Board of Directors
Knosys is lead by a Board of business professionals with significant experience in IT and strategy.
Dr. Phillip Carter
Non-Executive Chairman
Dr. Phillip Carter, who is based in Sydney, is an experienced business leader and entrepreneur with corporate, start-up, founder and public company experience. He has extensive experience as a non-executive Chairman/Director with over 20 years of board experience in strategy, finance and governance across technology, industrials, financial and professional services industries.
Dr. Carter has extensive experience as Chair of key Board committees, including audit, remuneration and compliance from non-executive board appointments in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. He also has over 25 years of experience in investment management and capital market transactions (in Australia, New Zealand, UK, EU) spanning a broad range of industries and all facets of corporate finance.
He is currently a Partner of Kestrel Capital and previously has very extensive experience with a leading UK-based investment management and corporate strategy consulting practice.
Hon. Alan Stockdale AO
Non-Executive Director
Hon. Alan Stockdale AO served as Treasurer in the Victorian Government from 1992 to 1999 and his responsibilities included the Government reform agenda and general financial management. As Treasurer, Alan was responsible for the privatisation of $A30 billion of Government business enterprises. He was also Minister for IT and Multimedia from 1996 to 1999, promoting Victoria as a leader in the application of multimedia and new information technologies.
In the private sector, Alan was employed by Macquarie Bank for a total of six years, co-leading the Macquarie team that successfully bid to acquire Sydney Airport. Taking on a number of other corporate advisory roles, he was involved in a wide range of infrastructure transactions, especially in the power, gas and transport sectors in Australia and overseas. Alan has developed a career as a company Chairman and director of a number of ASX-listed companies and of various unlisted companies and not-for-profit organisations.
He is Chairman of X2M Connect Limited and has been Chairman of Axon Instruments Inc (incorporated in the USA and listed on the ASX), Symex Holdings Limited, Senetas Corporation Limited and a director of Marriner Financial Limited – all companies listed on the ASX.
He was previously a consultant to Metro Trains, a consultant to Maddocks Lawyers, a member of the Advisory Board of Lazard Australia and Chairman of the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund. He was Federal President of the Liberal Party from 2008 to 2014.
Alan holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts, both completed at the University of Melbourne, is a Barrister of the Supreme Courts of Victoria and NSW and the High Court of Australia and was a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Alan is based in Victoria and has been a director of Knosys since 30 April 2015.
John Thompson
Managing Director
John Thompson (BEng Hons, MBA) has held the role of CEO since 18 July 2016. Mr. Thompson brings a wealth of leadership experience having worked for more than 20 years at the helm of renowned technology companies.
Most recently, Mr. Thompson spent 11 years as CEO of Sigtec and 5 years as CEO of Wavenet International, in addition to 5 years with CS Communications and Systems in New York and London.
Mr. Thompson received a first class honours degree in Engineering from the Queensland University of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from the City University Business School in London.
Mr. Thompson has a strong record of driving sales and revenue and has extensive experience as a capable CEO providing pivotal leadership expertise across UK, US, Australia and New Zealand markets for multi-national, listed, IPO and start-up technology companies. John is based in Melbourne and has been a director since 26 September 2018.