Theo Hourmouzis joins Anthropic as GM of ANZ

Theo Hourmouzis is joining Anthropic as GM of ANZ as the company officially opens its Sydney office.

He joins from Snowflake, where he most recently served as SVP for ANZ and ASEAN. 

Prior to this, he was MD for ANZ at Sysdig, MD for ANZ at Cohesity and senior director of sales for APJ at Nimble Storage.

"Organisations across Australia and New Zealand are thinking carefully about how to adopt AI, and they want partners who take safety and rigor as seriously as they take the opportunity,” said Hourmouzis.

“That's what drew me to Anthropic. I've spent my career working with businesses and governments across this region, and the organisations that do best with AI will be the ones that pair ambition with discipline.”

“Theo's appointment reflects the conviction we share with the Australian government that AI can drive economic growth when it’s developed and deployed responsibly,” said Chris Ciauri, Anthropic's MD of International.

“He’s spent decades helping organisations adopt new technology, and he’ll build the team and partnerships we need to support our customers across Australia and New Zealand for the long term.”

Sydney follows recent office openings in Tokyo and Bengaluru and comes ahead of Seoul.