On the lighter side of things , we ask the industry experts what makes them tick . . . .

Mobilising myself and my family to move From Russia to Australia in just two weeks . In early 2022 , AVEVA ’ s leadership team talked to me about potential openings in APAC and I elected to take up a senior position , as Vice President , Pacific . I ’ d been with the company for 12 years at that stage and had been looking after Eastern Europe and the Middle East .

and came to realise technology would change the world . After I finished my electronics engineering degree , I went to work for a small company that assembled computers then a few years later got an opening at Microsoft . My experience there provided 300 % confirmation that this really was it .

What style of management philosophy do you employ with your current position ?

My last role was very sales driven but , in this region , it ’ s a broader remit . AVEVA ’ s Australian business has almost all the functions you can imagine – sales , marketing , finance , legal , R and D – and the size of my team has doubled , from 100 to 200 people . Relocating at speed and hitting the ground running certainly feels like a memorable feat and I ’ m glad I was able to pull it off .

What first made you think of a career in technology ?

I like to play coach , so I need a team . Once I have a good one in place , I rely on the people in it to take care of the areas they ’ re responsible for . Micromanagement is anathema to me – why hire expensive resources and then do that to them ? If you have high calibre professionals working for you , they should be trusted and supported .

What do you think is the current hot technology talking point ?

I never had any doubts that technology was the pathway for me . When I was a kid in the early nineties , I remember going to some kind of supermarket that was selling early IBM PCs – those big old ones that took 5 ¼ inch floppy disks . I was impressed by the concept that machines could do things to help people

In the industrial sector where AVEVA plays , it ’ s about harnessing technology to enable organizations to optimize their operations , respond to evolving ESG regulations and to help companies plan and realise their net zero futures . The amount of data companies have at their disposal is growing exponentially

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