Tech Talent Tracker - Tech Data, NEXTGEN, Ingram Micro and more

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

Tech Data's Robbie Upcroft promoted as Andy Berry retires

Robbie Upcroft assumes the responsibilities of senior director and country GM for ANZ from Andy Berry, who has decided to retire.

NEXTGEN "realigns" structure, announces senior promotions, plans vendor consolidation

The new team will be led by Wendy O’Keeffe, who takes over as VP of sales and marketing across Australia & New Zealand. 

Kaaren Lewis and Mo Kandeel join Ingram Micro leadership team

Lewis was named director of advanced solutions, cybersecurity, and hybrid business applications; Kandeel's role is director of endpoint devices and speciality.

Infotrust names new CISO

Jan Zeilinga joins from James Cook University, where he was CISO for the last two and a half years. 

Cisco elevates Ben Dawson to new role

Currently based in Melbourne, he will relocate to Cisco's APJC headquarters in Singapore to become the new president for its Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China (APJC) business.

Keith Morrison to become CEO of NEC ANZ

Jason Price will step down as president and CEO at the end of July 2025, after nearly three years in the role.

Darktrace promotes Abhi Abhyankar to head of partnerships, alliances and channel for APJ

Based in Sydney, he will spearhead the expansion of Darktrace’s partner ecosystem and aim to drive the adoption of the company’s ActiveAI Security Platform in APJ.

Howard Fyffe named new sales director for Twilio ANZ

Most recently, he served as chief revenue officer at xAmplify.

ITSEC Australia names new head of sales for ANZ

Chris Eaton joins from Kytec, where he was network and security practice lead.

Data#3 names Rowena Collins as GM for Queensland and Pacific Islands

Collins succeeds Ray Merlano, who is retiring after a career spanning over 27 years with the company.

Jo Healey returns to Fujitsu in Oceania

The appointment marks a return for the technology veteran, who previously worked at Fujitsu from 2006 to 2014, including as managing director in New Zealand.

Australian M&A advisory firm Parable brings on senior advisor

Deren Bozdag joins after having served as a senior advisor of M&A for global investment banking firm TH Global Capital in London.

Critical industries specialist ASE lures Macquarie's private cloud leader

Jonathan Staff has been named group chief revenue officer, bringing over 20 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, managed services and commercial leadership to the role.

Daniel Dobbins becomes GM of Digital First Australia

Dobbins joins from Acclario IT, where he served as the GM of sales since April of last year.

TSP Mentor appoints Adele Pickering as head of growth and partnerships

Previously the CEO of Canberra-based MSP Centrered, acquired by Evergreen last year, Pickering will lead efforts to grow the organisation’s member base across Australia, the UK, and North America.

Wavelink sets up New Zealand operations

Danny Meadows has been appointed as regional manager for New Zealand, establishing local leadership to accelerate growth in what the company describes as a critical market.

Google Cloud appoints Tim Dacombe-Bird as NZ head

Dacombe-Bird will head up Google Cloud's local go-to-market strategy and work with partners and customers to help New Zealand businesses build AI-first capabilities.

SMBiT Professionals opens Auckland chapter

Its first New Zealand chapter will be led by Ian Bennett, chief executive of digital workplace provider Custom365, and aimed at Kiwi managed service providers (MSPs).

Cybersecurity provider ctrl:cyber names Peter Sherar CFO

He previously served as CFO of technology-driven investor administration and services company Automotic Group and, before that, technology services provider Ampion.

Softbank and Macnica directors join video surveillance firm icetana's board

Kenichi Yoshida, the chief business officer at Softbank Robotics Group, and Masao Ogawaa, director of Macnica's global innovation sourcing department, join the board.

Ashurst appoints legal innovation expert to lead digital transformation

Terri Mottershead will head Ashurst's global Digital Enablement team from Brisbane, focusing on elevating digital and data literacy across the firm.

Vectra AI names new VP and GM for APJ

Vectra AI, a cybersecurity AI company, has appointed Singapore-based Chua Hock Leng to the role of VP and GM for Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ). He will focus on expanding the partner ecosystem to meet rising demand for advanced threat detection across hybrid and cloud environments, as well as planning to prioritise building regional partner momentum with hyperscalers and MSSPs. He joins from Pure Storage, where he served as regional director.

Energy One's CEO to retire next year

Energy One, an ASX-listed supplier of software products and services to wholesale energy, environmental and carbon trading markets, announced that the current CEO Shaun Ankers will retire at the end of 2026. The board of Energy One has commenced a process to appoint a new CEO and has engaged Riverstone Associates to lead an international search, which is expected to take several months. Ankers will participate in the selection process with other board members and will continue to remain on the board when the new CEO is selected.