Recruiter Ambition Technology has launched a new division specialising in recruitment for the ICT Vendor Market. Two new appointments to the Ambition Technology Division. Luke Singleton joins as manager and Rory Herity has been appointed as a consultant. Singleton joins Ambition from Trinity where he was in a managerial role in the IT practice. Herity has more than two years recruitment experience, specialising in placing contractors with ICT Vendors. He formerly worked for Michael Page. According to Ambition, there is an increasing demand for professionals across the ICT vendor marketplace as part of the general increase in demand for Ambition Technology’s recruitment services.

Web hoster and domain name registrar, Melbourne IT, was announced as the 2005 winner of the Small Enterprise Private Sector of the annual Awards for Excellence in People Management stage by the Australian Human Resources Institute.

Hitachi Australia has announced the restructure and appointment of new personnel for its marketing team. Hitachi has promoted Michael Mannasz to marketing manager and has appointed Evan Manolis, camcorder specialist; Maryanne Theouli, assistant product manager – Home & Life Solutions; and Elinda Sutopo, marketing assistant. Mannasz has been in the consumer electronics industry for more than 20 years and his previous role was product manager – Digital Media Products. Manolis was previously a Panasonic product manager.

Office products vendor, Fuji Xerox Australia, has appointed Anna Garbowska as office colour programs manager, responsible for developing and implementing product and marketing strategies for the colour multifunction device business. Prior to joining Fuji Xerox Australia, Garbowska was with the company's sister organisation, FUJIFILM Australia, where she was product marketing manager for nearly three years.  Previously, she held various marketing roles in Australia and overseas with Warner Home Video, CPM Marketing Services and Pepsi-Cola International.

Microsoft CRM developer, Snapdragon Consulting has appointed Michael Hoolahan as a systems developer, specialising in customising and extending the Microsoft CRM platform for enterprise clients. Hoolahan brings to Snapdragon nine years’ IT industry experience, including extensive skills in client/server web development, database development and web mastering. Prior to joining Snapdragon, he was employed as a CRM and SQL developer by Fuji Xerox Australia, responsible for developing the company’s CRM system. Prior to that Hoolahan developed client web applications at Webit Technologies, and before that was Webmaster for government department, State Forests of NSW.

Contact solutions provider, Aspect Software, has named Michael Woodham country manager for Australia and New Zealand. Woodham, who will be based in Sydney, brings more than 15 years of IT industry experience in Australia and New Zealand to the top regional job at Aspect. Since 2001, Woodham has held a variety of roles at Aspect Communications, including sales manager for Australasia. Prior to joining Aspect Communications, Woodham spent ten years at SSA Pacific, most recently as sales director for the Northern Region with responsibility for sales in Queensland and New South Wales. He also spent one year as NZ Country Manager for SSA Pacific with full revenue responsibility for New Zealand, and before that in various sales management and sales positions where he engaged in strategic planning, partnerships, systems integration and solution selling activities.

Australian developer and provider of video technology and products, Vividas, has promoted Pete Burley to international sales director to be based at the company’s New York office.

Satellite datacasting provider, Multiemedia’s (ASX:MUL) satellite division, NewSat, today announced the appointment of former IPSTAR executive Mark Morgan as its new general manager for Asia Pacific. Morgan has over 20 years experience in the satellite communications industry. He began his career with Telstra’s satellite division and has worked with leading satellite communications companies such as Stratos Global and Thai-owned IPSTAR. While at Stratos, he established the company’s presence in Australia and was actively involved in the re-launch of the Iridium Low Earth Orbit System into the Australian market. Before joining NewSat, Morgan’s last role was as senior business development manager for IPSTAR
Australia.