Global stories

Alex Stamos appointed new CISO at SentinelOne

SentinelOne has named Alex Stamos as CISO. Stamos, formerly with Meta and Yahoo!, aims to drive secure system development amidst rising cyber threats.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Aug 2024

Software-as-a-Service

Optimizely promotes Shafqat Islam to president amid strong growth

Optimizely promotes Shafqat Islam to President, strengthening ties between product, marketing, and engineering; annual recurring revenue tops USD $400 million.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Aug 2024

Security Information and Event Management

Yanbing Li appointed as new Chief Product Officer at Datadog

Datadog has named Yanbing Li as its new Chief Product Officer, tapping into her 25+ years of tech leadership at companies like Aurora, Google, and VMware.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Aug 2024

Cartech

Incubeta appoints Ash Rane as APAC Client Director for Data

Incubeta names Ash Rane as APAC Client Director for Data, bolstering its expertise post-Persuasion acquisition and Sam Shennan's promotion to Regional CEO.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Aug 2024

Digitisation

Wildstone appoints key executives for Australian market expansion

Wildstone, Europe's outdoor media giant, expands into Australia, appointing Mitch Cook as Commercial Director and Amber Burbidge as Commercial Executive.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Aug 2024

Digital Transformation

Luke McManus joins Team Topologies as APAC Region Lead

Team Topologies has appointed Luke McManus as the APAC Region Lead, bringing over 20 years of technology experience to enhance regional operations.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Aug 2024

Supply Chain

blueAPACHE appoints Pat Devlin as General Manager

Australian managed services provider blueAPACHE appoints Pat Devlin as General Manager to fortify strategic growth, following 85% ARR rise in five years.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Sat, 3rd Aug 2024

Firewalls

WatchGuard strengthens leadership team with three new executives

WatchGuard Technologies enhances its leadership, appointing Derek Maggiacomo, Rich Workman, and Karen Ray to drive focus on MSPs. CEO promotes a partner-first vision.

By Imee Dequito • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Aug 2024

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Adlumin appoints Vikram Ramesh as new Chief Marketing Officer

Adlumin appoints Vikram Ramesh as Chief Marketing Officer. Ramesh to lead global marketing amidst rapid growth, bringing expertise from Google, Mandiant, and Entrust.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Aug 2024

Government

Altia strengthens APAC presence with new senior appointments

Altia boosts its APAC team with Rob Cordy as Head of Sales and Brandan Lizotte as Senior Business Development Manager, aiming to expand in Australia and China.

By Imee Dequito • 4 min read • Thu, 1st Aug 2024

Data Protection

DLA Piper announces key promotions including two to special counsel

DLA Piper has announced significant promotions, elevating Edward Eisdell-Moore and Kate Rogers to Special Counsel, with Mary McCartin now a Senior Associate.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jul 2024

Nexacu

Lumify Group restructures leadership to sustain growth in 2025

Lumify Group has announced a major executive reshuffle to optimise growth, integrating EdventureCo's soft skills units and forming new business divisions.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jul 2024

DevOps

Paessler names Dinesh Senanayake as new COO & CFO

Paessler appoints Dinesh Senanayake as COO and CFO, aiming to leverage his operational and financial expertise to drive global expansion and innovation.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jul 2024

Firewalls

Inspira Enterprise appoints Arvind Lakshmiratan as CMO

Inspira Enterprise appoints Arvind Lakshmiratan as Chief Marketing Officer. With extensive IT marketing expertise, he'll spearhead global market strategies.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Jul 2024

Storage

Wasabi appoints Andre Carpenter to lead Australia & New Zealand

Wasabi Technologies appoints Andre Carpenter as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand to boost growth amid rising demand for secure cloud storage.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jul 2024

Stories from other regions

Network Infrastructure

Kao Data appoints Pete Judson as new Chief Operating Officer

Kao Data appoints Pete Judson as new COO, leveraging his 30 years of leadership to steer European expansion and operational excellence in data centres.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Sat, 3rd Aug 2024

Hyperscale

Freelancer appoints NEXTDC CEO Craig Scroggie as director

Freelancer has welcomed Craig Scroggie, NEXTDC CEO, as its new Non-Executive Director, starting 1 August 2024, aiming to leverage his ICT expertise.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Aug 2024

Unified Communications

HiBob appoints Michal Lewy Harush as new Chief Information Officer

HiBob names Michal Lewy Harush as new CIO to oversee IT and data strategy, aiming to boost digital transformation, AI initiatives, and cybersecurity.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jul 2024

eLearning

Gallagher boosts training team with new instructional designers

Gallagher Security strengthens its training division with the appointment of James Robinson and Toni Fisher, aiming to elevate user engagement and competence.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Jul 2024

Digital Transformation

Cevo appoints Mark Badenach as new Sales Director

Cevo appoints industry veteran Mark Badenach as Sales Director, aiming to bolster cloud services growth across Australia and deepen ties with AWS.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Jul 2024