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The Board, working with senior management, is ultimately responsible to the shareholders for overall business performance and overall enhancement of shareholder value. The Board delegates responsibility for the actual conduct of the business to the Managing Director who, with the senior management team, is accountable to the Board.

The Board approves company goals and directions, strategic plans and performance targets, and ensures that appropriate policies, procedures and systems are in place to manage risk, optimise business performance and maintain high standards of ethical behaviour and legal compliance.

Mark Gray

Non-executive Chairman

Mark joined the board of Data# 3 Limited in 2017 and was appointed Chairman of the Board at the 2023 AGM. Mark also chairs the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. He is also the Chairman of Sugar Terminals Limited, Deputy Chairman of Urban Utilities, and a Non-Executive Director of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland). Previous senior executive roles include Under Treasurer of the Queensland Treasury Department, Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Competition Authority and the Queensland Independent Commission of Audit, Queensland Office Head at Macquarie Group and Executive Director with BDO.

Brad Colledge

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Brad was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 1 March, 2024. Brad holds a degree in Business Management from Queensland University of Technology and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has over 30 years’ experience in the business technology industry and joined Data#3 in 1995. Initially working to establish the Licensing Solutions business in Data#3, Brad’s responsibility expanded to the broader Software Solutions business, Infrastructure Solutions business and Services businesses.

Laurence Baynham

Non-Executive Director

Laurence first joined Data#3 in 1994 and held various roles until his appointment as CEO in 2014 and Managing Director in 2016. Laurence completed his executive role on 4 March 2024 before joining the board of Data#3 Limited on 1 July 2025. He became a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2011. Prior to joining Data#3, Laurence gained a broad range of international IT industry experience. Laurence is a graduate of the INSEAD Business School (Singapore) Strategic Management Academy and was a member of global advisory boards for strategic partners of Data#3. In 2016 he was inducted into the Australian IT industry Hall of Fame.

Diana Eilert

Non-Executive Director

Diana joined the board of Data#3 Limited on 1 July 2025. Diana is currently a non-executive director of ASX-listed Domain Holdings and has previously been a non-executive director of a number of other ASX listed companies including Keypath Education, Elders, Super Retail Group, REA Group, Navitas and Veda Group. Diana is also a Member of the Australian Competition Tribunal. Diana’s senior executive career includes roles as Head of Strategy and Corporate Development for News Limited and Group Executive for Suncorp’s insurance business and Group Executive for Technology, People and Marketing. Diana spent 10 years with Citibank and was also a Partner with IBM.

Mark Esler

Non-executive Director

Mark commenced his IT career at IBM Australia in 1976 and worked in a number of roles at IBM before joining the Data# 3 group in 1984 as an executive director. Mark served as an executive director of Data# 3 Limited from 1997 to 2002, and performed senior management roles in Sales and Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain before retiring from his role as Queensland General Manager in 2014. Mark has been actively involved in many IT-related forums and was a member of both the Asia Pacific and Worldwide Hewlett-Packard Global Partner Advisory Boards from 2011 until 2014. He has also been recognised as a 30-year Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mark re-joined the board of Data# 3 Limited in 2019.

Bronwyn Morris AM

Non-Executive Director

Bronwyn Morris was appointed Non-Executive Director on 1 December, 2024. Bronwyn has served as Chair and Non-Executive Director on multiple ASX-listed companies and large government owned corporations over the past 25 years, with broad experience in setting strategic direction as well as specific responsibility for financial, audit, corporate governance and compliance. With experience drawn from a career in finance and accounting, Bronwyn also serves as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Bronwyn is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She was also the Queensland AICD Gold Medal Winner in 2023 and has an outstanding record of achievement as a Non-Executive Director.

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