Printers and imaging vendor Lexmark today announced that it has appointed Roy Brady as general manager, enterprise, corporate and government (ECG) for Australia and New Zealand. Brady was formerly head of marketing for Lexmark ECG.  He brings to Lexmark extensive experience in enterprise solutions marketing from his previous roles at HP, Compaq and Microsoft.  He will report directly to Graham Kittle, Lexmark’s managing director for Australia and New Zealand.  Brady’s appointment is effective immediately.

Telstra owned IT services company, KAZ, has announced the appointment of financial services industry specialist Tony Gold as the company's new CIO.

Global technology consultant Capgemini has appointed three senior staff in its Australian office. Craig Glindemann, Brian Wharton and Stephen McGuinness have joined the technology services practice. Glindemann joins Capgemini as a vice president, following a long stint with Capgemini in the UK. Melbourne-born Glindemann returns to Victoria to work in supply chain management within the manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors. Wharton joins Capgemini as a director, also based in Melbourne. He has worked as a consultant with many of Australia's largest corporations including Telstra, BHP Billiton and Orica.  Wharton specialises in the development of information systems strategy and the management and delivery of complex technical solutions. McGuinness joins Capgemini's Sydney office as a director.  Most recently a director at a boutique, consulting firm, Odessey Group Consulting, McGuinness previously worked at Coca-Cola Amatil and Reckitt & Colman.  His areas of expertise include IT strategy development and supply chain and program management.

Network and security solutions developer, Centennial Software, has appointed Howard Waterson as regional manager for its APAC operation. Waterson replaces Phil Hare, who established Centennial Software’s presence in the region over the past three years. Based in Sydney, Mr Waterson has over 20 years experience in the IT industry, having worked with PeopleSoft, Sun, Netscape iPlanet and IBM in the areas of security and identity management. Hare has decided to pursue other business opportunities.

Business technology optimisation software vendor, Mercury Interactive, has appointed David De Laine as sales director for Australia and New Zealand. He has 20 years' experience working for global IT companies in senior sales and management positions, most recently with IBM Software.

Enterprise CRM vendor, StayinFront, has appointed Eric Moore as sales director for Australia. Moore was previously national business development manager at Copyright Agency Limited. Prior to that, he has worked with large organisations such as Canon, Macquarie Bank, Nestle, News Limited and Toshiba and consulting firms Arthur Andersen Consulting and BearingPoint.  Awarded a Australian Institute of Sport scholarship, Moore also rowed for Australia in the early nineties.