With 20 years of experience in the ICT industry, Allan Burdekin is a former member of the National Consultative Committee for Security and Risk (5 years) and the National Standing Committee on Cloud Based Computer Services (2 Years). Prior to joining Optus, Allan was Head of Salmat Speech Australia which specialised in Natural Language Speech (NLSR) and biometric solutions. Allan also held the position of General Manager at KAZ Business Services. Responsible for Sales, Consulting and Industry Development, he lead a team focused on process improvement, industry based solutions and business process outsourcing. Prior to KAZ Allan held a number of General Management positions in Telstra focussing on convergent business.