Meet The Team

Garry Sholl GAICD

Managing Director & CEO

Highly successful Senior Executive, Founder and CEO of Sholl Communications (Aust.) which was established in 1986 and sold after 21 years in 2007. Guided Sholl Communications to a National Company with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Proven track record of over 30 years in leading and building businesses, concentrating on staff values, honesty and integrity. An extremely committed and entrepreneurial leader focused on telecommunications services, product development, partnership alliances and strategic business development on a worldwide scale.

Recently completed a three year contract in the Middle East delivering over $250 Million of Satellite contracts. These successful contracts came through his vast International contacts, including Pakistan, the Middle East and Asia. A graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. (GAICD)

Russell Small

Strategic Director

Russell holds over thirty years in Executive, Non Executive, Company Director and Chairman roles in both Corporate and State /National sports organisations. With extensive Leadership experience in early stage business through to Large Corporations Russell has a passion for growing business with expertise in Sales, Operational, General Management and Stakeholder management.

Specific Industry experience includes Telecommunications, Electricity, Call Centres, Financial (ATM), Fleet Management and Residential Installation and Maintenance Services.

Russell was a Co Founder of Skilled Communications, Direct Cash ATM, Communication Services Australia and Service Stream Ltd.

Shenal Fernando

Chief Financial Officer

Shenal Fernando joined Fixtel Group in January 2019 as Chief financial Officer. He oversees all aspects of Fixtel’s finances, including performance reporting, preparation of financial statements and board reporting.

Prior to this he was the Finance Manager for ASX listed Costa group for more than 8 years responsible for financial outcomes. He has played a leading role in Finance Management, systems implementation, corporate strategy & mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Costa, he held several senior finance roles in logistics, manufacturing and engineering.

He is a member of CPA Australia, An associate member of chartered institute of Management accountants of UK (CIMA) and Associate of Chartered global management accountants (CGMA).

Ken Benson

Advisory Board Member

Ken is a highly successful Senior Executive with extensive experience. He has held senior executive positions at leading international telecommunications companies such as British Telecom, Telecom New Zealand and Telstra Corporation and currently runs his own consulting business.

His experience includes serving as both Chairman and Director of Telecommunications related companies in EMEA and Asia Pacific regions and he has led numerous strategic change initiatives to both build businesses and improve business performance. He is recognised as a network technology expert in wireline, wireless and submarine cable and the application of emerging and future technologies. Highly accomplished in commercial negotiations and business delivery.

Michael Kerr

Advisory Board Member

Michael is an Associate of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and has been involved with the building industry since 1968. He joined Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) in 1968 where he was involved in projects such as AMP St James, BHP House and Collins Place.

Michael was a director of RLB for 25 years, together with being past Chairman of RLB Oceania and an RLB Global Board member.

As Director, he has been involved with many of Melbourne’s major retail and residential projects, several hospitals and significant complex commercial projects. He has extensive experience in difficult projects particularly in the areas of refurbishment and retrofits to major commercial and residential developments.