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New integration head for Oakton

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IT services group, Oakton, has appointed a new head of integration and development services to drive its business in the New South Wales market.

Michaël Legrain has been appointed to the position of NSW location services manager after a period as Oakton’s Victorian Microsoft practice group manager.

Oakton CEO, Neil Wilson, said Legrain would driver the growth of the NSW IDS business after the working over the past four years to build a “world class portal capability” at an enterprise level for clients like Australia Post and Telstra.

“Michaël previously helped DMR/Fujitsu consulting (Ireland) to grow and build the Scandinavian office where he led their first strategic development solution with Maersk Sealand.”

Wilson said Legrain had come to Oakton with a deep insurance background having led the development of strategic insurance solutions for AIG Europe (Ireland) and its European locations.

“We are very pleased to have someone with Michaël’s wealth of integration consulting and delivery experience as part of the Oakton team. Michaël’s appointment reaffirms our commitment to providing our clients with the best business and IT industry knowledge possible.”