Leadership

Daniel Santell

Chief Executive Officer

Daniel oversees worldwide operations, acting as chief spokesperson and leading positioning strategy and acquisitions for Captis’ strategic business initiatives. He manages company-wide controllership and related corporate financial activities.

Prior to joining Captis Intelligence, Santell was a global innovator in the enterprise application software market for over 30 years, serving on multiple Executive and Board positions at pre-IPO venture-backed start-ups including Onyx Software (Foundation Capital & NEA) and Interworld Software (Vulcan Ventures & George Soros/DLJ).

Dario Brebric

President

A 20-year industry veteran with a successful track record in directing international business operations, product management, and business development. With deep knowledge of the enterprise security and surveillance marketplace, Dario oversees Captis operations and the continued expansion of the company portfolio.

Prior to forming Captis Intelligence, Dario led several organizations to significant growth while focusing on innovation, quality, and a customer-centric culture—serving as President of Bric Marketing, CEO of Bric Systems Group, and Principal/Partner in Premier SGI.

David Leppan

Chairman of the Advisory Board · Managing Director, UK & Europe

David spearheads Captis expansion into financial services, supervising and participating in global sales and expanding networks with governments and law enforcement agencies in Europe.

Prior to joining Captis, Leppan founded World-Check, an industry standard for KYC and due diligence. Having spent more than a decade at the helm as both CEO and Chairman, David is a recognized pioneer in risk mitigation and open source intelligence (OSINT).

Martin Dolan

Former Investment Banker

Mr. Dolan has been a senior investment banker and corporate strategist in Europe, the UK, Bermuda, and the USA. His experience includes de novo strategy development, corporate strategy reviews, M&A support, executive search, specialty capital-raising, and principal investing.

Charles Archer

Chairman of Law Enforcement Council · Former Assistant Director of the F.B.I.

Appointed by the U.S. Attorney General to SES-6, the highest service rank in the U.S. Government, Chuck has testified frequently before Senate and Congress on technical issues related to advancing technology for Criminal Justice.

Charles has spoken at international forums including the United Nations in Vienna, Interpol in Lyon, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police in New Delhi and Canberra.

Amb. Ned L. Siegel

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Amb. Ned L. Siegel has had a long and distinguished career as a senior U.S. government official and businessman. Appointed by President George W. Bush as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas (2007–2009), he also served under Ambassador John R. Bolton at the United Nations as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Mission and as U.S. Representative to the 61st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

He previously served on the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Enterprise Florida. He presently serves as President of The Siegel Group.

Rohan Gunaratna

Professor of Security Studies, NTU Singapore

Rohan Gunaratna is Professor of Security Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and founder of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research. A former Senior Fellow at the Combating Terrorism Centre at West Point and at the Fletcher School, he testified on the structure of al Qaeda before the 9/11 Commission.

Author of 20 books including Inside al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror, he trains national security agencies and military counter-terrorism units and received the Major General Ralph H. Van Deman Award.