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Our Leadership
The leadership of UBH Group are committed to supporting two priorities: our people, and our mission.
UBH Exists to Bring People & Technology Together to Operationalise Capability
Jeff Batten
Chief Executive Officer
(CEO)
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I am passionate about People, Process and Technology and truly believe people are our most valuable asset.
My approach is very customer and user-orientated: demonstrating a detailed understanding of organisational and technical requirements is essential to implementing technology that is fit for purpose and appropriate for our customers.
Jeff has successfully led large and small teams within the Defence sector for 20 years. Jeff is an experienced business leader having worked in a Fortune 500 company capturing and implementing communications systems projects.
Garnering extensive leadership and management skills during his Army career as a Special Forces Communications Officer, Jeff has since acquired significant business experience being accountable for communication systems projects throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Greg Underwood
Chief Operating Officer
(COO)
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My experience in both the Defence and Mining industry has cemented my view that exponential gains can be achieved through the timely procurement of the latest technology, coupled with highly trained and capable people.
Greg is an experienced leader serving 17 years in the Australian Army. A highlight of his career was mentoring and coaching junior Officers as an instructor, which generated a passion for unlocking latent capability in people and teams through the delivery of world-class training.
Greg brings corporate experience to UBH from his time at an ASX5 company as a Project Manager in the Technology portfolio. He led a number of teams responsible for the implementation of optimised maintenance strategies across a number of the global company's sites and assets.
TIM LAURINS
Chief Innovation Officer
(CINO)
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We as a nation need to work together to achieve our national agenda. Government departments and industry collectively can achieve amazing outcomes. Driving outcomes with people, process, and technologies across our nation and partners can uplift our information domain challenges.
Tim has more than two decades experience as an information warfare expert, with extensive applied knowledge and skills across operations, capability development, management, and strategy working within the Australian National Security apparatus, and closely with allies and partners.
​With a breadth and depth of experience across special operations communications, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, cyber security, emerging and disruptive technologies, and information operations, Tim is a leader in the field of information warfare.
Steve Madsen
Chief Engineer
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I believe in an engineering approach that focuses on tangible outcomes and pragmatic, end-user-focused solutions that deliver speed to capability.
Steven is an experienced Systems Integration Engineer with a demonstrated history of successfully leading Defence industry teams.
Steven brings to UBH Group deep engineering expertise as a respected leader and project management professional. Steven has a strong ability to lead teams through dynamic engineering methodologies that weight effort to value levers, assuring safety, effectiveness, and productivity.
His experience and achievements with the Australian Army as an Engineering and Logistics Officer is indicative of his ability to lead and manage multiple cross-functional teams across a variety of departments.
Steven will lead UBH Group’s engineering department as they complete various projects, collaborating with engineers and technicians, executing plans safely and efficiently with an End User focus. He is an insightful and consultative engineer who has received accolades for his expertise.
Sara Allen
Chief People Officer
(CPO)
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At UBH, our people are the heart of our organisation. I firmly believe that by nurturing talent, fostering relationships, and championing a culture of inclusivity, growth, and well-being, we can cultivate a thriving, adaptable, and successful workforce that makes a meaningful impact on our clients.
Sara is a Human Resource specialist with over 20 years' experience in workforce planning and employment, talent development and management, total rewards, and employee relations. Sara has helped big organisations lead their staff through change with compassion and will bring her immense talents to UBH and our clients.
Sara is a values-based leader and manager, who is passionate about fostering relationships through effective listening and communication. She is inclusive in her approach to human resource management and workplace relations and, is a strong advocate for a people-first approach to capability.
Ian Langford
Strategic Advisor
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People and technology are the response to most future challenges; UBH combines these to generate world-class solutions that clients value beyond their principle design, often providing answers to questions that haven’t yet been seen. I see in UBH a company capable of bridging the gap between now and the future via their range of professional services, highly talented workforce, and best-practice approach to technology solutions…
Ian brings to UBH Group deep national security and whole-of-nation capability-building expertise as a respected and internationally acclaimed leader. He is a highly regarded Australian Defence Force officer, whole-of-nation Capability Advocate, Advisor and Academic.
Ian has directly led small and large teams and influenced entire sectors in the pursuit of National Security objectives. Ian has recently pivoted his globally renowned strategic expertise to Industry and Academic sectors, having graduated from Australian Institute of Company Directors and taking Associate Professorship with UNSW. In addition, Ian has selectively offered a portion of his time to various national security-focussed apparatuses to encourage and align multi-sector responses to issues of National and International strategic importance.
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Supporting the community
We contend that people are central to any endeavor. That's why we have programs to develop our employees. We have programs to develop client's employees. And that’s why we support the Duke Of Edinburgh's International Award here in Australia.
Challenging young people to find their purpose, passion, and place in the world to become #WORLDREADY.​
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Owned by veterans
The UBH Group is proudly recognised as an Australian Veteran Owned Business.
