Brad Kellas
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
In May 19, as a result of an EGM, Brad the founder of PropertyVAULT became the Managing Director of DataDot Technology Ltd.
Brad is the founder of Property Vault International Pty Ltd and a decorated former Victoria Police detective with 21 years’ experience. During his policing career, he specialised in investigations involving organised crime, corporate fraud, kidnapping, blackmail, extortion, product contamination and large-scale property theft.
Following his policing career, Brad applied his entrepreneurial and analytical capabilities to global financial markets. He developed a proprietary trading strategy, which he successfully managed for five years at a major investment firm.
In 2015, Brad recognised the potential to combine social media, purpose-built technology and specialist operational support to combat bicycle theft and broader property crime. He subsequently founded BikeVAULT, the forerunner to PropertyVAULT. The platform has since evolved into a leading Australian asset-theft prevention and recovery service.
Recognising the importance of combining physical and digital asset identification to combat theft and fraud, Brad became a major shareholder in DataDot Technology Ltd, a global provider of microdot and forensic identification technologies. In 2019, as the Company’s largest shareholder, he initiated a successful Extraordinary General Meeting that led to a reset of the Company’s strategic direction.
Since his appointment as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Brad has overseen the Group’s expansion into digital platforms, asset services and insurance services. This includes the development of PropertyVAULT Asset Services, which supports asset identification and validation, fraud detection, theft prevention, stolen-asset tracing and recovery, and subrogation for insurers and other asset-intensive industries.
Through PropertyVAULT Insurance Services, Brad has also led the Group’s expansion into specialist services for the insurance sector, including national stolen-asset recovery operations, claims-related fraud identification and insurance offerings through the PropertyVAULT platform.
This strategy positions the Group at the forefront of integrated asset identification, protection, recovery and insurance innovation.
David Lloyd
Non Executive Director
B.Sc. (ANU), Grad Dip Business (UQ), MBA with Distinction (INSEAD)
David is an experienced senior executive specialising in strategy, new technologies, business development, ventures and partnerships, whose skills have been deployed to successfully turn around the DataDot business by leveraging an alliance with PropertyVAULT.
David’s present executive role is Chief Commercial Officer of Emerging Fuels Technology, which provides technology for renewable fuel projects and is also developing proprietary projects.
Previously a senior executive at Qantas, Virgin Blue and Virgin Australia, David has been the architect of several high-profile alliances with other airlines, as well as a joint venture with the Government of Samoa, demonstrating his ability to build valuable commercial relationships. While at Virgin Blue, he also designed the Velocity Frequent Flyer program. Subsequently, at Virgin, he developed the business cases for fleet orders worth over USD2 billion and the establishment of a new international business.
While at Qantas, David mentored businesses in its tech accelerator program, oversaw commercial relationships with start-up and scale-up businesses, including those in which Qantas has taken equity stakes and warrants, and worked on externally commercialising the Company’s own innovations.
Previously, David worked internationally as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group and Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and was a project manager for the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games.
He is an internationally competitive cyclist and member of numerous cycling organisations, bringing a customer viewpoint to the value of both DataDot and PropertyVAULT.
Patrick Raper
Non Executive Director
FCPA, FAICD
Patrick brings to the Board of DDT over 30 years experience as an accomplished CFO, Director and Company Secretary for ASX listed companies, international companies, subsidiaries of international companies, private companies, Private Equity owned companies, NFP’s and State Owned Corporations.
He established and provided CFO, Governance and Company Secretary expertise for Ecosave Holdings Limited (ASX: ECV) and CMA Corporation Limited (ASX: CMV) and has held a number of roles within the Investment portfolio companies of Hawkesbridge Private Equity including variously Company Secretary, CFO, Joint Managing Director and Chairman of Trippas White Catering as well as Director of Corporate Services with Integrated Premises Services Pty Limited.
Patrick formerly was also CFO and Company Secretary for a number of Touraust Corporation managed entities including Reef Casino Trust (ASX: RCT), Australian Tourism Group (ASX: ATU), The Chifley Hotels Group and the International College of Management (formerly ICTHM) at Manly in NSW.
Patrick has also held short term contract Company Secretary roles for Toys”R”Us ANZ Limited (ASX: TOY) and the Port Authority of New South Wales.
In the period between 2014 and retirement in December 2021 Patrick was variously CFO and Company Secretary of DataDot Technology Limited (ASX: DDT) and its subsidiaries.
Patrick now holds Board level roles with Star Combo Pharma Limited (ASX : S66), Mosman Cricket Club and Northcare Management Limited (atf The Northcare Foundation) and is a Justice of the Peace for NSW.
