IFS appoints A/NZ managing director

Enterprise applications and service-oriented architecture (SOA) player, IFS, has appointed Rob Stummer as managing director for Australia and New Zealand.

Stummer’s appointment is part of IFS’ corporate strategy to further its investment in the Asia Pacific region.

The role is designed to grow the A/NZ operations of IFS and to drive the company’s strategy and business roadmap in the local region.

His main focus will be to increase the brand awareness and market penetration of IFS in the local market.

“There is enormous potential for IFS in this region and I see a wealth of opportunities for us to achieve our key business objectives.
The fact that our global parent company is making such a confident investment in the APAC region is very reassuring – it’s a very exciting time to be a part of IFS,” said Stummer.

Apart from building brand awareness, Stummer will also be focusing on a more strategic approach to sales and marketing, public relations, client relationship management and service delivery.

“We wanted to appoint someone who would share that passion and represent IFS in the A/NZ market,” said Tony Lorge, president of IFS Asia Pacific.

Previous to his appointment with IFS, Stummer was general manager for Diversiti, a business formally part of Accenture for 20 years.

He managed a large team of consultants responsible for the solution of workforce management issues in numerous leading businesses throughout Australia.

Prior to this, Stummer spent several years building an executive IT practice for KPMG.

Stummer replaces Francois Wethmar, promoted to head IFS’ strategic operations team in Asia Pacific.