Non-Executive Director, Deputy Chairman

Mr Bevan Slattery is the founder and Deputy Chairman of NEXTDC. He comes from a background in building successful Australian IT and telecommunication companies and an earlier career in administration in local and state government.

Prior to establishing NEXTDC, Mr Slattery was co-founder and director of PIPE Networks Limited and iSeek Communications. PIPE Networks Limited is one of Australia’s leading telecommunications infrastructure providers. It was listed on ASX in May 2005 raising $3.5 million at 40 cents per share, and was acquired by TPG Telecom Limited in March 2010 for $6.30 per share, valuing the equity at $373 million.

After being awarded the Queensland Pearcey Entrepreneur Award as part of the ACS and AIIA iAwards program in 2011, Mr Slattery recently went one better in 2012 being awarded the National Benson Entrepreneur award as part of the same program. This annual award, presented each year since 2003, recognises and celebrates the achievements of Australia’s ICT and Digital Media professionals. Winners are recognised as those entrepreneurs who ‘ran a risk and made a difference’ to the ICT sector in Australia.

In March 2010, Mr Slattery was also awarded the ATUG’s Charles Todd Medal for his contribution to the Australian Telecommunications marketplace including the construction of the $200 million PPC-1 submarine cable system connecting Sydney to Guam.

In August 2009, Mr Slattery was awarded the ACOMM Australian Telecommunications Ambassador of the Year Award in recognition of his contribution as a visionary in the Telecommunications industry and his personal quest to advance Australia’s access to technology and promote progress in the Telecommunications market.

Mr Slattery was awarded “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” in the Northern Region finals of the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Mr Slattery holds a Masters in Business Administration from Central Queensland University.