Executive Team

Christopher Ride

Christopher Ride
Managing Director

One of the major shareholders of Interactive, Chris joined the company in 1992 and has been the Managing Director of Interactive since June 2000. In his time as Managing Director, Interactive has more than tripled in size, profitability, products and market coverage. Previously, Chris worked for IBM from 1984-1992.

Simon Durkin

Simon Durkin
Director of Sales

Simon joined Interactive in 2002, bringing with him great experience from the IT industry. His department is responsible for new customer sales and the ongoing improvement of Interactive’s processes. Simon has previously held a number of sales and management positions with Ferntree Computer Corporation, GE Capital IT Solutions and CSC.

Tony Summers

Tony Summers
Chief Financial Officer
Bringing with him a wealth of commercial expertise, Tony joined Interactive in October 2008 as Chief Financial Officer. Previously he held the position of CFO at AXA Asia Pacific and at Powercor, and most recently as Chief Operating Officer of 80-20 Software.

Des McMahon

Des McMahon
Director of Field Services

Joining Interactive in 2004, Des had extensive Sales and Engineering experience in the UK and Australia in management roles with Storage Technology, Amdahl and Fujitsu. Since appointment to his current role in February 2010, Des leads delivery of maintenance services to Interactive’s customers including responsibility for logistics, purchasing and service desk operations.

Don McKenzie

Don McKenzie
Director of Infrastructure

With over thirty years experience in the IT sector, which also includes a strong finance and property development background, Don joined Interactive in June 2007. As Director of Infrastructure he is responsible for all aspects of Interactive's property requirements, Human Resources, communications and internal IT systems.

Brad Wells

Brad Wells
Director of Business Solutions
Having joined Interactive in 1995, Brad has held several positions within Sales, Sales management and Strategic development. Today Brad heads up our Business Solutions Group, expanding our services to incorporate physical and Virtual Managed Service offerings. Brad has a technical background having previously worked with IBM, Telstra and Civil Aviation.