Tesserent
today
announced
the
appointment
of
Mr
Anthony
Sheehan
as
a
non-executive
director
with
immediate
effect.
Welcoming
Mr
Sheehan
to
Tesserent’s
Board,
Chairman,
Mr
Geoff
Lord
highlighted
Mr
Sheehan’s
exceptional
32-year
career
in
government,
with
senior
roles
in
counter-terrorism,
security
intelligence
and
international
security.
“Mr
Sheehan
brings
to
Tesserent
unparalleled
knowledge
and
expertise
in
protecting
Australian
assets
and
will
bolster
Tesserent’s
sovereign
capabilities
in
Australia’s
cyber
defence
and
offensive
activities,”
says
Mr
Lord.
Mr
Sheehan’s
appointment
is
of
strategic
importance,
following
recent
news
that
the
Albanese
Government
plans
to
overhaul
the
$1.7B
10-year
cyber
security
strategy.
Mr
Kurt
Hansen,
CEO,
Tesserent
said,
“We
are
delighted
to
welcome
Mr
Sheehan
to
the
board.
Tesserent
is
the
largest
provider
of
cybersecurity
services
to
the
Federal
Government.
Tesserent
Federal
is
working
closely
with
over
100
Australian
and
New
Zealand
Federal
and
State
Departments
and
Agencies.”
Mr
Sheehan
is
currently
a
private
consultant
having
left
government
employment
in
June
2022
after
32
years
of
service.
He
was
the
former
Deputy
Secretary
responsible
for
International
Security,
Humanitarian,
Consular,
Middle
East
and
Africa
and
Legal
Divisions
at
The
Department
of
Foreign
Affairs
and
Trade.
Prior
to
this,
as
the
Commonwealth
Counter-Terrorism
Coordinator,
he
coordinated
Australia’s
counter-terrorism
arrangements
for
the
Prime
Minister
and
worked
in
close
partnership
with
Commonwealth
and
State
and
Territory
agencies.
He
was
also
Chair
of
the
Australia-New
Zealand
Counter
Terrorism
Committee.
Earlier
roles
included
Deputy
Director-General
with
the
Australian
Security
Intelligence
Organisation
(ASIO),
where
he
was
responsible
for
counter
espionage
and
foreign
interference
and
capability.
This
followed
several
years
as
Deputy
Secretary
in
the
Attorney-General’s
Department,
initially
with
responsibility
for
National
Security,
Criminal
Justice
and
Emergency
Management
and
then
as
Chief
Operating
Officer.
Mr
Sheehan
also
served
as
First
Assistant
Secretary
Homeland
and
Border
Security
in
the
Department
of
the
Prime
Minister
and
Cabinet.
He
also
had
postings
to
Taipei,
Beijing
and
Jakarta
and
then
held
a
number
of
Senior
Executive
Service
(SES)
positions
in
Canberra
with
responsibilities
for
counter
terrorism,
people
smuggling
and
other
transnational
issues.
Commenting
on
his
appointment,
Mr
Sheehan
says,
“I
am
delighted
to
join
Tesserent’s
board
and
contribute
to
the
strategic
expansion,
uplift
capability
of
the
business
and
protection
of
Australian
and
New
Zealand’s
assets
and
defences.
Tesserent
has
more
than
400
of
Australia’s
top
security
practitioners
and
is
on
the
front
line
of
Australia’s
cyber
defence
and
risk
management.”
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