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SMA Australia appoints Sam Wiggins as Managing Director

SMA Australia appoints Sam Wiggins as Managing Director in a dual leadership overhaul to sharpen its focus on utility-scale solar and storage.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Document Management

Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia names Nagata

Yoshinori Nagata named Managing Director as Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia accelerates its shift from document tech into IT, automation and AI services.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

EduTech

Year13 appoints Laura Scott as Australian Managing Director

Year13 hires former ADAPTOVATE boss Laura Scott to steer Australian growth as it expands into the US and strengthens its leadership team.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026

Digitisation

Wildstone enters Sydney with key Cremorne billboard buy

Wildstone makes its Sydney debut with a landmark Cremorne digital billboard buy, marking its biggest single-site deal in Australia yet.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026

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NZD

Bissell launches PowerClean DualBrush vacuum in Oceania

BISSELL expands its PowerClean range in Australia and New Zealand with a new stick vacuum featuring dual brush rolls, HEPA filtration and 100-minute runtime.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

DataCentre infrastructure

Güntner names Yan Evans to lead global data centre

Güntner taps former FläktGroup executive Yan Evans to unify its data centre push as AI-fuelled demand drives cooling expansion.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

1Cover expands Adyen payments deal, saves AUD $35,000

1Cover deepens Adyen partnership across Australia and New Zealand, cutting payments costs and streamlining insurance transactions for customers and staff.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

ADAPTOVATE appoints Jim Cundiff to boost North America

ADAPTOVATE taps transformation veteran Jim Cundiff as Managing Director and Partner to deepen North American growth and its AI consulting push.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Akamai appoints Sean Li to lead Asia Pacific sales

Akamai names Sean Li as Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan, as the firm sharpens its cloud, security and AI push in the region.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

DataCentre infrastructure

Balmoral Tanks names Paul Edwards as Managing Director

Balmoral Tanks has appointed manufacturing veteran Paul Edwards as Managing Director, succeeding long-serving leader Allan Joyce in May.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026

Data Protection

SD Worx targets Irish SMEs as payroll rules tighten

SD Worx Ireland eyes 25% payroll share as tighter rules and EUR €3 million SME push fuel demand for compliant, automated pay systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Employment Hero names James Keene APAC managing director

Employment Hero appoints long-serving executive James Keene as APAC managing director to drive regional growth and AI-led expansion.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Synechron unifies three Australian consultancies under one

Synechron merges Chamonix IT, Exposé and iGreenData into a single Australian consultancy, unveiling a new national leadership team.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026

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Financial Systems

UK small business sales growth slows to two-year low

UK small firms saw sales growth ease to a two-year low in the March quarter, with retail and hospitality hit by softer consumer demand and cost pressures.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 6 days ago

Customer Experience

Woodgate & Clark expands broker support with BIBA tie

Woodgate & Clark boosts broker support with BIBA associate status and hires as Managing Director Mike Higgins targets closer ties across the UK market.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week