Tech Talent Tracker - Fujitsu, SAP, Tenable and more

Our Tech Talent Tracker rounds up all the people movements within Australia's technology industry this past week. Send your appointment news to editors@techpartner.news

Peter Grassi becomes Fujitsu CEO for Oceania

He previously served as VP of service delivery for Australia and New Zealand at the company and has been an executive director on Fujitsu Australia's board since July 2024.

Gavin Lawless to lead Chillisoft's Australian expansion

New Zealand cybersecurity distributor Chillisoft is boosting its Australian presence with industry veteran Gavin Lawless stepping in as chief executive of the West Island operation -- and taking a stake in the business. Lawless recently departed Nextgen, where he served as Australian managing director for six years until its acquisition by Exclusive Networks in April 2024.

SAP strengthens ANZ leadership with two appointments

Brian Senior has joined as executive general manager, federal government, focusing on enhancing public sector engagement from Canberra and being a champion for the adoption and expansion of the whole of government agreement between SAP and the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA). His previous experience includes Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services.  

Gretta Svendsen takes on the role of executive general manager of corporate, driving new customer acquisition through partner expansion and SAP's digital channel strategy, responsible for accelerating SAP's partner-led growth strategy and strengthening collaboration to deliver greater value to customers. Svendsen was most recently regional VP of digital at Salesforce.

Dynabook ANZ appoints new managing director

Dynabook ANZ has named Angela Walker as its new managing director, following her 26-year career with the company. Walker, who most recently served as general manager, steps into the top leadership role after guiding the business through its transition from Toshiba Client Solutions to Dynabook ANZ in 2021.

Tenable names new country manager for Australia and New Zealand

Security vendor Tenable has appointed Scott Magill as its new country manager for Australia and New Zealand. Magill brings more than 25 years of IT and cybersecurity experience to the role, having previously held key leadership positions Rubrik, where he served as regional vice president for ANZ, and before that as regional director at AppDynamics.

Wild Tech appoints new Western Australia practice Lead

Dirk Vorster's previous roles include leadership positions at tractor parts provider Harvestaire and reseller and consultants Fusion5, where he played a key role in developing NetSuite practices, growing customer bases and forging strategic partnerships.