Chairman - John Fison

John Fison is responsible for the strategic development of Netbox Blue in Australia and overseas. Since joining the company in 2005, he has overseen exponential growth in the domestic business and international expansion into Europe, Asia and the Americas. This includes a major deal to develop a custom solution for the Japanese market for Canon IT Solutions. John has developed strategic alliances with industry giants such as IBM, VMware and ESET.

Prior to joining, Netbox Blue built an IT solutions company in the UK into a A$125m business over 7 years, employing over 100 people. John won several prestigious awards in the UK for growth and entrepreneurship and was an Ernst and Young 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' winner in 2001 and latterly was selected as a judge for this program in the UK and more recently in Australia.

John is one of the first UK Chartered Directors and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

Chief Technology Officer - Trent Davis

Trent Davis is the founder of Netbox Blue and the chief technology architect. He leads the development team, concentrating on intellectual property in the areas of distributed cloud based computing, content filtering technologies for web 2.0 applications. The technology is widely used by business, government and schools and has also been adapted to suit the home environment.

Trent ensures Netbox Blue solutions remain at the cutting edge of technology, constantly developing the range of products to make sure clients always have the most advanced protection against known and unknown threats and providing management with the most effective internet and email management technology.

Trent is recognized for his prowess in the technical field and his business acumen. He was an Ernst & Young 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' winner in 2006 and was named by FMH magazine as one of the Most Influential Australians under 30. Trent is sought as a speaker, for his insight into the technology industry and his predictions for future trends.

General Manager - Australia & New Zealand - Ross Hanson

Ross Hanson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience of the IT industry to Netbox Blue, with senior management roles within the software and telecommunications industry and he has a proven track record in building large IT teams and delivering significant corporate and government sales.

As an entrepreneur, Ross has had major success in building local offices for national and global, publicly listed organisations plus he has built his own software business which was later sold to a US based venture capital firm.  

Ross is facilitating Netbox Blue’s continued growth and expansion in Australia and New Zealand.

Global Marketing Manager - Peter Geale

Peter Geale has more than 25 years’ experience in sales and marketing roles across the Information and Communications Technology industry in Brisbane, Sydney and Boston. His work has spanned varying sized businesses from start-up firms to large multinational firms including companies such as Hewlett-Packard, CITEC, Stallion Technologies, Anixter and Pivit.

Peter leads Netbox Blue's marketing team and is responsible for all marketing activities including developing the Netbox Blue brand, product management and promotional programs.

Peter has a Bachelor of Business from Queensland University of Technology and recently completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Griffith University.