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Rockwell Automation names new New Zealand country boss

Rockwell Automation has named Shane Riley as New Zealand country manager, succeeding Mike Greig amid a wider reshuffle of its regional leadership.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2026

Digital Transformation

Nicola Gerber appointed Fastly Vice President for APJ growth drive

Fastly has appointed Nicola Gerber as Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan to spearhead growth and boost adoption of its edge cloud platform in the region.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jun 2025

DevOps

Verne appoints Billy Nolan to drive Nordic data centre growth

Verne appoints Billy Nolan as Chief Development Officer to lead expansion of its Nordic data centre operations, focusing on projects in Finland.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025

Cybersecurity

NZ in danger of becoming a 'cyber dinosaur'

New Zealand businesses face cyber dinosaur fate if information sharing hubs not established, warns Institute of Directors.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2015

Datacom

Kiwi tech pioneer dies...

Datacom co-founder, Paul Hargreaves, a New Zealand tech industry veteran, has passed away following a short illness.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2014

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Robotics

QuikBot names Howie Lau as Board Adviser for strategy

The Singapore startup is seeking stronger public-sector and industry links as it pushes its autonomous delivery software into buildings and logistics.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Envisage names Steve Boyes Managing Director for Ireland

Expansion across Ireland is being targeted as Steve Boyes takes charge of Envisage's leadership, sales growth and customer service.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Dublin leaders urge AI strategy as adoption outpaces plans

Only a third of Irish organisations have a formal AI strategy, leaving boards scrambling to align rapid adoption with governance and returns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Irish directors adopt AI fast but lag on governance

Irish directors embrace AI tools at pace, but most admit they lack strategies and understanding of looming national rules on governance.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Kreoh appoints Dr Williamson as Chief Strategy Officer

Dr Brian Williamson has been appointed Chief Strategy Officer at Kreoh, a firm specialising in AI and R&D tax credits, to spearhead its growth strategy.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Jan 2025