Tech Talent Tracker - SentinelOne, Datadog, Cloudian and more

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

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SentinelOne promotes Jason Duerden to ANZ area VP

He replaces the recently departed Brad Perriott, who left the company earlier this month after just over a year in the role.

Renee Mitsis takes over as Datadog's head of channel and alliances for ANZ

She has 25 years’ experience in the industry in the areas of sales and partner ecosystem, with her most recent role being with AWS leading partner sales in growth markets, working with partners to support customers expanding their presence on the AWS Cloud.

Cloudian's MD for APJ departs

James Wright first joined the company back in November of 2019 as director of ANZ/Oceania.

NiCE appoints Nigel Lindsay-Smith to lead ANZ operations

He will focus on expanding its enterprise presence in the region, growing NiCE’s ANZ partner ecosystem, as well as working closely with systems integrators and strategic technology partners.

Workiva names new VP of sales and GM for APJ

Kristen Pimpini will oversee Workiva’s growth initiatives across key markets including Australia and New Zealand, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the Greater China region.

Synechron unifies Aussie business, appoints local leadership team

Synechron now has a team of more than 1,500 professionals servicing clients across Australia and New Zealand and plans to add more than 100 specialist roles in the first half of this year.

Lee Barney becomes CISO of Ventia

He was most recently CISO at TPG Telecom for close to three years before leaving in June of last year.

David Cullen takes over as MD of Scyne Advisory's cyber practice

He joins from CISO Lens, where he served as director of national cyber advocacy and uplift for two and a half years.

ACPL Systems appoints VP of engineering for ANZ

Furrukh Taj Awan joins after a four and a half-year stint at Netskope, with his most recent role there being senior solutions engineer.

Rhubarb appoints Will Eels as GM

The company was recently spun out from Mac Centre, which itself has 23 years experience in the market.

NTT's Nathan Vandenberg joins Data#3

Prior to NTT Data, he also worked for Dimension Data - in roles including national manager of the Data Centre Business Unit - Alphawest and Optus.

Coro adds partner sales manager for ANZ

Jamie Barling joins after a stint of over six years at NEXTGEN, where he was most recently vendor business development manager; he joined the company as channel business development manager.

AMD's Don Murphy leaves to launch own business

In a post on LinkedIn, he said the move was made in preparation of leaving Australia "for a few years" to launch a remote AI consulting and marketing business.

Logicalis Australia expands Erica Smith’s remit

As part of this transition, the Alliances function will now operate within a newly structured Marketing and Vendor Alliances team, with Smith leading a newly created team of seven across Australia and Malaysia.

Zerofox founder James C. Foster becomes CEO of eSentire

He assumes the role from Kerry Bailey, who is retiring after leading the company through a period of sustained growth.

Aussie Broadband's Phil Britt departs

Aussie Broadband's co-founder Phillip Britt has resigned as a Non-Executive Director of the company, retiring from the board due to his plans to expand the scope of previously announced regional telecommunications venture in Gippsland. The Special Technical Advisory Services Agreement between Britt and the Company which commenced in March 2025 will also be concluded by mutual agreement. The Board has commenced a search process and intends to appoint two new directors upon its successful completion.

TZ Limited announces CEO transition

David Sampaklis, the CEO of TZ Limited - an ASX-listed company whose devices work with a range of wireless and wired communications platforms to provide secure access as part of system wide solutions, has resigned as group CEO due to personal circumstances.

There is no change to the Company’s strategic direction or operational priorities and the board will undertake a process to assess leadership options, including both internal and external candidates.

The Board stated it remains focused on driving ARR growth across the company’s three core divisions; smart locking, data centre security and property services (Keyvision) and continues to see "strong commercial opportunities" across these segments. The company is also actively assessing additional commercial opportunities to support and accelerate ARR growth.

KnowBe4 appoints Dr. Kawin Boonyapredee as APJ CISO advisor

KnowBe4 has appointed Dr. Kawin Boonyapredee, based in Singapore, as CISO advisor for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) as the company continues to expand its regional presence and support organisations managing human risk and AI-driven cyber threats.

Boonyapredee will support KnowBe4’s regional thought leadership and customer engagement efforts, working with organisations across APJ to reduce human and AI risk by strengthening security culture against phishing, deepfakes, and emerging cyber threats. The role will also involve industry engagement and advising on how organisations can better align security strategies with evolving workforce and technology dynamics.

He brings nearly 30 years of IT, cybersecurity, and business leadership experience, having previously held senior roles including MD at Qualys and head of security consulting at British Telecom.

Firmus adds Lee Hatton, Christine Bartlett and Julie Shuttleworth AM to board

Hatton joins as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. She has served on the board of Xero Ltd (2014–2023) and has held executive positions at NAB, Suncorp, Afterpay, and Block Inc, where she currently leads global financial operations.

Bartlett joins as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. She has significant Director and Chair experience on boards in both the listed and private sectors and is the current chair of NSW Ports and CEDA. Prior to her career as a company director, she held CEO and senior executive roles at IBM, National Australia Bank, and Jones Lang LaSalle, including regional and global responsibilities based in Australia, the USA, and Japan.

Shuttleworth also joins as a Non-Executive Director. She brings more than 30 years of global operational experience across the mining, resources, and energy sectors, including senior leadership roles at Fortescue, where she served as deputy CEO and CEO of Fortescue Future Industries.