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Evergreen hungry for more Australian MSPs; Kaaren Lewis and Mo Kandeel join Ingram Micro; Kinetic IT becomes Australia's first SIAM Assured service partner

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Weekly Wrap

Friday June 27, 2025

Editor's Note

This week, Tech Data and Ingram Micro announced notable appointments in their senior leadership teams, with the former naming Robbie Upcroft as new GM for ANZ.

The NSW Budget was released, with nearly $700m earmarked for tech projects, including close to $90m going to Cyber Security NSW.

Ahead of our own M&A Session events on 3 July and 24 July, we also published our interview with Evergreen's VP of M&A Sydney Hockett. She told us that the US-based holding company expects to acquire more Australian MSPs this year than in 2024.

- Jason Pollock, News Editor

Tech Data's Robbie Upcroft promoted as Andy Berry retires

Senior director and country GM for ANZ.

Evergreen hungry for more Australian MSPs

Global head of M&A Sydney Hockett speaks about Australian ambitions, criteria and expansion in the “grey area”.

Kaaren Lewis and Mo Kandeel join Ingram Micro leadership team

“Their roles are highly complementary."

Kinetic IT becomes Australia's first SIAM Assured service partner

Awarded by UK firm Scopism.

TAFE NSW, NESA land tech funding in state budget

Joining NSW Police as biggest benefactors.

Riverside acquires QLD mining software company Dingo

Predictive maintenance solutions provider.

Cyber Security NSW receives $87.7m in state budget

To work with government entities to prevent, detect and recover from cyber incidents.

Synnex opens Melbourne HQ and logistics centre

Excite wins Dept of Home Affairs contract

Darktrace promotes Abhi Abhyankar to head of partnerships, alliances and channel for APJ

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Events


Event Name	Location	Date
techpartner.news Channel Leader List / Golf day	St Michaels Golf Club, Region not specified (NSW)	July 24, 2025
techpartner.news Pipeline Conference 2025	Sheraton Grand Mirage, Region not specified (QLD)	August 12, 2025
Integrate Expo 2025	ICC Sydney, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)	August 27, 2025
Security Exhibition & Conference 2025	ICC Sydney, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)	August 27, 2025
techpartner.news Benchmark Security Awards 2025	Sydney CBD, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)	November 06, 2025