BRISBANE, QLD – [12th March 2026] – Baidam, a leading First Nations information technology provider, has announced the appointment of Beau Hodge to the role of CEO. Hodge has held a succession of senior roles within Baidam since joining nearly five years ago.
For Jack Reis and Pip Jenkinson, co-founders and owners of Baidam, Hodge’s appointment will allow them to focus on company growth, direction, and social impact initiatives at an executive level.
“Baidam is one of the fastest growing businesses in Australia – last year we ranked No. 27 on the Australian Financial Review Fast 100 companies list,” says Jenkinson. “Managing this degree of accelerated growth takes a certain skill level. Due to his unwavering commitment, level head, consistency, and knowledge, Beau is very much a safe pair of hands for Baidam. His strong financial background means that he can effectively maintain our continued growth trajectory and hit our targets without board involvement. And as a member of the board – that’s something I feel very comfortable with.”
While Hodge has an extensive background in commercial investment banking, the cybersecurity industry was completely new to him. After joining Baidam as CFO in 2021, Hodge subsequently took on the COO role, and in 2025, he served as acting CEO for nine months before accepting the permanent CEO role in March 2026.
“Beau’s decision to accept the CEO role is a huge gain for Baidam,” says Jenkinson. “His years of experience with Baidam in other C-level roles have all contributed to his ability to naturally transition into the CEO position.
“It was obvious to us from the outset that Beau not only could go far in Baidam, but that he was completely aligned to our desire to do good,” says Reis. “He was excited that we were doing what we’d promised, actively contributing to closing the ICT career gap for Indigenous people. Our social goals were – and remain – incredibly important to him.”
Beau Hodge, CEO at Baidam
“I am incredibly honoured to be entrusted with Baidam’s future,” says Beau Hodge, Baidam’s new CEO. “While cybersecurity has been a significant learning curve, the level of support from those around me has been generous and valuable. Now, I’m excited to be able to lead the business’s growth, drive even stronger cyber postures for our customers, add more innovative capabilities to the business, and grow and diversify our social impacts.”
Hodge is based at Baidam’s head office in Brisbane.
About Baidam
Baidam is a 100% Australian-owned, leading Indigenous ICT security services and solutions provider. Since its formation in 2018, Baidam has built an award-winning cybersecurity business and launched Australia’s first Indigenous-operated Security Operations Centre (SOC).
Clients include ASX Top 100 companies, and local, state, and federal government departments.
Certified by Social Traders, and a member of Supply Nation, Baidam’s purpose is to ‘bridge the gap’ in the IT sector by facilitating training and employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
