One of Australia’s most experienced computer science and cybersecurity leaders Dr Maria Milosavljevic has announced her retirement from full-time work. Dr Milosavljevic, currently ANZ’s chief information security officer, began...
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Innovation hub operator Stone & Chalk has pulled off a recruitment coup de gras with the appointment of nationally prominent artificial intelligence leader and tech expert Stela Solar as...
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Veteran STEM leader Anna-Maria Arabia will step down as chief executive of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) in April after almost ten years in the role. Academy president...
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Seasoned tech executive and startup founder Eglantine Etiemble has been appointed chief information officer at Energy Australia, one of Australia’s largest energy operators. The former group chief technology officer...
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LaTrobe University has appointed Australia’s first academic vice-chancellor devoted to artificial intelligence, describing the role as a landmark for higher education. The Melbourne-based university on Thursday announced Phil Laufenberg...
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NEXTDC chief executive and managing director Craig Scroggie has been appointed the inaugural chair of Australia’s peak data centre industry body. Data Centres Australia on Friday unveiled its first...
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Australia’s peak media regulator has appointed Google’s former top policy executive Samantha Yorke as its inaugural Chief AI Officer. Ms Yorke joined the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)...
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PsiQuantum has announced a surprise leadership restructure, switching co-founder and chief executive Jeremy O’Brien to an executive chair role as the quantum developer pursues a pivot from research to...
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Simon Duggan has been appointed to the top job at the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, commencing a five-year term as secretary on Monday February 16. An accomplished...
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The former managing director of CSIRO’s Data61 Jon Whittle has joined Melbourne Business School as a distinguished fellow. The school announced the NASA alum’s appointment this week, saying he...
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Google Australia’s former policy boss has moved to the tech sector’s lobby group as it sharpens its government relations ahead of new platform rules. Lucinda Longcroft, who spent five...
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Sydney-based autonomous systems manufacturer Advanced Navigation has appointed long-serving military legal officer Michelle Toscan as its new head of Asia-Pacific sales. Ms Toscan most recently worked as an executive...
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Brisbane-based biotech company Vaxxas has appointed veteran pharmaceutical industry leader David Peacock as its new chief executive as it moves to commercialise its needle-free vaccination technology. Mr Peacock comes...
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RNA Australia has ended a year-long search for a chief executive, announcing the appointment of biopharmaceutical expert and former Pfizer executive Paul McDonald. A joint venture between the NSW...