Hiring

Deputy, the shift management platform, announced the appointment of its new CEO, Silvija Martincevic, to scale the business as it reaches a milestone of securing $100m in annual recurring revenue servicing 330,000 workplaces and 1.3 million shift workers globally. Martincevic succeeds Deputy co-founder Ashik Ahmed as CEO who has taken the company through extensive growth during unforeseen macro-economic factors, like a global pandemic which drastically affected shift workers and business owners. Ahmed will transition out of the day-to-day operations and join Deputy’s Board of Directors where he will play an advisory role to ensure Martincevic’s transition is seamless as she assumes her global responsibilities.

Performance advertising company Rakuten Advertising announced the appointment of Neil Cao to the position of Commercial Director, China. Based in Shanghai, Neil will be responsible for leading the Rakuten Advertising business across China by developing and implementing performance marketing strategies for clients and accelerating growth in the country.

Amperity, the global customer data platform (CDP) for enterprise consumer brands, has announced the appointment of Rian Smith as New Business Director and Sam Bessey as Lead Solutions Consultant. The new hires are set to scale Amperity’s presence in the region amid a period of rapid growth, meeting the strong demand from brands looking to accelerate their digital transformation to better engage customers using first-party customer data.

Extreme Networks, Inc., a cloud networking firm, has appointed Justin Hurst as Head of the Office of the CTO (OCTO) for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Hurst will strengthen the company’s position within APAC by sharing Extreme’s tech vision, collaborating with key customers and partners to identify new tech trends and emerging business opportunities, and driving broader awareness and adoption of Extreme’s cloud networking solutions.

Intelsat, operator of one of the largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), announced the appointment of Gaurav Kharod as the regional vice president for its Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Kharod comes from Intelsat’s India office, where he served as the managing sales director of South Asia and India.

Australian cyber security company, CSO Group, announced it has appointed Matthew Fedele-Sirotich to the new role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), taking lead on technical delivery capability. Matthew's considerable technical cyber experience and business outcome focus along with his commitment to developing teams proves a crucial addition to its executive.

Talent Butler’s subscription service supports the talent search in today’s challenging employment market with a 12-month replacement guarantee. The newcomer to the cumbersome and expensive traditional recruitment model is quickly gaining traction, with companies from Sydney to Singapore signing up to its subscription model.

Global automated robotic fulfillment and inventory optimization software firm GreyOrange Inc., announces four key leadership appointments: Jim Stirewalt, Managing Partner of the GO5 consulting team; Tom Cherryhomes, VP of goPartner™ and alliances; Ruchira Garg, VP of people operations; and Stacy Groves, VP of customer success management.

Specsavers ANZ has promoted three of its most senior marketeers following significant brand growth and exceptional talent performance. Jane Hoban, Shaun Briggs and Dario Garma take on expanded leadership responsibilities as part of the ongoing growth of the marketing team. Jane Hoban (formerly Director of Marketing for Australia and New Zealand) has been promoted to Trading Director ANZ in recognition of her outstanding performance leading growth, customer acquisition and retention in a constantly changing market.

Coviu, an all-in-one virtual care engagement platform, has appointed Jenny Aiken as Director of Coviu Global in Australia. The role comes as the platform looks to bolster growth in the APAC and US in line with the increased demand and budget allocations for telehealth tech. Aiken brings more than 30 years of expertise to the role including holding various healthcare, commercial and governance positions. In her most recent role, Aiken was Chair of the Board at Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), which boasts more than 30,000 members.