 2017 as the Minelab Vice-President, General Manager for the Americas and Europe, driving significant and sustained growth across several channels.

Ben brings a wealth of commercial acumen to Codan as evidenced by his more than thirty years of experience spanning Fortune 500 leaders such as Newell Brands and Masco Corporation, as well as private equity and entrepreneurial organizations. During his career, Ben has held various roles of increasing responsibility across business development, marketing and general management disciplines with a particular focus on the retail consumer space. Ben is a globally minded, highly impactful executive with a proven track record for generating breakthrough results via strategic development and implementation across diverse geographies and verticals.

Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Business from Adrian College as well as a Masters of Business Administration from Wayne State University. In addition, Ben completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2022.

Michael Barton - CFO and Company Secretary BA (Acc), FCA

Michael joined Codan in May 2004 as Group Finance Manager after a 14-year career with KPMG in their assurance division. He was appointed Company Secretary in May 2008 and in September 2009, Michael was promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. Michael leads a team responsible for managing Codan’s financial operations as well as legal and commercial matters, investor relations, information technology and business systems.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy from the University of South Australia and was recently made a fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Paul Sangster Executive General Manager, Tactical Communications BS, Chicago Booth AMP

Paul Sangster is the Executive General Manager of the Tactical Communications segment for Codan and has over 25 years of industry experience. He is responsible for business strategy, financial performance and operational execution covering a broad portfolio of products and services. Prior to leading the Tactical Communications segment, he led the global business development efforts for the Communications Division. Paul joined Codan in 2013.

Prior to Codan, Paul spent 12 years at Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, based in Washington DC.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies from University of Maryland, Global Campus. He also completed the Executive Development Program and the Advanced Management Program at University of Chicago’s Booth Business School.

Marjolijn Woods - Chief Human Resource Officer BASc, GradDipHRM

Marjolijn joined Codan in 2018 and was appointed to the role of Chief Human Resource Officer in January 2023. Prior to this appointment, Marjolijn was the Global Human Resources Director for Codan | Domo Tactical Communications and has extensive experience with people and culture.

She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Deakin University and a Graduate Diploma Human Resource Management from the University of South Australia.

Scott French - Executive General Manager, Zetron BSc

Scott was appointed to the role of Executive General Manager, Codan Critical Communications in February 2019.

With the acquisition of Zetron in May 2021, Scott is now leading Zetron, headquartered in the USA with operations in Canada, Australia and the UK. Scott came to Codan highly recommended for his lateral thinking, strategic approach to business and for his strong leadership. He brings a wealth of experience gained from 30+ years with world-class organisations such as Motorola, Panasonic, Zetron and Codan.

During his time at Motorola, Scott made the transition from engineering leadership to overall go-to-market leadership for several lines of business, helping to transform Motorola into a solutions provider beyond land mobile radio (LMR). Throughout his journey, Scott gained a high-level appreciation of wireless technologies to include broadband, solutions, services and associated markets. At Panasonic, he continued his leadership by transforming the company from product to solutions sales, with focus on mobile devices and security, before assuming the role of General Manager, Americas for two years with Zetron, a command and control company.

In addition, Scott served as Vice Chairman on the state and local board of directors of TechAmerica, representing both Motorola and Panasonic, and was also the Chair of the State and Local Government and Education Executive Council of IT Alliance for Public Sector.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and undertook MBA studies with a focus on leadership at Loyola University Maryland.

Daniel Hutchinson Executive General Manager – Strategy, Corporate Development and M&A BCom (Hons), LLB (Hons)

Daniel brings almost two decades of investment banking and corporate advisory experience to Codan. Prior to his appointment, Daniel was a Managing Director at MA Moelis Australia (the Australian affiliate of Moelis & Company) where he advised on numerous M&A and capital markets transactions for Australian and international technology and growth companies. He also holds Board and advisory panel positions for Australian based e-commerce and manufacturing companies. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Queensland.