Directors

Dr Ian Campbell
Chairman
Dr Campbell holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales and has 35 years experience in software and electronic commerce. Dr Campbell was the co-founder of the privately owned CPS Group of Companies in 1970, and has been the Chairman and Managing Director of the CPS Group since 1990. The CPS Group is currently the major shareholder in Powerlan.

Mr Jon Newbery
Chief Executive
Jon Newbery has 20 years of management, finance, operational, and turnaround experience. He qualified as an accountant with Arthur Andersen in London, before moving to Warsaw, Poland to assist in establishing the consultancy’s presence there in 1991. Jon moved to Australia in June 2000, where he joined Newport Capital Group as an investment director. While at Newport, he worked with young Australian companies advising on fund raising, restructuring and exit opportunities. In 2002, Jon established his own operational consulting business, where he successfully ran a number of early technology businesses, including a BSS software vendor. Jon joined Powerlan in May 2006, as the Chief Financial Officer and was appointed the Chief Executive Officer in February 2007.

Mr Geoff Harrington
Non–Executive Director
Mr Harrington has over 30 years experience in investment banking covering all aspects of corporate finance including divestments, acquisitions, take-overs and take-over defences.  He has advised on cross border transactions in the UK, US, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia the Netherlands and Thailand. Since 1990 Mr Harrington has run his own firm providing a top-level investment banking service for smaller transactions.  Mr Harrington holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration from the University of New South Wales.

Mr Ian Lancaster
Non–Executive Director
Mr Lancaster holds a BA (Major Accounting and Financial Accounting) from Macquarie University and has been a CPA since 1985.  Over his accounting career he has held various senior executive positions including Vice President Accounting and Finance of the Grundy Organisation and Network Financial Controller for The Seven Network.  He has also a keen appreciation for the challenges of developing a strong commercial environment, having himself built a large successful general insurance brokerage firm.  Mr Lancaster brings to the Company's board of directors a unique combination of extensive accounting and business experiences that will be of great assistance to the current directors.

Ms Fiona McLeod
Non- Executive Director

Ms McLeod is Victoria’s Energy and Water Ombudsman and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Over her career she has held local, state and national elected roles in the Commonwealth Public Service Union, Press Secretary and Research assistant to a Federal Parliamentarian, General Manager in the State Trust Corporation of Victoria and CEO of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Fiona was appointed to the Powerlan board in January 2007.