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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) stories

Seeby Woodhouse returns as Voyager Chief Executive Officer

Seeby Woodhouse, founder of Voyager, will return as CEO on 1 October 2025, focusing on continuing the firm's current growth and strategy.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Sep 2025

Global Stories

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Unified Communications

Advent Partners backs efex's regional expansion & growth plans

Advent Partners has acquired a majority stake in efex, backing its regional expansion and growth plans across Australia and New Zealand's managed IT services markets.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025

Digital Transformation

Boomi Agentstudio drives surge in global AI agent deployments

Boomi's Agentstudio has seen over 50,000 AI agents deployed globally this year, driving a tenfold rise in enterprises operationalising AI at scale.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025

Data Analytics

Peter Farkas returns as Chief Executive Officer of Percona

Peter Farkas has returned as CEO of Percona, bringing over a decade of experience in open source database technology to lead innovation and growth.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Oct 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Heidi raises USD $65 million to expand AI tool for clinicians

Heidi has raised USD $65 million to expand its AI tool that saves clinicians millions of hours by automating administrative tasks, boosting healthcare capacity.

By Melvin Hipolito • 6 min read • Mon, 6th Oct 2025

Customer Relationship Management

Executives see AI gaps & cultural barriers in customer experience

Most executives see their customer experience strategies as failing and say cultural and organisational barriers hinder AI use in transforming customer relationships.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Sun, 5th Oct 2025

Digital Transformation

Adrian Morgan named Chief Executive Officer at Insurwave from 2025

Insurwave appointed Adrian Morgan as CEO from September 2025 to drive expansion of its AI-powered exposure management platform in specialty insurance.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025

Digital Transformation

Syriac Joswin named Chief Revenue Officer to drive Synoptek growth

Synoptek appoints Syriac Joswin as Chief Revenue Officer to fuel global growth and strengthen its market position through strategic leadership and innovation.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Sep 2025

Power / Energy

IES appoints Christine Mullin as first external Chief Executive

Glasgow climate tech firm IES appoints Christine Mullin as its first external CEO, aiming to expand globally and drive building decarbonisation efforts.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Sep 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Rohit Ghai named Chief Executive Officer as Barracuda enters new era

Barracuda appoints Rohit Ghai as CEO, ushering a new era after Hatem Naguib's tenure marked by growth and innovation in cybersecurity.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Gregory Webb named Chief Executive Officer at HITRUST

Gregory Webb has been appointed CEO of HITRUST, succeeding founder Daniel Nutkis, who will become Executive Chairman, ensuring leadership continuity.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Partner Programmes

Simon Black appointed Chair as ClearCourse targets SME growth

Simon Black has been appointed Chair of ClearCourse as the firm aims to boost growth and support UK SMEs with advanced software and payment solutions.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025

Digital Transformation

SmartPATH launch brings AI-driven omnichannel communications to ANZ

Smart Communications launches SmartPATH in ANZ, an AI-driven platform streamlining omnichannel communications for regulated industries like insurance and healthcare.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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Digital Transformation

Rajeev Singh appointed Chief Executive Officer at Smartsheet

Rajeev Singh has been named CEO of Smartsheet, succeeding Sunny Gupta as the firm pushes to expand its AI-enhanced enterprise work management platform.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Oct 2025

Digital Transformation

Damian Coyne appointed Chief Executive Officer at Cevo to drive AWS growth

Damian Coyne has been appointed CEO of Cevo to lead growth and deepen its partnership with AWS in cloud, data and AI-driven digital transformation.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Oct 2025

Data Protection

UK firms push for Chief Trust Officer amid AI & cyber risks

UK firms overwhelmingly back creating Chief Trust Officer roles to tackle rising AI, data privacy, and cybersecurity risks, a new study shows.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2025

Content Creation

Stephen Patterson named Chief Executive Officer at Pufferfish

Stephen Patterson has been appointed CEO of Edinburgh-based Pufferfish Displays, aiming to expand the company's spherical display and content creation business.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Internal chaos hinders cybersecurity response more than hackers

A Cytactic report reveals internal chaos hinders cyber incident response more than hackers, with 70% of leaders citing misalignment as the biggest challenge.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025