THE FIVECAST TEAM
Spread across the globe with offices in the United States, United Kingdom and Canberra, with Headquarters in Adelaide, Australia, our team consists of functional and industry experts and advisors with tangible real-world intelligence experience, all dedicated to optimizing our solutions to enable a safer world.
We have an established global advisor network that includes former senior executives from leading national security and intelligence organisations and an established partner network globally.
Fivecast Leadership Team
DR BRENTON COOPER
CEO & DIRECTOR
co-founder
Brenton has a 20+ year career in technology and management roles across BAE Systems, Tenix Defence, Motorola, and was previously CTO of the Data to Decisions CRC.
DUANE RIVETT
VP STRATEGIC GROWTH
co-founder
Duane brings 20+ years of experience in technology commercialisation and start-ups to his strategic growth role.
ROSS BUGLAK
VP PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
co-founder
Ross’ 20+ year career has included senior technical roles across the commercial and defence sectors with BAE Systems, Tenix Defence and Motorola.
DAVID BLOCKOW
VP ENGINEERING
co-founder
David brings 15+ years of experience in senior technical roles with companies including BAE Systems and Tenix Defence to his leadership role.
MIKE BALLENGEE
VP Sales
Americas
Mike leverages his 20+ years in global channel and sales leadership positions to drive success for customers and partners across global markets.
MONICA BRINK
Senior DIRECTOR
MARKETING
Monica has 20+ years of marketing experience in the high tech sector across the US, Europe and Australia with Microsoft, BMC Software and start-ups.
MALCOLM PURCELL
VP Sales
APAC
Malcolm draws on his deep experience in the Military and Public Sectors to establish new global markets and build lasting relationships with clients.
DAVID JANSON
SENIOR DIRECTOR
EMEA
David brings 15+ years of global sales leadership, driving impactful GTM strategies, increasing revenue and scaling businesses in the security sector.
AMANDA HANDKE (CA)
DIRECTOR
FINANCE & operations
Amanda brings 15+ years’ experience developing policies and providing strategic insights in the financial sector and for ASX top 200 companies.
Dr JASON SIGNOLET
DIRECTOR
DATA SCIENCE
Jason has 10+ years of experience in research and data science, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge, which he applies to solve customer problems.
Sara Carlson
Senior Corporate
Counsel
Sara has deep experience as Legal Counsel with the US Government, including the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. Sara retired from the US Army after serving as an attorney and military police officer.
Fivecast Advisors
Mary Calam
fivecast ADVISORY NETWORK
Mary brings decades of extensive expertise working at senior levels across the public and private sectors in the UK, including as Director General for Crime, Policing and Fire, and Director of National Security in the Home Office as well as Deputy Director of Knowledge at the Serious Organized Crime Agency.
Lord Kim Darroch
fivecast ADVISORY NETWORK
Lord Darroch is a life peer in the House of Lords and has had a career as a UK diplomat spanning over 40 years focused on National Security and European Policy. He previously served as the British Ambassador to the United States, and as National Security Adviser and UK Permanent Representative to the European Union.
Kristin Wood
fivecast ADVISORY NETWORK
Kristin Wood is the former Chief of Innovation and Technology at the CIA Open Source Center. During her 20-year CIA career, Kristin served in the Director’s area and three Agency directorates – analysis, operations, and digital innovation – leading a wide variety of the Agency’s missions in positions of increasing authority.
Mike Downing
fivecast ADVISORY NETWORK
Michael is the Chief Security Officer for Oakview Group and has 35 years of law enforcement and national security experience, most recently serving as the Deputy Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department and Commanding Officer for Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau where he led five operational divisions.
Maggie Titmuss
fivecast ADVISORY NETWORK
Maggie has 30+ years of experience in international law enforcement with the National Crime Agency (NCA), the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), and other agencies. Maggie has most recently served as Lloyds Banking Group’s (LBG) Director of Intelligence and Incident Response and was Head of Financial Crime Threat Mitigation at HSBC.
