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Chris Tredwell named COO as Aqilla boosts AI plans

Chris Tredwell has been appointed COO at Aqilla, driving AI integration in its cloud accounting software and targeting 20% annual growth.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Aug 2025

Fintech

Rillet raises USD $70 million to advance AI accounting platform

Fintech firm Rillet secures USD $70 million to boost its AI-driven accounting platform, aiming to modernise ERP systems and accelerate financial processes.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Aug 2025

Digital Transformation

Ecosystm's Tim Sheedy highlights ANZ's AI adoption challenges at Neo4j GraphSummit

Most ANZ firms are still piloting generative AI, facing data, skills and trust hurdles before full enterprise adoption takes hold.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025

Data Protection

Greg Hughes joins BlackLine board to boost enterprise growth

BlackLine has appointed Greg Hughes, former Veritas CEO, to its board to strengthen leadership and drive growth in enterprise software and transformation.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025

Microsoft

Sharon Baylay-Bell named chair as PMC gears for global growth

PMC appoints Sharon Baylay-Bell as Chair, backed by BGF investment, to drive global growth in technology services for retail and direct-to-consumer brands.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Jul 2025

Customer Experience

Kip Compton appointed CEO as Fastly reaffirms 2025 guidance

Kip Compton has been named CEO of Fastly, replacing Todd Nightingale, with the company reaffirming its 2025 financial guidance amid the leadership change.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Jun 2025

Digital Transformation

BlackLine appoints Sam Balaji to Board for global growth drive

BlackLine has appointed Sam Balaji, former Deloitte Consulting CEO, to its Board to drive global growth and accelerate AI-led digital finance transformation.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Jun 2025

Firewalls

Cisco pushes forward on AI with new partnerships & tech advances

Cisco advances in AI with new partnerships, tech breakthroughs, and strong Q3 results, including joining the Stargate UAE consortium and launching a Quantum Network Chip.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025

Storage

Seagate raises share buyback to USD $5 billion, sets 2028 goals

Seagate boosts its share buyback to USD $5 billion, unveiling new 2028 financial goals and plans to lead storage innovation with HAMR technology.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 26th May 2025

Firewalls

WatchGuard CEO Prakash Panjwani steps down as Vats Srivatsan named interim

WatchGuard Technologies appoints Vats Srivatsan as Interim CEO from May 14, 2025, as Prakash Panjwani steps back to a board advisory role.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025

Crypto

Kevin Weil joins Cisco board to support AI & growth strategy

Kevin Weil, OpenAI's Chief Product Officer, joins Cisco's board from May 12, 2025, to boost AI and growth strategies at the tech giant.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025

Digital Transformation

Dan Wensley named new CEO to drive global GTIA initiatives

Dan Wensley has been appointed CEO of the Global Technology Industry Association, aiming to boost member growth and global IT community engagement.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025

Cloud Security

Diligent teams with Cloudflare, Qualys to deliver cyber risk tool

Diligent teams up with Cloudflare and Qualys to launch Cyber Risk Report, offering real-time threat insights for boards and executives on one platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Apr 2025

Application Performance Monitoring

Diligent unveils AI tool to streamline risk management for firms

Diligent launches AI Risk Essentials, an AI-driven tool to help organisations identify, benchmark and mitigate enterprise risks in under a week.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025

Cloud Security

Tenable names Steve Vintz & Mark Thurmond as co-CEOs

Tenable names Steve Vintz and Mark Thurmond permanent co-CEOs after leading as interim heads, driving growth and strategic initiatives.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2025

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Board of Directors stories

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Jamie Norton named Vice Chair of ISACA board for 2025 to 2026

Jamie Norton, CISO at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, was appointed Vice Chair of ISACA's global board for 2025-2026, enhancing digital trust leadership.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Aug 2025

Software-as-a-Service

WiseTech Global names Zubin Appoo as new Chief Executive

WiseTech Global appoints long-time insider Zubin Appoo as Chief Executive Officer, ending its interim leadership phase and advancing succession plans.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025

Fintech

Airwallex appoints board as ADI licence bid nears after USD $300 million funding

Airwallex appoints a new board for its SVF unit as it nears an ADI licence in Australia, following a USD $300 million funding round valuing the company at USD $6.2 billion.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Jun 2025