Meet our
Executive Team

Steve joined DA in November 2021. He has an extensive history in senior executive-level finance roles, in diverse commercial settings such as defence, agribusiness and financial services. He holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Graduate Diploma of Accounting and is a graduate of the AICD and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants ANZ.

After almost a decade with KPMG Audit, specialising in Financial Services clients, Steve transitioned to the corporate sector at defence contractor BAE Systems Australia. He then moved to agribusiness Elders, serving as Commercial Manager before undertaking several CFO roles.

Steve returned to the Financial Services sector in 2009 as CFO of KeyInvest, an APRA regulated, member owned mutual providing property, financial and retirement services. Here, Steve was responsible for management of legal matters, funding transactions, property development, commercial contract reviews, and much more.

Jarrod joined DA in September 2020.

He is an accomplished, adaptive and collaborative senior leader, with over 20 years’ experience in financial services. Specialising in insurance (life and health) and banking (institutional and commercial), he is an exceptional team builder with deep knowledge in the areas of risk management, operations and projects, and has achieved great success in driving transformational organisational outcomes.

Before joining DA, Jarrod was at AIA Australia where he served first as Chief Risk Officer and then as Head of Enterprise Delivery.

He holds bachelor’s degrees in both Commerce and Arts from the University of Melbourne and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Over 20 years’ experience in Digital and Technology Management in business as diverse as defence, retail, high technology, resources, telecommunications, and financial services.

Roles have included technology executive, digital and user experience, behavioural science, customer service, consultancy, product management, security, and commercial. Qualifications include Bachelor of Business (eCommerce), MBA, CISM, CGEIT, PROSCI, NNG UX Certified, Interaction Design, Design Thinking, Agile, and Diploma of Project Mgmt.