IBM Consulting appoints Melanie Evans to leadership role

IBM Consulting Australia has named Melanie Evans as partner, distribution and industrial leader for East Australia.

Over the past several months, Evans has provided independent advisory support to public-sector agencies, shaping digital and data operating-model reform, governance uplift, and leadership capability development. 

She previously served as group executive for digital services at Ventia, where she led technology, data and cyber functions across Australia and New Zealand, and as national partner at KPMG, where she managed the firm’s Connected Technology practice.  

"I look forward to taking on this new challenge and helping our clients accelerate modernisation, harness AI responsibly, and drive sustainable business outcomes through digital and operational excellence," she said.

The company also promoted Wynand Fourie to lead Distribution & Industrial (D&I), covering clients in retail, FMCG, transportation, logistics and natural resources.

Fourie has been a partner at IBM Consulting since 2015, leading major client engagements across Western Australia and delivering outcomes for the D&I sector nationwide.

He will now take on leadership of the D&I sector across the Western states, in addition to his new role as head of IBM’s Perth office.

Fourie’s focus will be on deepening the partnership with Edith Cowan University and building a local team that reflects the clients IBM serves in Perth.

“IBM has undergone its own transformation – embracing AI and new ways of working – and now, we’re bringing that experience to help our clients unlock real value,” he said.

“We see significant opportunities to apply technology innovation and AI to drive productivity in the Distribution & Industrial sector, and we’re investing in top talent to support this,” said David Ellis, managing partner of IBM Consulting in Australia.