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IBM has expanded its Australia and New Zealand senior leadership team with the appointment of Dane Gambrill as Principal, Security Business Leader.

COMPANY NEWS:  Advent One, a leading provider of managed services across infrastructure, automation, observability, security and cloud, today announced a significant leadership transition as John Twine steps down as CEO after five years of dedicated service. John Twine will assume the role of Non-Executive Director on the Advent One Board, effective immediately.

Indian global IT, consulting and business process services company Wipro has appointed Srini Pallia as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, effective immediately.

Enterprise microsegmentation company, ColorTokens, has announced the appointment of Amol Kulkarni to its Board of Advisors.

Cloud cybersecurity company Cloudflare has appointed 25-year industry veteran Steve Bray as Head of Australia & New Zealand.

Cloud security company Zscaler has appointed industry veteran Andreas Hartl as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan as part of its strategy to strengthen leadership in the region.

At the recent Splunk .conf23, iTWire took the opportunity to chat with Gary Steele, the recently appointed President and CEO of the company.

This year’s orator is David Tudehope CEO and Co-Founder of Macquarie Technology Group

GUEST EVENT: Each year, TelSoc hosts the Henry Sutton Oration in Melbourne to commemorate the distinguished but scarcely known Victorian scientist, engineer and inventor from Ballarat. Please join us for TelSoc’s Henry Sutton Oration for 2023 on Wednesday, 30 August.

Leveraging insights from CEOs at Deloitte, LJ Hooker Group, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, the Australian Payroll Association and more, ‘The Modern CEO’ offers a practical framework for leadership success in today’s business climate

COMPANY NEWS: Global human capital management (HCM) consultancy, Smart WFM, today announced the launch of company founder and CEO Jarrod McGrath’s second book, The Modern CEO. Leveraging insights from business leaders worldwide, the book offers practical advice on leading, evolving and driving organisational success by adopting a people-centric philosophy.

Leveraging insights from CEOs at Deloitte, LJ Hooker Group, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, the Australian Payroll Association and more, ‘The Modern CEO’ offers a practical framework for leadership success in today’s business climate

COMPANY NEWS: Global human capital management (HCM) consultancy, Smart WFM, today announced the launch of company founder and CEO Jarrod McGrath’s second book, The Modern CEO. Leveraging insights from business leaders worldwide, the book offers practical advice on leading, evolving and driving organisational success by adopting a people-centric philosophy.

Many IT security decision-makers think the leadership of businesses overlook the role of cybersecurity in business success, according to a new global survey of security professionals which also revealed a disconnect between security and business goals.

Creating a culture of change acceptance requires a dynamic shift in the way that teams and modern enterprises operate, says Practifi senior director go-to-market Umesh Banga.

Not only will Cybermindz.org officially launch in the US, it will hold the very first "Mental Health in Cybersecurity Leadership Summit" at an event alongside the RSA Conference 2023, featuring the iRest Institute's Dr Richard Miller, Cybermindz founder Peter Coroneos, a panel of CISOs and more.

All-in-one observability platform provider for engineers New Relic has appointed Kris Day as Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).

GUEST OPINION: Almost every project in the modern era requires at least some degree of online collaboration, whether you’re working together to hammer out an especially tough problem or you’re just touching base to go over the latest progress. 

Industry body for sports technology and innovation, the Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN), has announced changes to its executive leadership team, with founder James Demetriou taking a back seat after more than a decade of championing Australia’s sportstech industry.

Enterprise resource planning specialist software provider Syspro has announced that Jaco Maritz has been appointed global CEO, while co-founder Phil Duff will be stepping into the role of executive chairman.

GUEST OPINION: An economy of opportunities awaits data leaders that can find ways to become more commercially and strategically aligned.

COMPANY NEWS: Ping Identity, the intelligent identity solution for the enterprise, announced it has been named a leader in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass report for Access Management. It is the third consecutive year Ping has achieved a leadership rank in the report.

GUEST OPINION: Amid an ongoing shortage of talent and disruptions to normal office life, many Australian IT organisations are considering how best to create a desirable and productive workplace.