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Acquirz appoints George Gallot as new Group Account Director
EduTech

Acquirz appoints George Gallot as new Group Account Director

Cheltenham's Acquirz appoints George Gallot as Group Account Director amid record 200% growth, enhancing their leading B2B data and email marketing services.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Jun 2024

Global Stories

Analytic Partners enhances leadership team with key hires
Leadership

Analytic Partners enhances leadership team with key hires

Analytic Partners boosts senior team with Tina Moffett and Jason McNellis, aiming to drive strategic growth and enhance commercial analytics leadership.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Jul 2024
Optic Security Group promotes Vicki Barber to key director role
EduTech

Optic Security Group promotes Vicki Barber to key director role

Optic Security Group has appointed Vicki Barber as Group Brand Strategy & Innovation Director, enhancing its marketing and innovative capabilities.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Jul 2024
Australian firms seek flexibility & tech for productivity boost
Human Capital Management

Australian firms seek flexibility & tech for productivity boost

Flexible work methods and global hires are key to Australian business growth, yet implementation remains limited, finds Rippling. Firms eye UK and US markets.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Jun 2024
Fortinet report highlights global cybersecurity skills shortage
Firewalls

Fortinet report highlights global cybersecurity skills shortage

Fortinet's latest report reveals a global cybersecurity skills shortage, with 90% of organisations facing breaches, emphasising urgent needs for training and resources.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Jun 2024
Employers increasingly adopt AI for hiring, emphasize soft skills
Artificial Intelligence

Employers increasingly adopt AI for hiring, emphasize soft skills

Survey reveals 81% of employers are using AI-enhanced, skills-based hiring practices in 2024, bolstering efficiency and diversity.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Jun 2024
Workato adds new leaders amid ambitious growth plans
Marketing Technologies

Workato adds new leaders amid ambitious growth plans

Workato announces key leadership hires amid rapid growth, appointing Chandar Pattabhiram as Chief Go-to-Market Officer and Bhagat Nainani as Head of Product and Engineering.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Jun 2024
Semperis secures USD $125m funding, appoints new executives
Ransomware

Semperis secures USD $125m funding, appoints new executives

Semperis secures USD $125m funding from J. P. Morgan and Hercules Capital, bolstering its executive team with three new hires to drive global growth and innovation.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Jun 2024
AI adoption grows despite challenges in Australian businesses
EduTech

AI adoption grows despite challenges in Australian businesses

A new report by Pegasystems reveals that 96% of Australian businesses are adopting AI, yet only a mere 4% feel adequately prepared for its seamless integration.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2024
Generative AI driving surge in business AI adoption, study finds
Data Analytics

Generative AI driving surge in business AI adoption, study finds

Pegasystems reveals new research showing creative generative AI is driving the adoption of analytical AI decisioning tools among global enterprises.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 11th Jun 2024
IriusRisk reports 51 percent revenue rise from AI expansion
Customer Experience

IriusRisk reports 51 percent revenue rise from AI expansion

IriusRisk sees ARR soar by 51% in 2023, driven by AI-driven threat modelling solutions, strategic hires, and a strong focus on customer success.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Jun 2024
Georgina Gellert named Director of Marketing for Channel Factory ANZ
Human Capital Management

Georgina Gellert named Director of Marketing for Channel Factory ANZ

Channel Factory Australia promotes Georgina Gellert to Director of Marketing and People Strategy for ANZ, enhancing leadership with her 13 years of ad tech expertise.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024
Maddie Basso appointed Yahoo Australia's Head of Commercial
Marketing Technologies

Maddie Basso appointed Yahoo Australia's Head of Commercial

Yahoo Australia has named Maddie Basso as Head of Commercial to lead its commercial strategy, emphasising growth in joint business partnerships and enhancing ad services.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Jun 2024
Channel Factory expands team across Australia & New Zealand
Marketing Technologies

Channel Factory expands team across Australia & New Zealand

Channel Factory boosts its team by 20% across Australia and New Zealand, reflecting the growing need for advanced advertising solutions in a post-cookie world.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 16th May 2024
V2 Digital receives AUD $30 million boost from Columbia Capital
Hyperscale

V2 Digital receives AUD $30 million boost from Columbia Capital

Australian tech startup V2 Digital secures AUD$30 million from Columbia Capital to fuel ambitious expansion plans, aiming to dominate the APAC digital consultancy market.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 14th May 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Rapid digital adoption in Singapore's construction sector
Robotics

Rapid digital adoption in Singapore's construction sector

Autodesk and Deloitte's joint report highlights rapid digital adoption in Singapore's construction sector, with AI playing a crucial role for future growth.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Jun 2024
Kaluza expands leadership team to bolster global operations
Cartech

Kaluza expands leadership team to bolster global operations

Kaluza appoints Gavin Mooney as General Manager for Australia, bolstering its global expansion with key hires in marketing and engineering to drive energy innovation.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 16th May 2024