V2 AI adds Nick & Ebony Williams to leadership team

V2 AI has appointed Nick Williams as Partner and Ebony Williams as Director of Alliances as it expands its senior leadership team across AI-focused transformation and technology partnerships.

The consultancy said the two hires add experience in large-scale technology and data modernisation programmes and alliance management across cloud, data and AI platforms. V2 AI operates across Asia Pacific with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Kuala Lumpur.

Partner Hire

Nick Williams joins as Partner. V2 AI said he specialises in AI-enabled technology transformation at scale and data modernisation delivery. The company described his focus as driving value from technology programmes and leading technical teams through multi-year change work.

"With the rapid evolution and potential of AI, we need to look at business transformation through a new lens and build an organisation-wide muscle through frequent cycles of review, build and release. Having led multi-year, large scale end-to-end modernisation initiatives, I am focused on transforming V2 AI's clients to be improved versions of themselves, targeting bigger goals, strengthening core decision-making and enabling AI-driven innovation," said Nick Williams, Partner, V2 AI.

Before joining V2 AI, Williams worked at Slalom as a Client Partner in Financial Services. He led technology and data transformation programmes for private health insurance and digitally native businesses, according to the company.

"V2 AI has established a reputation for leveraging AI to solve complex customer challenges and I'm thrilled to be joining the bench of renowned industry leaders that make up its leadership team," said Williams.

V2 AI said Williams joins existing Partners Ian Nguyen, Jamie Nelson, Alvin Oh and Andrew Venables. The company said Williams is based in Sydney.

Alliances Role

Ebony Williams joins as Director of Alliances. V2 AI said she has experience building and scaling strategic partnerships across cloud, data and AI ecosystems. The company linked the role to its plans for a broader partner network and closer engagement with major platforms.

V2 AI listed OpenAI, Databricks, AWS, Google and Microsoft among its platform partnerships.

"I'm genuinely excited to join V2 AI and gravitated to the business because of its culture, growth trajectory and the opportunity to work with formidable senior talent that is making waves within the industry. I see a significant opportunity for organisations to leverage AI to transform customer experience and unlock greater value from their data. V2 AI's approach and partnerships with leading platforms, including OpenAI, Databricks, AWS, Google and Microsoft, uniquely positions the firm to help customers realise this opportunity," said Ebony Williams, Director of Alliances, V2 AI.

V2 AI said Ebony Williams has worked on partner initiatives linked to telecoms moving into cloud partnerships. It said she led a cloud skills uplift programme that trained more than 2,000 individuals and worked on joint customer success activity with major enterprise customers.

The company also said she has worked on growing other consultancies and on establishing born-in-the-cloud partnerships. It said that work included multi-million-dollar investment contracts and programmes linked to growth and private equity investment.

V2 AI also cited her involvement in executive sponsorship and mentorship initiatives in partner ecosystems. It referenced participation in the AWS Women's Mentoring Programme.

V2 AI said Ebony Williams is based in Melbourne.

Leadership Plans

V2 AI Founder and CEO Craig Howe said the appointments form part of ongoing investment in senior leadership.

"Nick and Ebony bring complementary strengths that directly support the outcomes our clients are seeking," said Craig Howe, Founder and CEO, V2 AI.

"Nick's expertise in large-scale AI-enabled transformation and data modernisation strengthens our delivery capability, while Ebony's leadership in building strategic alliances ensures our clients can fully leverage the world's leading technology ecosystems. Together, they significantly enhance our ability to help enterprises adopt AI with confidence and impact," said Howe.

V2 AI was founded in 2023. The company describes itself as a data and AI consultancy working with large brands across the region.

The firm said the two appointments reflect a focus on scaling its leadership team in response to demand for secure AI transformation work across Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region.