Cognizant appoints Rob Marchiori as Australia country leader

Technology and consulting services business Cognizant has appointed Rob Marchiori as Australia's country leader.

In his new role, Marchiori is responsible for innovating, developing and executing the company’s strategy for Australia, reporting to Jane Livesey, senior vice president, Asia Pacific region, Cognizant.

Marchiori first joined Cognizant in 2021 as the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) lead for banking financial services, and insurance and later took on the role of head of markets ANZ. During this time, he played a leading role in developing key client partnerships in Australia and expanding the markets team.

Livesey said, “Marchiori’s leadership has had a positive impact for our clients in Australia, including some of the world’s leading banking and financial services. His energy, client-centricity, transformative mindset and leadership is exactly what is needed to drive growth for our Australia business.”

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Marchiori said, “Cognizant’s business in Australia has seen exciting growth driving more value for our clients over the past year. It's a huge testament to the strength of our local team and our partners.

“I look forward to working with Livesey and the broader APAC team to help our clients deliver value at pace to their customers and continue to build a business that is adaptable and responsive to the changing needs of our people and clients.”

Prior to Cognizant, Marchiori worked with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group where he held various roles across delivery and transformation, leading on numerous projects including the Australia and New Zealand banking group’s, business-wide transformation and technology programme.

Marchiori has also held roles with several other organisations including RBS, ABN AMRO and Accenture. Marchiori will be based in Melbourne.