|
by Stan Beer
|
|
Sunday, 20 May 2007 |
Secure electronic transaction solutions provider Keycorp Limited (ASX:KYC) has appointed Dr Kenneth (Ken) Martin Carr as managing director and Chief Executive Officer, effective 18 May 2007. Dr Carr replaces long serving CEO Mr Bruce Thompson whose intended departure was announced on 2 March 2007. Mr Thompson has resigned from the board effective 17 May 2007 but will remain with Keycorp until 1 July 2007.
|
|
|
by Stan Beer
|
|
Sunday, 20 May 2007 |
IT services provider ASG Group Limited (ASX: ASZ) has appointed Ritchie Malin as general manager, Northern Region, based at ASG's Sydney office with responsibility for business operations in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Queensland. In a career that includes a 10 year period in the UK, Mr Malin has held a number of senior management positions with service and product based IT companies. During his time in London, he was Managing Director of Sysao Ltd, one of the largest Oracle partners in the UK. At Sysao, he was responsible for growing the company's annual turnover from A$1.5 million to A$18 million before preparing it for the eventual merger with FTSE-listed IT Services company Compel Group PLC in May 2004. Mr Malin returned to Australia in 2005 to run Compel Group's Australian subsidiary before accepting the position with ASG.
|
|
|
by Stan Beer
|
|
Sunday, 20 May 2007 |
Printers manufacturer Lexmark Australia and New Zealand has appointed Carmel Mosser as general manager, Small & Medium Business and Channel. Mosser, who will report to Eddie Noel, has been with Lexmark ANZ for more than three years and most recently held the position of National Strategic Partner Manager. Prior to joining Lexmark, she held a number of positions at both Fuji Xerox and Tektronix.
|
|
|
by Stan Beer
|
|
Wednesday, 16 May 2007 |
Call center provider GlobalConnect Australia has appointed Trish McBride and Joanne Feehan as two new account directors based in its Melbourne office. Trish McBride joins GlobalConnect Australia with 21 years’ experience in IT sales management. Most recently, she was a sales executive in voice and data solutions for VoIP, a wholly owned Australian company specialising in voice and data network convergence. She previously worked at Rockwell FirstPoint Contact as Channel Account and Business Development Manager. She has also worked in senior sales and management positions with Memorex Telex and Lava Systems, and at Karora Technologies where she was Managing Director. Joanne Feehan joins GlobalConnect Australia with 12 years of sales and account management experience in the IT industry, including seven years with Macquarie Telecom, where she was a business manager.
|
|
|
by Stan Beer
|
|
Wednesday, 16 May 2007 |
Fujitsu has appointed Brent White as service delivery director for its New Zealand operations. White, who joins Fujitsu from Telecom New Zealand (Gen-i), will be a member of the Fujitsu New Zealand senior management team with responsibility for leading and managing a services delivery team of approximately 160. White joins Fujitsu from Telecom New Zealand (Gen-i), where he was the regional head of solutions delivery for the greater Wellington region with responsibility for overall business strategy, direction and profitability. He joined Gen-i in 2005 following the acquisition of his previous employer, Computerland New Zealand and has more than ten years experience in the ICT industry, with previous roles including IT Manager, Allfex New Zealand and Solutions Architect, Open Systems Solutions.
|
|
|
by Stan Beer
|
|
Sunday, 13 May 2007 |
IBM-owned Internet Security Systems has appointed a senior security consultant. David Kaplan has joined ISS’ national security technical team to assist with pre-sales consulting, security system design and integration. Kaplan brings 12 years of IT industry experience to his role, including 10 years as a security specialist servicing clients all over Australia. Prior to joining ISS, Kaplan held a systems engineer, national security specialist role at Cisco Systems. His qualifications include a Bachelors Degree from the University of Sydney (with Computer Science Honours), CISSP and CCNP.
|
|
|
by Stan Beer
|
|
Saturday, 12 May 2007 |
Database and infrastructure software vendor Sybase has appointed Barrie Sheers as senior vice president and general manager of the Asia Pacific region, reporting to Steve Capelli, president of Worldwide Field Operations of Sybase, Inc. Based in Hong Kong, Mr Sheers has more than 20 years experience with globally recognised enterprise technology companies and will lead a network of 20 offices in 10 countries with more than 850 employees. He will manage sales and marketing, professional services, customer service and support and Sybase solution centers in Asia. Prior to joining Sybase, Mr Sheers was vice president of EMC Asia Pacific and Japan. Mr Sheers has also held management positions at various leading IT outsourcing service companies in the United Kingdom and Europe.
|
|
|
by Stan Beer
|
|
Friday, 11 May 2007 |
SAP Australia and New Zealand has appointed Rodney Moynihan joins the company as territory sales manager with operational responsibility for Victoria, Western Australian, South Australia and Tasmania. Moynihan joins SAP from Microsoft Australia, where he was the Southern Region ERP Manager for Microsoft Dynamics. He has also held previous roles as Business Development Manager and Sales Management with Technology One and held a Business Development Management role at Professional Advantage. Rod has 11 years experience with ERP, both in Sales and Pre-Sales leadership.
|
|
|
by Stan Beer
|
|
Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
Australian-based field operations solutions provider O4 Corporation has appointed Dave Barker as Strategic Accounts Director following significant growth in Europe. Barker will look after O4's major European customers, including Proctor & Gamble. Barker has over 25 years experience in enterprise software systems, including a decade in consumer goods solutions. Previously he was at MEI, a world leader in Trade Promotion Management and Retail Execution solutions and at Oracle, where he worked with the company's consumer goods suite.
|
|
|
by Stephen Withers
|
|
Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
Deirdre O'Donnell has been appointed as the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, succeeding John Pinnock.
|
|
|
