OrionVM appoints Anthony Woodward as chairman

Cloud and AI company OrionVM has appointed technology industry veteran Anthony Woodward as non-executive director and chairman to support the company's strategic growth initiatives.

The appointment is to strengthen OrionVM's leadership team as it looks to build on its wholesale cloud heritage and innovation in AI infrastructure orchestration.

Woodward brings more than 30 years of experience in the Australian technology services industry, having founded internet service provider ZipWorld, which was later sold to Pacific Internet (now part of Telstra).

He also founded Bulletproof Networks, which he took public in 2014 before selling to AC3 in 2018.

Most recently, Woodward served as chief executive of global systems integrator and managed services provider Logicalis Australia.

His experience extends to corporate governance and shareholder engagement, having served five years as a non-executive director for APRA-regulated neobank in1Bank Limited.

"Anthony's background in technology leadership, governance, and public-company experience strengthens our already robust leadership team," Sheng Yeo, chief executive at OrionVM, said.

"He will be an invaluable addition as OrionVM enters a new phase of growth, development and innovation," Yeo said.

Woodward has also been a key member, organiser and chair of the Pearcey Foundation's NSW chapter since 2010.

"OrionVM has built a market leading, multi-award-winning platform and service model that has provided cornerstone infrastructure services to customers across Australia, the US and Canada for many years," Woodward said.

"Its capability in orchestrating and managing AI infrastructure, as recognised with its recent partnership with Blaize, also demonstrates the powerful innovation OrionVM can bring to this rapidly evolving phase of our industry," Woodward said.

OrionVM company focuses on scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency to help developers and businesses build, scale, and manage their AI and cloud workloads.