Bevan Slattery retires as Chairman of Superloop; Peter O’ Connell replaces him

Bevan Slattery, founder and Chairman of Superloop recently made a public announcement that he will step down from his official position in the company at its forthcoming AGM on 24th November. Peter O’ Connell, co-founder and former CEO of Amaysim is set to fill Slattery’s shoes at Superloop.

However, Slattery will continue to be a major shareholder in the company. He has chosen to shift his concentration towards other projects like his Great Barrier Reef project - Biopixel. He is known to be the founding father of many tech-focused companies like SUB.CO, Cloudscene, Biopixel, Megaport (ASX: MP1), Subpartners, NEXTDC (ASX: NXT), PIPE Networks and iSeek. 

When he stepped back as the Chair of Superloop in March last year, Slattery said, “Since stepping in as Chair from the beginning of the pandemic in March last year, we have removed significant cost from the business, put in place a first-class management team led by our new CEO Paul Tyler, recapitalised the business, delivered on guidance given two years in a row, and made a transformational acquisition with Exetel.”

On O'Connell's appointment, Slattery said that he has acquired a comprehensive understanding of branding, marketing, legal, regulatory, corporate governance and culture in over three decades of experience in the industry. 

O’Connell, on his selection, said that he is excited to join the company at such an exciting time and looks forward to working with fellow directors, the executive team and the employees of Superloop. Along with his Superloop team, he wishes to leave an indelible mark in the Australian telco market.

In his long-standing career, O’Connell has served as a senior executive or board member in companies such as Optus Communications, BellSouth, Eircom and Meteor. He founded Hargrave Consultants, an advisory firm for the technology and telecommunications sector. O’Connell is currently the Chair of the Australian fintech company, Padua. 

Paul Tyler, Superloop CEO said that O’Connell’s rich experience and deep insights will help in delivering digital-first services to the consumer, business and wholesale customers based on the Superloop’s infrastructure built over the years. He added, "In particular, his experience in the consumer telco space balances the board's existing strong experience in the business and wholesale markets, which is further emphasised with our migration of Exetel's customers to the Superloop network ahead of schedule.”