Kablamo has appointed Troy Bebee as Head of Google Cloud and Brooke Cushing as GCP Partner Manager, expanding its Google Cloud leadership in Australia and Canada.
The appointments follow Kablamo's move to become a Google Cloud Partner and add senior leadership to a practice it is building around cloud, data and AI.
Bebee joins from NTT DATA Asia Pacific, where he led the Google business. Earlier in his career, he spent five years helping build Kasna as a Google solutions partner in Australia and later served as CTO Google Cloud at Mantel Group.
At Kablamo, he takes on the newly created role of the consultancy's first Head of Google Cloud. He will lead the Google Cloud practice, design large-scale GCP projects and work more closely with Google Cloud.
Cushing joins as GCP Partner Manager after more than a decade in partnership and customer-facing roles across technology and digital businesses. Her previous positions include senior roles at Rackspace, Campaign Monitor and Salesforce, where she worked on partner ecosystems, APAC customer success, pipeline development and sales programs.
The hires indicate Kablamo is seeking to deepen its position in the Google Cloud market as companies look beyond basic cloud migration to broader data and AI projects. Operating across Australia and Canada, the consultancy has made cloud-native development and AI central to its business.
Bringing in a dedicated Google Cloud lead also suggests the partner relationship has entered a more formal phase. Rather than treating Google Cloud as one offering among many, Kablamo is giving executive attention to building a distinct practice around the platform.
Bebee said the role appealed because of the firm's combination of product and engineering work.
"Agentic AI is one of the fastest-moving areas in technology, and it needs more than experimentation. It needs strong product thinking, good design, deep engineering capability and cloud foundations that can scale," said Troy Bebee, Head of Google Cloud, Kablamo.
He added: "That is what drew me to Kablamo. The business is uniquely placed in the market as a Google Cloud Partner, with the UX, developer and product capability needed to help clients move quickly and build systems that work in the real world. There is a real opportunity to help shape Kablamo's position in the Google Cloud ecosystem and support clients as they move from possibility to production."
Leadership build-out
The decision to create the Head of Google Cloud role reflects a shift in what consulting clients are asking for. Many businesses that have already moved parts of their infrastructure to the cloud are now seeking advice on how to connect that foundation to data systems, software development and newer AI tools.
Kablamo Co-CEO Allan Waddell said the appointments are part of that broader strategy, describing them as a response to customer demand for work that links technical choices to business priorities.
"We created the Head of Google Cloud role because the market is asking for more than cloud migration. Organisations need partners who can connect engineering decisions to commercial outcomes and help them build platforms that are ready for what AI is becoming," said Allan Waddell, Co-CEO, Kablamo.
Waddell added: "Troy has that rare ability to translate complex technical decisions into language a board can act on, while Brooke brings the operational discipline and partner experience needed to scale the practice with intent. Together, they give Kablamo the leadership bench we need for the next phase of growth."
Broader push
Kablamo describes itself as a software engineering consultancy working on cloud software, design, technology transformation, data and AI projects for enterprise and government clients. With teams in Australia and Canada, it is expanding in areas where customers want technical implementation tied closely to product development and business operations.
The addition of Cushing alongside Bebee suggests the company is focusing not only on technical delivery but also on partner management and sales development. In practice, that means building closer working relationships with Google Cloud while aiming to generate a steadier flow of work through alliance programs and customer engagement.
Her background across Rackspace, Campaign Monitor and Salesforce gives Kablamo experience from both infrastructure and software businesses, along with a track record in customer success and partner programs across the Asia-Pacific region.
For the wider Australian cloud services market, the move reflects a broader trend among consultancies and services firms to build specialist teams around the largest cloud vendors. As competition intensifies, firms are trying to differentiate themselves through senior hires with direct platform expertise and established partner networks.
Kablamo described the appointments as a significant investment in its Google Cloud practice across Australia and Canada.