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Key PersonnelScott Frayne - Managing DirectorScott Frayne joined Westel as Managing Director and CEO in June 1999. His most recent role,prior to joining Westel, was as Managing Director of JNA Telecommunications Limited, a publiclisted Australian telecommunications company.JNA Telecommunications developed products and solutions for the carrier market, as well asbeing wide area networking specialists for corporate and government customers. During MrFrayne’s tenure at JNA, the company’s market capitalisation increased from A$15 million in A$114million in less than three years.In his last year at JNA, the company had a turnover of A$80 million, employed 330 staff and serviced customersthroughout Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.In September 1998, JNA was acquired by and integrated into Lucent Technologies, the world’s largesttelecommunications equipment company. Mr Frayne continued as Managing Director and a member of the Board ofLucent Asia Pacific, a business with annual revenues of approximately US$3 billion.Nelvis Daniel Gonano - Chief Financial Officer.Nelvis Gonano joined Westel in October 1999 and brings to the company a wealth oftelecommunications experience, having spent some twelve years in senior financial positions -most recently with Lucent Technologies and prior to that JNA Telecommunications Limited andOTC Australia, now a part of Telstra.Overall, Nelvis has had close to twenty years experience in dealing with taxation, finance andadministration matters for multinational and publicly listed entities, with a ‘hands-on’ proventrack record in the areas of financial planning, analysis of business initiatives and the development of procedures andcontrol. A significant part of Nelvis’ background has involved his dealing with international markets particularly Asiaand the Middle East.Born in Sydney, Nelvis is a Certified Practising Accountant, has earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University ofNew South Wales and is in the final phases of completing a Masters in Commerce from the same institution.Steve Tucker - Chief Technical OfficerSteve Tucker joined Westel in August 1999. He has twenty years experience in thetelecommunications industry both within Australia and internationally and brings to the WestelGroup considerable experience in a wide range of terrestrial and satellite telecommunicationstechnologies.In the mid 1980’s, following six years in the development of military and civil mobile radioproducts he moved into the systems engineering of mobile switched voice and data systems.This was followed by four years providing system design and consultancy services to carriers,broadcasters and business organizations using satellite systems in the Asia-Pacific region.In 1993 he was recruited to Stanilite Electronics to develop a telecommunications systems engineering capability andlater, as Development Manager Technology was responsible for the development of cellular, wireless local loop and7
mobile radio products. From 1996, following the acquisition of Stanilite by ADI Ltd he focussed on the development ofdigital mobile radio products and systems and as Engineering Manager Telecommunications he was, for 3 years, arepresentative to the Telecommunications Industry Association in the USA where he contributed to the development ofthe APCO Project 25 digital radio standard.Steve is a member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the Institute ofElectrical and Electronic Engineers. He holds patents in several countries in the field of radio and switching systems.Graham Bickley - Chief Executive Officer, Concentrix Pty LtdGraham Bickley has over twenty-five years experience in the telecommunications and ITindustries both within Australia and internationally. He joined Westel in May 1999 to develop andrun Concentrix.His most recent position was as Chief Operating Officer of Link Telecommunications inMelbourne. Link employed around 1000 people, operating national paging, messaging and callcentre businesses, as well as being a service provider for one of Australia’s leading carriers.With Link being majority-owned by Bakrie Communications (of Indonesia), Mr Bickley hadconstant exposure to telecommunications business activities in Asia.Previously, he worked for NEC Australia, as General Manager of the Integrated Communications Products Group.In this position he was a member of the international marketing team, liaising frequently with other parts of NEC inJapan, the UK, Europe and USA.As General Manager of Wang Computers in the 1980’s, Graham Bickley also received a solid grounding in the ITindustry. In conjunction with his telecommunications knowledge, this background equips Mr Bickley to manage theconvergence occurring in these technologies.Gregory Klumov - General Manager, Westel Wireless DivisionGregory Klumov joined the company in August 1999. He has a solid background intelecommunications, international marketing and business development. In the past 10 years hehas held strategic positions in a number of Australian and international IT companiesPreviously Gregory Klumov worked for ADI Limited as Regional Business Manager Europe.Gregory was responsible for the development of ADI’s business in Europe, Eastern Europe andthe Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). He had constant exposure to thetelecommunications business in Europe and Asia, and successfully built a network of distributors,technology partners and strategic alliances across Europe.Previously, Mr Klumov was a Product Manager with Keycorp Limited, and has held senior positions in a number ofmerchant banks in the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe and the CIS.Gregory Klumov brings Westel Group Limited a wealth of experience in international marketing and seniormanagement necessary for the successful development of the company’s Wireless Systems Division.8
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