Board of Directors
Board of Directors
The archTIS Board of Directors brings a wealth of experience to the company; gained from many years of experience in both government and commercial sectors.
Dr. Miles Jakeman
Chairman of the Board
Daniel Lai
CEO and Managing Director
Dr. Marcus Thompson
Non-Executive Director
Dr. Miles Jakeman, AM
Dr. Miles Jakeman, AM, Former CEO of Australian software and technology success story, Citadel Group, joined the archTIS board initially as a Non-Executive Director, before being elected as the new Chairman of the Board as of 1 August 2020.
Miles co-founded the Citadel Group (Citadel) in 2007, and grew the company from a start-up to 300 employees with a market capitalisation of $400 million.
Miles focused on, and built a strong network of clients in, Defence, intelligence, and government agencies before listing Citadel on the ASX in late 2014 (ASX:CGL).
After 30 years of industry experience with the last 20 years as a director, Miles brings an experienced network of key contacts and understands the needs of archTIS’ target markets in intelligence, Defence and government.
In January this year Miles was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) award for his significant service to business, to national security, and to the community.
Daniel Lai
Daniel is the CEO and Managing Director of archTIS. He has extensive industry experience in successfully delivering outcomes as part of a senior executive team to both government and commercial organisations. Most importantly Daniel has direct experience in implementing organisational change to address the real challenges businesses confront today in a rapidly evolving environment.
Over his career, he has had many successes including leading the Security Enterprise Architecture for the Single Information Environment for the Department of Defence, leading enterprise change as the National Manager for Service Delivery for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, and restructuring and implementing enterprise ITIL services for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Daniel is a regular speaker at industry events and has been featured in the Financial Review and CIO magazine.
Dr. Marcus Thompson, AM, PhD
Dr. Marcus Thompson is a retired Major General who served 34 years in the Australian Army. After graduating from the Royal Military College in 1988, Marcus was allocated to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. He served in a variety of command, regimental and Special Operations appointments including: Command of the 3rd Combat Signal Regiment; secondment to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet as the Senior Advisor Defence Policy and Operations; Director General Special Operations Capability; Commander 6th Brigade; and deployments to East Timor, Iraq, and Afghanistan. His final appointment was as the inaugural Head of Information Warfare for the Australian Defence Force.
Since leaving the Australian Army, Thompson has founded Cyber Compass Pty Ltd, an independent advisory focused on improving cyber security and developing sovereign Australian capability. He has worked with and supported many Australian entities, including Macquarie Technology Group, ParaFlare, several major banks and financial institutions, and the Melbourne Business School. He is a Non–Executive Director of Penten, a Non–Executive Director of Bank Australia, and a Non–executive Director of Data Action.
Thompson holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with honours from the University of New South Wales, a Bachelor of Business from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, a Master of Defence Studies from the University of Canberra, a Master of Strategic Studies from Deakin University, and a PhD in Cyber Security from the University of New South Wales. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Company Secretaries
The archTIS Co-Secretaries bring a wealth of experience in corporate governance, capital markets and capital raisings for ASX-listed companies across a diverse range of industries.
Erlyn Dawson
Company Co-Secretary
Winton Willesee
Company Co-Secretary
Andrew Burns
Company Co-Secretary
Erlyn Dawson
BCom., GradDipACG, AGIA, ACG
Erlyn Dawson is an experienced corporate professional with a broad range of corporate governance and capital markets experience, having been involved with several public company listings, merger and acquisition transactions and capital raisings for ASX-listed companies across a diverse range of industries.
Dawson began her career in corporate recovery and restructuring at Ferrier Hodgson and is now the Managing Director of corporate services firm, Azalea Consulting, which provides outsourced company secretarial, accounting and administration services to a portfolio of ASX-listed companies.
Dawson holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance. She is a member of the Governance Institute of Australia/Chartered Secretary.
Winton Willesee
BBus, DipEd, PGDipBus, MCom, FFin, CPA, GAICD, FGIS/FCIS
Winton Willesee is an experienced company director and secretary with over 20 years experience in various roles within the Australian capital markets. Willesee has considerable experience with ASX listed and other companies over a broad range of industries having been involved with many successful ventures from early stage through to large capital development projects. He has a core expertise in strategy, company development, corporate governance, company public listings, merger and acquisition transactions and corporate finance
Willesee holds formal qualifications in Commerce, Economics and Finance, Accounting, Applied Finance and Investment, Applied Corporate Governance and Education. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, the Governance Institute of Australia and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Member of CPA Australia.
Andrew Burns
Andrew Burns brings more than 25 years of experience in executive, commercial and financial leadership, driving sustainable business transformation and profitable growth to the archTIS CFO role. His distinguished career includes CFO and 2iC to the MD/CEO of the then-listed Citadel Group Limited alongside archTIS Chairman Dr. Miles Jakeman. Andrew played a key role in quadrupling Citadel’s revenue, managing M&A and delivering an engaged, high-performance workforce. He has also held senior financial leadership roles at Open Pay, RAS Technology, General Electric, and GE Healthcare. Andrew holds an Executive MBA in Business from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) and a Bachelor of Commerce and Accounting from the University of Canberra. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is currently a director of Viva Leisure Limited (ASX:VVA).