Board & Management

(assumed role 6 July 2026)

Extensive public markets and capital markets experience in Australia and overseas.

Previously co-founder and Chairman of ASX listed Amcom Telecommunications Ltd leading its merger with Vocus Communications.

Grew Amcom to be the largest shareholder of iiNet, Australia’s 2nd largest DSL internet service provider.

Director of the PLC Foundation, The Minderoo Foundation, and of the Fremantle Football Club.

Jonathan Pearce has worked in the finance industry for more than 20 years, focused primarily on growth and expansion stage companies.

He has a background in investment and advisory for small and mid-cap companies both listed and unlisted. Jonathan co-founded 248 Growth Partners in 2019 (formerly CVC Emerging Companies Fund) to focus on investment in strong, Australian-focused growth companies.

Prior to joining 248 Growth Partners, Jonathan held senior roles at a number of Advisory businesses and holds directorships in a number of private and publicly listed companies.

Janine brings more than two decades of legal, governance and management experience across multiple sectors, including highly regulated industries and complex global businesses. Janine is a professional non-executive director and currently sits on the boards of Ambertech Limited (ASX: AMO), Cynata Therapeutics Limited (ASX: CYP) and Cloudwerx Holdings Pty Ltd. Janine is also a commissioner for the NSW Independent Casino Commission, a statutory authority.

Previously, Janine was General Counsel & Company Secretary of Link Group, where she was principal adviser to the board and executive on governance, legal risk and M&A. Prior to that, Ms Rolfe founded one of Australia’s largest governance advisory firms, Company Matters, and worked both as in-house counsel at Qantas Airways Limited and in private practice at Mallesons.

Spearheaded Swoop’s strategic direction model over the past 5 years

Managed network deployment for Swoop across Australia along with the development of the Business Grade product and Wholesale Partner Channel.

Previously a management consultant with over 15 years of experience, holding roles as Principal at A.T Kearney, and Senior Management Consultant at Anderson Consulting.

Simon has over 25 years change management experience in the Telecommunications and Financial Services sectors spanning multiple geographies. Simon is adept at balancing the competing needs of all Executive stakeholders and building high performing teams that are distributed nationally.

As the Chief Integration Officer, Simon’s role at Swoop is to support our strategic acquisition agenda by leading the program delivery management of our corporate integration activities. Simon is also responsible for the development of our future state applications that support both our fast growing team and our amazing customers across Wholesale, Channel, Business and Retail.

Tom Berryman is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Co-Founder for Australian ASX-listed telco Swoop (ASX:SWP).

With over 18 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications industry, he has been instrumental in building and scaling networks both in Australia and internationally.

Tom oversees the team driving the innovation that empowers the rapid rollout of Swoop’s fixed wireless network to regional and rural Australians. He was also the co-founder of wholesale telco services provider AnyCast and founder of NBN reseller DCSI Broadband. Both were acquired by Swoop Holdings in 2020.

Sherene is a passionate People and Culture Leader specialising in empowering teams, building culture and emotional intelligence, and is an advocate for healthy workplace well-being.

Notable projects include driving a performance culture that empowers employees to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset within an ASX-listed framework for Australian Ethical Investment (AEI). Sherene also mentored a national HR team at Data61, improving team performance and business impact as assessed by key stakeholders from 38% in 2019 to 78% in 2020.

Sherene is proactive in business transformation, change management, diversity and inclusion and strategic advisory through first-hand experience and genuine passion.

David Michaels has extensive experience within the telecommunications industry, particularly as Swoop’s former Head of Sales & Marketing, as well as other senior sales managerial roles with ASX-listed telco companies over the past decade, including Vocus Group Limited (ASX:VOC).

During his time as Swoop’s former Head of Sales & Marketing, the consumer and business division sales increased by 200% and marketing customer acquisition costs improved, contributing to the company’s overall financial success. ​

As the Chief Revenue Officer, David is responsible for driving revenue growth and profitability, while overseeing financial strategies to continue fuelling Swoops’ impressive growth and national expansion across urban and regional Australia.

John is a highly experienced executive with over three decades of public company experience and has a proven track record in providing financial and strategic direction including mergers and acquisitions to ASX listed companies, in the biotech, technology and gaming industries. John is currently a Non Executive Director of Spacetalk (ASX:SPA).

John previously held the role of CFO at Ai-Media (ASX:AIM). John’s previous public company experience includes Regeneus Ltd (ASX:RGS), NSW TAB (ASX:TAB), iCash Payment Systems Ltd (ASX:ICP) and AWA Limited (ASX:AWA).

John is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Chartered Secretaries Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University and is a CPA.