Tag: director

Strategy

Directors: Could your next IT glitch land you in court?

By Justin Warren | Jul 1, 2011 | Comment Now

Comment: Centro decision highlights directors' responsibilities.

Strategy

Microsoft Australia loses managing director

By Ry Crozier | Dec 3, 2010 | Comment Now

Replacement undecided.

Training & Development

Wanted: 2000 staff to join Google

By Alexei Oreskovic | Nov 22, 2010 | Comment Now

Some 47 staff required in Sydney alone.

Strategy

Commbank shareholder calls for more tech-savvy directors

By Liz Tay | Oct 27, 2010 | 3 Comments

Age an issue in technological world.

Telco/ISP

Telstra director leaves over James Hardie affair

Aug 28, 2009 | Comment Now

Banned from boardrooms for five years and fined $30,000.

Software

Free Software Foundation settles case with Cisco

By Iain Thomson | May 21, 2009 | Comment Now

Cisco has settled its outstanding court action brought by the Free Software Foundation over the unauthorised use of free software in its Linksys routers.

Hardware

Sun appoints new A/NZ MD after Bennet resigns

Feb 4, 2009 | Comment Now

Sun Microsystems’s A/NZ managing director Duncan Bennet has resigned “to pursue other interests”, with former director of sales Andrew Goodlace to assume the role of acting MD.

Strategy

John McInerney promoted to Telstra CIO

Nov 6, 2008 | Comment Now

Best known for leading the IT Transformation program at Telstra, McInerney was described as “immensely capable” by CEO Sol Trujillo this morning.

Finance

Director flees ASIC when distributor goes broke

By Fleur Doidge | Aug 17, 2004 | Comment Now

A Sydney-based IT distributor found trading while insolvent is being wound up by the courts after its director disappeared and angry customers brought the situation to the ...

Telco/ISP

Froggy director goes to gaol

Apr 15, 2004 | Comment Now

Director of the failed Froggy Group, Karl Suleman, has been sentenced to 21 months’ gaol and won’t be up for parole for a year.

Hardware

Former HP director jumps to KAZ

By Byron Connolly | Nov 3, 2003 | Comment Now

Australian IT outsourcer KAZ Group has completed a management reorganisation, appointing former HP director Andrew Richardson managing director of its Technology Services division.

Software

More gaol for Empire Systems director

Oct 28, 2002 | Comment Now

Hardware

Jail term for Dotnet director

By Vivienne Fisher | Jan 1, 2000 | Comment Now