Executive Vice President (EVP) stories

Persistent hires Hari Abhyankar as EVP and global head of private equity, sharpening its push into investor and professional services markets.

HCLTech wins Team Global Express deal to run consolidated IT and deploy AI-led automation across logistics operations in ANZ.

QSIC appoints Sean Cheyney as EVP to boost global retail media growth, leveraging AI and data to enhance in-store audio and partnerships worldwide.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise names Sandrine El Khodry EVP of Global Sales and Marketing, aiming to boost sustainable growth and market presence worldwide.

Rimini Street appoints Joe Locandro as EVP and CIO to lead global IT and innovation, boosting resilient solutions for its worldwide clients.

Craig Schutte celebrates 25 years with Gallagher Security, reflecting on his journey from South Africa to Executive Vice President, crediting teamwork for his success.

Scott Armul will take on the role of Executive Vice President at Vertiv from 1 January 2025, overseeing key business units amid evolving market demands.

Vertiv has promoted Scott Armul to Executive Vice President of Global Portfolio and Business Units, effective 1 January 2025, to lead growth strategies.

Certinia has teamed up with Salesforce's Agentforce Partner Network to enhance AI capabilities for customers, promising efficiency and improved business outcomes.

Modal Labs boosts AI model speed and cost-efficiency via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, offering rapid scalability and significant cost savings for developers.

Avalara appoints Kevin Sellers as EVP and CMO, aiming to leverage his 25+ years of global marketing experience to boost its market position in tax compliance automation.

Salesforce has unveiled new AI sales tools: Einstein SDR Agent and Sales Coach Agent. Launching in October, these agents aim to boost sales efficiency.

Dynatrace has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2024 Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms, ranking highest for both Vision and Execution among 17 vendors.

Seagate Technology names Futoshi Niizuma as vice president for Asia-Pacific and Japan, aiming to bolster regional sales and technical support under his leadership.

WE Communications has appointed Nichole Provatas and Brian Keenan to its international leadership team, enhancing its global marketing and analytics strategy.

Infosys partners with SAP Emarsys to revolutionise customer engagement with AI-driven, cross-channel marketing campaigns, enhancing both revenue and loyalty.

Sharon White, an experienced data expert, is revealed as HCLTech's new AVP of Next Generation Data, Analytics and AI, bolstering its AI capabilities in Australia and New Zealand.

DataStax's RAGStack, a Gen AI data solution powered by LlamaIndex, is now available, offering Astra DB developers efficient parsing of complex PDF documents, previously a challenge in RAG implementation.

Samir Sherif, an experienced CISO from companies like Absolute Software and Citigroup, has been appointed as the new Chief Information Security Officer at F5, set to lead the company's cybersecurity doctrine.

Survey by Tech Research Asia reveals 98% of CIOs/CTOs in Australia and New Zealand struggle with digital transformation implementation due to lack of strategic clarity.