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Zach Thompson
News Editor
Zach has experience with filmmaking, magazine writing, and a curiosity about the world and the stories of the people around him. He is accustomed to the city life, but likes to get away to visit family when he can. Zach loves to create and when he is not in the office, he is usually drawing, writing fiction stories, or watching a movie.
Former TechDay team member.

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New Asian leaders appointed at supply chain specialist TMX

Sat, 17th Dec 2022
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TMX makes leadership appointments in Asia to accelerate growth; Dean Jones is MD Asia, Carl Hemus as COO Asia, with other key hires to equip industry expertise.
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Corporate Culture Strategist, Joins SmartBear Board of Directors

Sat, 17th Dec 2022
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Diversity and inclusion expert Dr Jackie Glenn has joined software company SmartBear's board of directors, bringing over 25 years of experience.
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PWC appoints 67 new partners swelling ranks to 937

Sat, 17th Dec 2022
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PwC Australia welcomes 67 new internal partners as well as 18 lateral hire partners, bringing the total to 85, marking the firm's largest intake ever.
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AI platform Provenir appoints new APAC Sales Director

Sat, 17th Dec 2022
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Provenir appoints Colin Kum as Sales Director for APAC; Kum to lead sales and business development for the AI-powered Data and Decisioning Platform.
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Officeworks hired ex Transurban & Coles exec as new CIO

Sat, 17th Dec 2022
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Officeworks appoints Nikala Busse as CIO, bringing experience in delivering digital innovation from previous roles at Transurban and Coles.
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NEC appoints ex IBMer as new ANZ President & CEO

Sat, 17th Dec 2022
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NEC appoints Jason Price as the new President and CEO for ANZ, joining after a successful career at IBM to drive the company's growth strategy.
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Two new execs join MRI Software to drive sales & partnerships

Sat, 17th Dec 2022
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PropTech leader, MRI Software, appoints Tim Pickard and Steve Grubmier to strategic senior sales and partnerships roles, rising to growing demand.
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Three new appointments for Loyalty Now after growth

Sat, 17th Dec 2022
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Loyalty Now continues to grow with the appointment of Rick Hansen as COO, Adam Pointon as CTO, and Ryan De Boer as head of merchant services.
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New Head of Security Efficacy at Lacework

Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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commerce systems
Niels Provos joins Lacework as the company's first Head of Security Efficacy with decades of experience building security infrastructure.
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Horizen Labs has announced a new CTO

Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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Zain Cheng named Chief Technology Officer at Horizen Labs. Cheng oversaw product teams, including sidechains and smart contracts, and EVM development.
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Fluent Commerce has a new Chief Technology Officer

Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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Fluent Commerce appoints Rob Crowley as their new global CTO. He will lead technology and product development for the company worldwide.
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New Chief Operating Officer at ConnexPay

Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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Payments industry titan Blair Jeffery appointed as COO at ConnexPay, tasked with building world-class customer-focused, innovative operational function.
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Cloudian appoints new Senior Director

Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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Cloudian appoints James Wright as new Senior Director for APAC and Japan, driving efforts in rapidly growing Asian markets and increasing partner enablement.
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Industry veteran becomes Chairman of Cloudfloat Board

Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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Bob McKinnon, a veteran of the financial services industry, has become the new chairman of Cloudfloat, a platform providing cash flow for small businesses.
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High growth to come from CloudBees new Chief Revenue Officer

Fri, 16th Dec 2022
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CloudBees appoints Marc Gemassmer as Chief Revenue Officer to lead global go-to-market and customer success efforts, partner and channel groups.
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Fortinet joins Rockwell Automation's PartnerNetwork Program

Thu, 15th Dec 2022
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Fortinet has joined Rockwell Automation's PartnerNetwork Program as a Gold Technology Partner, enabling customers globally to be protected with its offerings.
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Digitally transforming is easier when systems communicate

Wed, 14th Dec 2022
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Accenture's research reveals the benefits of highly interoperable applications for companies, including accelerated growth and increased revenue.
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WyreStorm partners with Sealoc for weatherproof AV product

Wed, 14th Dec 2022
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WyreStorm has partnered with Sealoc to release the industry's first weather-protected audio visual (AV) over internet protocol (IP) receiver.
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Anchora becomes first APAC company to use new Adobe offering

Tue, 13th Dec 2022
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Marketing technology consultancy, Anchora, has become the first company in Asia Pacific to use the brand new Adobe Journey Optimiser (AJO).
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Iran-sponsored group using GitHub to deploy custom malware

Tue, 13th Dec 2022
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The Secureworks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has uncovered a subgroup of Iranian Cobalt Mirage using GitHub to store and deploy malware.