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Infor appoints Geoff Thomas to lead APJ growth drive

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Infor taps former Qlik leader Geoff Thomas to spearhead Asia Pacific and Japan expansion, revamping regional leadership to fuel cloud growth.
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Sigma opens Sydney APJ hub & appoints Bede Hackney

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Sigma has launched an Asia Pacific and Japan hub in Sydney, naming veteran sales leader Bede Hackney as regional vice president.
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Guidewire names Phil Joel VP of Solution Advisory APAC

Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
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Guidewire has appointed Phil Joel as VP of Solution Advisory for APAC, strengthening support for insurers' core modernisation and data projects.
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Okta warns of AI security gaps across Asia Pacific

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Okta warns APAC firms that rapid AI adoption is outpacing governance and identity controls, leaving “shadow AI” and non-human access unchecked.
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Remara selects 10x Banking for core modernisation drive

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Remara picks 10x Banking's cloud-native core to speed new lending and investment products and fuel ANZ and Southeast Asia expansion.
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Prometheus boosts APAC push with three Sydney leaders

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Prometheus expands its APAC enterprise push, hiring three senior leaders in Sydney to drive marketing, customer success and solution engineering.
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Rapid7 names Simon Ractliffe to lead APJ security push

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Rapid7 appoints veteran cyber leader Simon Ractliffe as APJ general manager to drive regional growth and deepen Microsoft-focused security.
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Gartner outlines four tactics behind efficient growth

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Gartner identifies four finance tactics it says helped 105 US-listed firms beat peers with a 51% total shareholder return premium.
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Wild Tech strengthens APAC growth with new C suite

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Wild Tech bolsters APAC expansion, appointing three new C-suite leaders to drive AI-led solutions, operations and revenue growth.
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CFOs step up investor relations as AI tools reshape IR

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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CFOs are devoting more time to investors as AI accelerates research, driving faster, higher-volume engagement and tighter response demands.
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FloQast surpasses $200m ARR & seals EY AI alliance

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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FloQast surpasses $200m ARR and strikes EY AI alliance as it targets enterprise finance transformation and global expansion.
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Ivo raises USD $55 million to grow AI contract tools

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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AI contract software startup Ivo secures USD $55 million Series B to speed contract review, as revenue surges 500% and UK expansion looms.
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INVNT names James Nicholas Kinney Global Chief AI Officer

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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INVNT appoints James Nicholas Kinney as its first Global Chief AI Officer, tasked with scaling client-facing AI innovation, led from APAC.
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V2 AI adds Nick & Ebony Williams to leadership team

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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V2 AI bolsters Asia-Pacific leadership, appointing Nick Williams as Partner and Ebony Williams as Director of Alliances to drive AI growth.
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Spectralink launches S1000 DECT platform for Teams

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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Spectralink's new S1000 DECT platform brings serverless, site-wide voice to frontline workers with direct Microsoft Teams integration.
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White & Case rolls out Legora AI platform worldwide

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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White & Case selects Legora as a strategic AI partner, rolling out its platform to lawyers in 43 offices across 29 countries worldwide.
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Elite appoints Kirk Rogers to lead APAC sales push

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Elite appoints former law firm executive Kirk Rogers as Head of APAC Sales to drive its next phase of legal tech growth across the region.
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A1 Technologies names Amar Bilas Head of Microsoft Cloud

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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A1 Technologies appoints Amar Bilas to lead Microsoft Cloud Services, bolstering Azure and modern workplace growth across ANZ.
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GTreasury buys Solvexia to boost finance automation

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Ripple-owned GTreasury buys Australian fintech Solvexia to fuse treasury, reconciliation and compliance in one automated finance platform.
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Exclusive: AWS outlines agentic AI strategy for enterprises

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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AWS is ramping up autonomous AI agents, chips and on-prem AI factories as it bets agentic systems will redefine everyday enterprise work.