Fergus McLachlan

Business Positions

Tellus Holdings An Australian hazardous waste management and geological repository company

• Senior Adviser, Defence Sector (Aug '25→?)

DroneShield An Australian defence company that specialises in technology for drone detection and security.

• Senior Adviser (Nov '24→?)

Kyndryl An American multinational information technology infrastructure services provider | Spinoff of IBM infrastructure services business

• Senior Strategic Adviser

The Outcome Group Business Consulting and Services

• Member, Advisory Board

Bondi Partners An Australian advisory firm providing real time intelligence and business solutions | Founder Joe Hockey.

• Senior Advisor (Jan '22→Jul '25)

Boral Australia

• Executive General Manager, Business Performance & Improvement (Jan '20→Nov '21)

NIOA A 100% Australian-owned weapons and munitions specialist/manufacturer.

• Strategic Adviser (Sep '19→Jan '22)*

L3 Harris Technologies Formed from merger of L-3 Communications & Harris Corp

• Director Australia (Jul '19→?)

Board Memberships

AMDA Foundation Foundation behind Military Conferences & Exhibitions in Australia including the biennial Avalon Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition

• Member, Board of Directors (Nov '24→?)

The Sir Richard Williams Foundation Independent Research Foundation in Australia

• Director (May '19→?)

NIOA A 100% Australian-owned weapons and munitions specialist/manufacturer.

• Member, Advisory Board (Dec 1 '20→?)

Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Futures Institute (AICFI) Australia | Charles Sturt University | Demonstrating how data science, artificial intelligence, and cyber security can better serve regional communities worldwide.

• Chair of Advisory Board (Sep '21→?)

Positions

The University of Sydney Australian University.

• Senior Adviser, Defence & National Security (Aug '23→?)

Invicta Prospects Group (IPG) Pty Ltd An Australian Veteran owned technology start-up specialising in the development and support of software solutions

• Non-Executive Director (Jul '18→?)

Monash University A public university based in Melbourne, Australia

• Adjunct Professor (Feb '19→?)

Government Positions

Charles Sturt University (CSU) An Australian multi-campus public university.

• Chair, Advisory Board for Cyber, Data & Security Research Institute (Sep '21→Aug '24)

Royal Australian Army Australia's military land force

• Major General ('85→'18)

Schools

Royal Military College The Royal Military College, Duntroon, also known as Duntroon, is the Australian Army's officer training establishment.

• Bachelor's Degree (Jan '82→Dec '85)

Miscellaneous Relationships

1941 Fund A joint venture capital initiative between Bondi Partners and Ellerston Capital

• Affiliation*