About Zach
Zach Thompson
News Editor
Zach has experience with filmmaking, magazine writing, and a curiosity about the world and the stories of the people around him. He is accustomed to the city life, but likes to get away to visit family when he can. Zach loves to create and when he is not in the office, he is usually drawing, writing fiction stories, or watching a movie.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Zach - Page 32
Prvidr appoints David Joss as CEO
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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cloud services
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banking
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agl
David Joss named new CEO of Prvidr, bringing experience from Southern Phone, Bendigo Bank Telco, and Singtel Optus.
Pluralsight appoints Somit Goyal as president & chief operating officer
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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saas
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microsoft
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pluralsight
Somit Goyal appointed president and COO of Pluralsight, bringing 20+ years of experience, including leadership roles at Microsoft.
Plume bolsters team with 3 new execs
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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risk & compliance
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data privacy
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data security
Plume appoints Iman Abbasi as CHRO, Shari Piré as chief legal & sustainability officer, and Kiran Edara as CDO, strengthening leadership.
Netskope appoints Samantha MacLeod & Nicholas McKenzie as CxO advisors in APAC
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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risk & compliance
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orchestration
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netskope
Samantha MacLeod & Nicholas McKenzie join Netskope as first APAC CxO advisors, aiding customers in security transformation projects.
Milestone appoints Ash Ramanayake as country manager
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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digital entertainment
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video
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security industry
Ash Ramanayake appointed country manager for Milestone Systems in Australia, New Zealand, and the wider South Pacific region.
Rachel Bondi ascends to VP of Microsoft Asia SMC
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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microsoft
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linkedin
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job moves
Rachel Bondi becomes VP for Microsoft's SMC Asia team; Vanessa Sorenson appointed as ANZ global partner solutions director.
LogRhythm boosts team with new leaders
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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devops
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siem
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apm
LogRhythm names David Rizzo as CTO, David Kluzak as CRO, and promotes Andrew Hollister to CISO, strengthening executive leadership team.
Ingram Micro appoints Leon De Suza as commercial - consumer director
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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apple
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logitech
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leadership
Ingram Micro NZ combines commercial-consumer units, appoints Leon De Suza as director & Blair Wilson as retail-consumer GM.
Dataminr appoints Dave DeWalt as Chair of its New Corporate Market Advisory Board
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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job moves
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intersec
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partners
Dataminr partners with NightDragon for growth, forming a corporate board led by Dave DeWalt to address cyber-physical security challenges.
Code Climate appoints Marcy Campbell as Code Climate board of directors
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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devops
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martech
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commerce systems
Boomi CRO Marcy Campbell joins Code Climate's board, bringing 30+ yrs of experience in global sales and leadership roles.
Cerby appoints Matthew (Matt) Chiodi as chief trust officer
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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firewalls
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cloud security
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breach prevention
Matt Chiodi, ex-Palo Alto Networks CSO, joins Cerby as Chief Trust Officer to bolster platform security, privacy, and trust.
Cellnet appoints Peter Petrides as sales general manager
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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mobile accessories
Peter Petrides joins Cellnet as Sales GM, bringing gaming, CE, and telco experience to support growth in lifestyle tech market.
Capgemini appoints Wendy Koh as lead its growing business across South-East Asia
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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digital transformation
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government
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strategy
Wendy Koh appointed to lead Capgemini's SEA business, bringing 25+ years of experience in tech and digital transformation.
BrainStorm appoints Dharmesh Rowjee as project & operations manager
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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devops
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apm
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software development
Dharmesh Rowjee becomes full-time Project & Operations Manager at BrainStorm, bringing IT expertise and entrepreneurial spirit.
Research finds Kiwis prefer real backdrops in video calls
Thu, 14th Jul 2022
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edutech
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hybrid & remote work
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cloud services
New research from Natural Paint Co. has found that 74% of Kiwis prefer seeing a natural background behind people during video meetings.
The ANU & Accenture tackle diversity in national security podcast
Thu, 14th Jul 2022
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podcast
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accenture
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dei
Technology is constantly evolving, so in an industry where change and innovation are crucial to surviving, shouldn't workplace diversity be a priority, too?.
M-Files named a Leader in 2022 Nucleus Research report
Wed, 13th Jul 2022
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edutech
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uc
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document management
Nucleus Research has recognised M-Files as a Leader in its 2022 Content Services and Collaboration Value Matrix Report.
DC220 included in Rackspace Technology offering for VMware
Wed, 13th Jul 2022
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
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dc
DataCentre220 is one of several industry leaders contributing to Data Center in a Box, an offering Rackspace Technology has designed specifically for VMware.
Bitdefender unveils MSP continuous threat monitoring service
Wed, 13th Jul 2022
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digital transformation
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advanced persistent threat protection
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partner programmes
Bitdefender has launched MDR Foundations, a managed security service for MSPs that provides continuous threat monitoring and response.
NICE unveils new CXone capabilities with latest release
Tue, 12th Jul 2022
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uc
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data analytics
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cx
NICE has announced the Summer 2022 release of CXone, which adds new capabilities that enhance journey orchestration and complete performance.