CEO news stories

InternetNZ has announced the appointment of its new chief executive, with Vivien Maidaborn taking over the role from interim chief Andrew Cushen in October.

The name itself does most of the explaining; it’s a gift you receive virtually. But a misconception about digital gifts is that they need to be redeemed virtually as well. 

With the approaching Davos World Economic Forum upon us, it is even more imperative to discuss the impact of cybersecurity on business operations leading into the future.

80% of respondents pointed to a non-technical executive, such as a CEO, as the primary 'champion' for AI ethics, a sharp uptick from 15% in 2018.

Telecom Review has named Kacific’s Christian Patouraux as CEO of the Year for Wholesale & Capacity, also acknowledging the company’s overall achievements.

Today, we are joined by BillingPlatform CEO Dennis Wall, who introduces the company and discusses why its offerings are vital to the customer journey.

A Kiwi fintech founder is making waves in Asia, representing New Zealand female excellence in the technology sector through a global enterprise.

Cloudflare has announced new updates to its email security offering, including making enterprise-grade email security tools available to any Cloudflare customer.

Splunk has named Gary Steele as the company’s new chief executive officer, and as a member of the company’s board of directors, effective April.

Dennis will work alongside the ExtraHop executive leadership team to increase the company's current momentum and accelerate operations.

David Meredith will take over the role at the end of January, replacing retiring CEO Chris McNabb.

Basing strategic decisions on old data can result in disappointing results and sluggish performance, writes BOARD regional sales manager Siobhan Mahoney.

Former CEO Serguei Belloussov will remain on the Acronis board and will also stay on as chief research officer.

Micro-optical technology company, Preciseley Microtechnology, announces three new additions to its executive management team.

Wiise has appointed an ex-Dropbox exec as its new CEO and brought on a new head of sales and channel, with both focused on accelerating growth for the company.

Fabian Partigliani will commence his position as CEO from 1 July.

"It is crucial that organisations recognise the need to adopt cybersecurity priorities as a central plank in their business strategy, and empower their cybersecurity leaders."

Haydon is tasked with building out Open Systems' cybersecurity platform and increasing the company's share of the managed security market.

"The research showed that CISOs adapted existing strategy, while the pandemic has really opened the eyes and changed the views of CEOs."

In a tweet, Gelsinger describes his time at VMware as ‘incredible, and life-changing’.

Bartlett, one of New Zealand’s most accomplished and high-profile tech executives, passed away after a battle with cancer.

Dave Howden has been leading the company’s cloud strategy for the last 3+ years and is now taking the reins for the company’s next steps.

Former RingCentral COO David Sipes takes the role of 8x8 CEO as Vik Verma steps down after seven years.

"Kordia is truly a better place to work because of Scott. He will be deeply missed by his colleagues at Kordia, and we will continue to support him through his journey.”