Codan Communications | DTC has announced the appointment of Matthew Jones as Vice President of Asia Pacific, stating that he will further strengthen the global leadership team and position the company for continued growth in key markets.
In his new role, Jones will be responsible for leading the company’s business activities and market strategy within the region, with a particular focus on military and uncrewed markets.
“When it comes to manufacturing world-leading communications solutions equipment, Codan Communications is one of Australia’s Defence industry leaders. The company’s emerging sovereign product portfolio is strategically important in meeting the connectivity needs of uncrewed combat forces,” said Matthew Jones, Vice President Asia Pacific, Codan Communications | DTC.
“I’m pleased to be joining the company at this key point in the development of uncrewed systems – Codan’s product portfolio will be the critical enabler to customer capability delivery.”
Jones recently served as the Executive Vice President at EOS Defence Systems where he led the C4EDGE Australian Industry communications consortium demonstration. He has previously led the delivery of specialised communications and combat systems programs into Australia, Middle East and Asia – militaries and governments.
“We are delighted to welcome Matthew to the team, whose deep expertise and understanding of the Australian defense market and Joint operations in the region will be a great asset to Codan’s growth strategy,” said Codan Communications | DTC President and Executive General Manager, Paul Sangster.
“His appointment represents the company’s continued commitment to innovation, expansion and expertise within key markets, and several recent senior global leadership appointments.”
The company stated that Jones will leverage his background and experience within military and government communities to spearhead business development in the Australian Defence market, and support DTC’s tactical communications products and solutions as part of its global senior leadership team.