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Industry veteran takes on Ingram Micro NZ IBM role
IBM

Industry veteran takes on Ingram Micro NZ IBM role

Steve Shaw is heading to Ingram Micro NZ to take on the role of technical business development manager for the IBM team.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Nov 2017

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Cylance appoints ANZ country manager as revenue and growth soar
AI Security

Cylance appoints ANZ country manager as revenue and growth soar

Cylance names Jason Duerden as ANZ country manager amid remarkable growth, with customer numbers rising 450% and revenue soaring 1323% from 2016 to 2017.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Jan 2018
Hitachi Vantara fortify executive team with new appointments
Storage

Hitachi Vantara fortify executive team with new appointments

Hitachi Vantara fortifies its executive team by appointing Mark Ablett SVP of global GTM strategy and Daniel Chong as SVP of APAC, boosting leadership depth.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Dec 2017
Tech Data appoints new VP as they continue their APAC expansion
Tech Data

Tech Data appoints new VP as they continue their APAC expansion

Tech Data appoints Samuel Poh as VP of operations, Asia Pacific, boosting their regional growth amidst recent financial fluctuations and expansion efforts.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2017
F5 appoints NZ partner manager to sustain local growth
Multi-cloud

F5 appoints NZ partner manager to sustain local growth

F5 Networks appoints Jodie Tran as partner manager for NZ to foster local growth, doubling its NZ headcount in three years amid rising app service demand.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2017
MapR brings on former IBM sales director to manage ANZ channel
Partner Programmes

MapR brings on former IBM sales director to manage ANZ channel

​MapR Technologies has announced the appointment of Paul Bennett to the role of ANZ Country Manager where he will manage partner development.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2017
Nutanix appoints Andrew Diamond to lead ANZ channel
Converged Infrastructure

Nutanix appoints Andrew Diamond to lead ANZ channel

Diamond promoted from Lenovo alliance manager to Lead ANZ channel and develop new partner relationships for Nutanix.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Dec 2017
Sophos appoints new sales engineer for channel drive
Firewalls

Sophos appoints new sales engineer for channel drive

Sophos has named Steven Sparshott as the new sales engineer manager for Australia and New Zealand, reinforcing its commitment to the APAC region.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Nov 2017
Carbon Black taps ex-Microsoft talent for channel VP role
Microsoft

Carbon Black taps ex-Microsoft talent for channel VP role

Carbon Black appoints Victor Gureghian Baez, former Microsoft executive, as VP of worldwide channels to drive growth and expand global reseller footprint.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Nov 2017
Macquarie Telecom marks data center expansion plans with new appointment
Hyperscale

Macquarie Telecom marks data center expansion plans with new appointment

Macquarie Telecom has promoted David Hirst to a new position focused on its data center expansion plan. Hirst joined the company nine years ago.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Nov 2017
Brendan Maree takes on 8x8 vice president role
Unified Communications

Brendan Maree takes on 8x8 vice president role

Former Interactive Intelligence executive Brendan Maree has taken on the role of Asia Pacific vice president for unified communications provider 8x8.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Nov 2017
Greg Davidson to take the reins as Datacom Group CEO
Hyperscale

Greg Davidson to take the reins as Datacom Group CEO

Datacom New Zealand and Australia boss Greg Davidson has been promoted to the top job of Datacom Group chief executive, replacing Jonathan Ladd.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017
KEMP appoints a new country manager for ANZ
Cloud Services

KEMP appoints a new country manager for ANZ

KEMP Technologies has appointed Luke Holland as its new country manager for Australia and New Zealand, leveraging his 10+ years of IT sales expertise.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Nov 2017
Samsung revamps its global leadership team
Semiconductors

Samsung revamps its global leadership team

Samsung appoints Kinam Kim as head of the device solutions division in a leadership revamp aimed at driving the firm's next growth phase.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Nov 2017
Cisco taps ex-Microsoft talent for APJ vice-president role
Marketing Technologies

Cisco taps ex-Microsoft talent for APJ vice-president role

Cisco appoints Mark Phibbs, ex-Microsoft and Adobe veteran, as VP of marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan to drive digital transformation efforts.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Nov 2017

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Hosted Network appoints Aileen Paterson as new channel head
Edge Computing

Hosted Network appoints Aileen Paterson as new channel head

Paterson will be driving the strategy and execution across our partner channel and full accountability for sales revenues and service usage.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Dec 2017
47% of Aussie IT employees will look for new work in 2018
Jobs

47% of Aussie IT employees will look for new work in 2018

Nearly half of Australian IT employees plan to seek new jobs in 2018, as Clicks IT Recruitment's survey reveals high confidence in the sector's job market.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Nov 2017