Steve is an experienced senior executive with over 35 years in the ICT Industry. Steve holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Hons) from RMIT. He spent many years in the telecommunication industry implementing the first fibre optic in Australia before joining a start-up, Com Tech Communications, in the late 80’s. In 2001 Steve become CEO of Dimension Data Australia/NTT Australia for approximately 20 years building the Australia business to approximately $2B. He spent six years developing and building the NTT Cloud business globally before returning to run the Australian business prior to retiring in 2020. He was inducted into the ARN IT Hall of Fame for his pioneering work in the ICT industry. Steve sits on several technology company boards with a core focus on IP commercialisation.