Meet Our Team
Meet the experienced leaders guiding our vision, strategy, and commitment to excellence across defence, industry, and innovation.
Executive Team
At ASR Defence, our team brings together leaders in radar, AI, and advanced sensing with decades of experience across Defence, academia, and industry. We combine deep technical expertise with a shared commitment to innovation and practical delivery for Australia’s defence future.
Len Sciacca – CEO
Founder and CEO driving AI-enabled defence innovation, with 35+ years leading national programs across Defence and industry.
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Khusro Saleem – Head of Engineering
Co-founder leading ASR’s engineering strategy, specialising in advanced radar and phased array systems for defence applications.
Estefania Yap – Head of AI
AI leader developing intelligent algorithms to enhance automation, sensing, and decision-making across defence technologies.
Advisory Board Members
Our advisory board brings together distinguished leaders from defence, industry, academia, and business. With decades of experience and proven expertise, they provide strategic guidance, technical insight, and governance to ensure our organisation continues to deliver meaningful impact and innovation.
Air-Vice Marshal Peter Nicholson AO
Chairman of Board – Advisor, Government & Industry
Founder and CEO driving AI-enabled defence innovation, with 35+ years leading national programs across Defence and industry.
Mr Kim Scott
Advisor – Defence Industry Strategy
Respected defence technology leader and investor with 39+ years' experience shaping innovation across Defence, Space, and cyber sectors.
Mr Larry Jackson
Advisor – Business Strategy
Global trading executive driving profitable growth, innovation, and business turnarounds across the Indo-Pacific and international markets.
Emeritus Professor Rob Evans
Advisor – Technical
World-leading radar and signal processing expert whose research and advisory work has advanced Australia’s defence and autonomous systems.
Greggy Samonte
Advisor – Data Archtectures
Certified actuary and data science leader specialising in quantitative risk management and analytics for the financial services sector.
