FIRSTWAVE CLOUD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2020

Jul 30, 2020

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31 July 2020: ASX Media Release

FirstWave appoints Neil Pollock as Chief Executive Officer

Highlights:

• FirstWave confirms the appointment of Mr Neil Pollock, previous Chief Operating Officer, as Chief Executive Officer

• Mr Pollock brings significant experience in global telecommunications markets and three years’ experience with the Company to the Chief Executive Officer role

Australian-headquartered global cloud security company, FirstWave Cloud Technology Limited (ASX: FCT) ( FirstWave ), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Neil Pollock as Chief Executive Officer, effective 31[st] July 2020.

Mr. Pollock, who joined the Company in 2017 as Head of International Business, has been the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and senior executive since February 2020. Over the past 3 years, Mr Pollock has:

• driven execution of the Company’s global channel strategy which today sees over 100 distribution partners in the international channel, 28 of which have transitioned to end user billing partners;

• • signed and managed the roll-out of the Company’s OEM Agreement with Cisco; and

• built a team to enable the Company’s global ambition to take consumption-based enterprise grade cyber security to the world’s small to medium businesses.

Mr Pollock is a global business leader with almost 30 years’ experience in technology including information and communications technology, telecommunications, data centre technology and military technology across Australia, Asia, India, the Middle East and Europe.

Prior to joining FirstWave, Mr Pollock was the Chief Executive Officer of Indian-based data centre and managed services company, Nxtra Data Limited, a business he built from the ground up to be a top three player in the hyper-competitive Indian data centre market. Nxtra Data Limited was recently valued at US$1.25Bn following a strategic investment by Carlyle Group.

Commenting on Mr Pollock’s appointment, FirstWave Executive Chairman Mr John Grant said, “I congratulate Neil on his appointment. Having worked alongside him during his tenure as COO, he has secured the full support and backing of the Board. Our forward plan requires focused execution especially during the current challenging business climate. Neil has shown exceptional leadership during this period and the Board looks forward to successful execution this year.”

Mr Pollock said of his appointment, “FirstWave is a fantastic business. We have great technology, great people, strong shareholder support and strong foundations to succeed in the most challenging business environment in a generation. I thank John and the Board for their confidence and I am excited about the opportunity to lead the FirstWave team on this journey.”

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FirstWave Cloud Technology Ltd ABN: 35 144 733 595 (ASX: FCT) A Level 10, 132 Arthur St North Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia. P +61 02 9409 7000 W Firstwavecloud.com

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About FirstWave Cloud Technology Limited (FirstWave)

Leading Australian headquartered global cloud security technology company, FirstWave, has delivered Security as a Service (SaaS) solutions since 2004. FirstWave provides safety through the most accessible and adaptive cloud-based cyber-security solutions that are affordable, easy and fast to implement enabling SaaS. Its unique proprietary cloud-platform orchestration is available for service providers and enterprises of any size, anywhere. In an increasingly vulnerable digital world, FirstWave believes that safe business is good business and that all companies should have access to enterprise-quality cyber-security. FirstWave’s infrastructure, management and security processes are certified to ISO 27001 Information Security Management System Standard and ISO 9001 Quality Management System Standard.

www.firstwavecloud.com

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FirstWave Cloud Technology Ltd ABN: 35 144 733 595 (ASX: FCT) A Level 10, 132 Arthur St North Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia. P +61 02 9409 7000 W Firstwavecloud.com