Board & Executive Team
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMPANY SECRETARY
Geoffrey Lewis
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Lewis established formerly listed ASG Group Limited (ASX: ASZ) in 1996 and was its Managing Director until it was acquired and delisted in late 2016 for $350 million by Japanese multinational IT services and consulting business Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. He since founded COSOL Limited (ASX:COS) and has been its Non-Executive Chairman since inception. Mr Lewis has over 25 years’ experience in the delivery of IT services and outsourcing.
Shane Bransby
Managing Director
Mr Bransby is an experienced IT services professional with particular expertise in areas including company strategy, mergers & acquisitions. He has been involved in the acquisition, consolidation and integration of multiple IT services companies and has over 20 years’ experience as a director and key executive of both public and private companies, including having held the role of Head of Mergers and Acquisition and Strategy with ASG Group Limited (formerly ASX:ASG) with NRI Australia Limited, part of the multi-billion dollar Nomura Group. Mr Bransby was instrumental in the strategic planning and execution of NRI’s acquisition in 2021 of Planit (a leading quality assurance business with offices in Australia, New Zealand, India and the United Kingdom) and subsequent follow-on acquisitions. In 2022-23, he was involved in the roll-up of 3 NZ cyber security firms to form Bastion Security Group, in respect of which he is currently a Non-Executive Director.
Adam Simpson
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Simpson is well-known for his career in the Australian Football League (AFL) as both a player and coach. Mr Simpson was captain of the North Melbourne Football Club from 2004 to 2008 and his strong work ethic and collaborative leadership was acknowledged with All-Australian honours. Mr Simpson transitioned from a successful playing career to a coaching career with the West Coast Eagles, coaching the team from 2014 to 2024 and leading the team to a premiership in 2018.
Beyond AFL, Mr Simpson has also achieved significant success in the business world. Mr Simpson has a strong skill-set in matters such as goal setting, team dynamics, continuous improvement, resilience, and innovation, drawing on his 3 decades of experience within high-performance sport environments.
Emma Wates
Company Secretary
Ms Wates has over 20 years‘ experience in providing company secretarial and corporate compliance services to listed companies. Ms Wates has advised on a number of successful ASX listings as well as being involved in various secondary and seed capital raisings for public and private companies. Ms Wates is a chartered accountant and a senior associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.
KEY MANAGEMENT
Richard Alan Jarvis
Chief Financial Officer, Company
Mr Jarvis has more than 25 years’ experience as an accounting and finance professional and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK).
Mr Jarvis commenced his career working in top tier and boutique accounting firms in their assurance and advisory divisions, which offered integrated services that included audit, tax and business consulting services.
For the past 18 years Mr Jarvis has worked as a chief financial officer for several ASX and dual listed companies in the natural resources and technology sectors, with companies including Sylvania Platinum Limited (ASX/AIM: SLV), Nyota Minerals Limited (ASX/AIM: NYO), RooLife Group Limited (ASX: RLG), Connexion Telematics Ltd (ASX: CXZ) and Spenda Limited (ASX: SPX).
Jason Nesa
Joint Chief Executive Officer, CEO StepChange Consultants
Mr Nesa is senior business director and general manager with international IT consulting experience across the European and Australian markets. As director of StepChange since its incorporation in 2014, Mr Nesa has significant experience in the ERP consulting market in the energy, utilities and resource industries.
Kim Carroll
Joint Chief Executive Officer, CEO StepChange Consultants
Ms Carroll is an IT and management consultant specialist with over 30 years of experience in professional services. Ms Carroll has significant experience as a leader in the sector which includes change management, relationship management, business process transformation and client and industry-specific solutions. Ms Carroll is skilled at ensuring the delivery of multi-dimensional cross-functional solutions to bring together strategy, business and people.