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Brendan Evers named Chief Executive Officer at Spur

The reshuffle is aimed at helping Spur expand with security and fraud teams as anonymised internet traffic makes traditional signals less reliable.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Supply Chain

DP World appoints Jason Varsamidis to Asia Pacific role

The promotion keeps continuity at a key growth engine as DP World pushes to expand integrated port and logistics services across Asia Pacific.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Construction

TBH appoints Brittany Lam as director in Singapore

As data centre and infrastructure investment surges across Asia, TBH is bolstering its advisory team to help clients assess project risk and readiness.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Supply Chain

Zero100 appoints Kraft Heinz executive Janelle Aydin

The move strengthens the London-based firm's board as it expands research and advisory services for executives grappling with supply chain volatility and sustainability pressures.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Data governance

Bloomberg launches enterprise MCP for AI data access

Financial firms can now let AI agents pull licensed Bloomberg data through a standardised interface that also supplies the context needed to use it correctly.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Generative AI

Duco says agentic AI cuts bank reconciliation work 76%

Production trials at 12 banks and financial institutions cut manual post-trade reconciliation work by an average of 76%, Duco said.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Customer Relationship Management

CAS picks NEWWORK platform for AI-enabled operations

The pilot will link sales, production and logistics data, giving CAS real-time visibility across orders and deliveries as it tests an AI operating layer.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Low code & No code

Alteryx launches BigQuery invoice workflows for finance

Finance teams can now reconcile millions of invoices in BigQuery without code, as Alteryx keeps PDFs in Google Cloud Storage and flags duplicates.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Artificial Intelligence

Epoch names Jamie Scott as Chief Operating Officer

The hire comes as the British biotech scales up Spanish manufacturing and prepares to restart production at a 52,000-tonne nylon 6,6 plant.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Digital Transformation

AI isn't the problem, Australia's natural resources industry needs business orchestration

Fragmented systems could blunt AI gains in Australian resources, leaving maintenance, finance and supply chains harder to coordinate safely.

By Justin Grose • 4 min read • 6 days ago

Data governance

The working capital hiding on warehouse shelves

Heavy industry sites can free up cash by tackling slow, obsolete spares that inflate inventory and distort balance sheets.

By Tim McLain • 5 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Customer Science names Johnstone Australian Chief Executive

The split leadership structure aims to keep Australian clients supported while Customer Science pushes into North America and broader overseas markets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Data centers

Invertix joins Y Combinator as it targets UK market

The move broadens access to its AI software for infrastructure operators, after Invertix raised €1.7 million in pre-seed funding and expanded beyond energy.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

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Chief Operating Officer (COO) stories

Fintech

Convera names four executives to drive global platform

The appointments support Convera's push to integrate cross-border payments, FX risk tools and multi-currency services for business customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 4 days ago

Manufacturing

Australian businesses warn of supply chain & cost pressure

Supply shortages and inflation are squeezing Australian design and construction firms, while more than half now say geopolitical tensions are making their chains fragile.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Supply Chain

Australian firms face cyber supply chain risk gaps

More than half of Australian organisations still manage supply chain risk reactively, leaving them exposed to cyber incidents, BSI found.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 6 days ago

Customer Experience

Litera promotes Singh & Ryan in leadership shake-up

Customers are likely to see faster product rollouts and smoother delivery as Litera puts operations, product and marketing under two senior executives.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week