Indara CEO Appointment

The Board is pleased to announce that, following a comprehensive global search, Emilio Romeo has been appointed as Indara’s Chief Executive Officer effective 2 February 2026.

Emilio brings extensive experience in the telecommunications sector with 28 years at Ericsson including 9 years as CEO responsible for leading Ericsson Australia and New Zealand. His experience includes, supporting the networks of all Australian and New Zealand Mobile Network Operators and NBN and leading major network transformations that grew network coverage and capacity, spanning 4 generations of telecommunication.

In a joint statement Indara Shareholders have said:

“We are very pleased to welcome Emilio as CEO. Indara is in a very strong position as an independent provider of digital infrastructure, with a network of over 4,700 sites connecting Australians, and Emilio’s deep industry knowledge will further strengthen Indara and its leadership team as they continue to deliver high quality services to customers.

The Board would like to thank Michael Ferguson for his leadership as Interim CEO. Michael, together with the Executive Leadership Team, have continued to deliver strong performance for our customers, communities, and stakeholders while the Board undertook the search for a new CEO.”

Emilio Romeo said:

“I’m delighted to be joining Indara and excited about the path ahead. I believe digital inclusion is critical infrastructure for Australia’s future. Just like energy or water, connectivity underpins productivity, equity, and growth. Indara is playing a key part to drive the change needed to bring connectivity, affordable access and digital infrastructure to Australians. 

I’m eager to contribute to the company’s continued pursuit of innovation, customer centricity, success and expansion.”

Emilio joins Indara following a successful FY25 and positive start to FY26 with continued momentum and performance across key areas including;

• Zero recordable injuries or long-time injuries across both FY25 and FY26 year to date.​

• Strong FY25 financial performance in both underlying Management EBITDA and operating cash flow. FY26 year to date financial performance is ahead of budget.

• Delivery of the 300th tower under the Optus BTS Program.

• Assisted Optus with MOCN regional network transformation which materially improves the available network coverage for TPG network users.

• Material improvement in FY25 employee engagement scores following Indara’s Employee Value Proposition activation with strong progress across action plans continuing into FY26 year to date.

  
  

Michael Ferguson will continue as Interim CEO and Aleks Zlatkovic as Interim Chief Financial Officer until Emilio commences in February 2026, at which point Michael will return to his role as Chief Financial Officer and Aleks as Treasurer & Head of Corporate Finance.