NEC Australia has announced a new leadership team to be headed up by Mike Barber, member of the NEC Australia Board and former executive director of IT Solutions and Services.
“Mike Barber, Director of IT Solutions, NEC Australia”
Mr Barber, a respected veteran of South Australia’s IT industry, will assume leadership of NEC Australia today under the new title of chief operating officer. He will lead NEC Australia’s operations nationally and will be responsible for steering the company toward its mission to be a top tier ICT provider in Australia.
As executive director of the IT Solutions and Services business, Mr Barber was pivotal to NEC Australia delivering on its goal to transform itself into a top tier ICT company. Today, NEC Australia is one of a few enterprise IT service and solutions providers that is experiencing growth.
“I am very honoured to say ‘I work for NEC’ and to be part of a great company, one that is developing a reputation for innovation and technical excellence in Australia and around the world,” said Mr Barber.
“This is a very exciting time in our industry and NEC Australia, along with our industry partners, is at the crest of this hi-tech wave.”
Making way for Mr Barber, NEC Australia’s current Managing Director, Tetsuro Akagi, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of NEC Asia Pacific, which covers Australia and other countries in the Asia Pacific region, effective from 1 April 2016. Mr Akagi has also been appointed Senior Vice President of NEC Corporation.
Mr Akagi’s promotion is directly related to NEC Australia’s performance under his leadership since January 2014. He hopes to replicate the same success story of NEC Australia’s business transformation in the APAC region.
“Mike brings valuable knowledge and expertise in Australia’s technology and services sector and I am confident that he will be an asset to the management team,” said Mr Akagi.
“With this transition to Mike as chief operating officer, I expect that NEC Australia will become stronger in the market.”
Mr Akagi, a strong advocate of Australian innovation, will continue to live in Melbourne, working closely with Mr Barber to build relationships and networks within the APAC region.
NEC Australia has also announced the appointment of D’wayne Mitchell to the role of Director of IT Solutions. In this role, Mr Mitchell will be responsible for the delivery of NEC Australia’s infrastructure and applications operational services, National Shared Services, the Project Management Office, as well as Consulting & Business Solutions and Professional Services.
Also joining NEC Australia’s new leadership team is Andy Hurt, who has been promoted to Director of Communication Solutions, responsible for communications products and services, the specialist communications solutions business and NEC’s extensive channel business.
Mr Hurt was promoted to the leadership team after serving NEC as the Executive General Manager of Channel, where he directed NEC Australia’s partner strategy across the country, responsible for strengthening channel partnerships and creating new ones to increase the company’s footprint in the market.
Mr Hurt brings 25 years industry experience to NEC Australia. In previous roles Mr Hurt worked at Honeywell, 3Com and Avaya holding senior management roles in operations, sales and marketing.
About NEC Australia
NEC Australia is a leading technology company, delivering a complete portfolio of ICT solutions and services to large enterprise, small business and government organisations. We deliver innovative solutions to help customers gain greater business value from their technology investments.
NEC Australia specialises in information and communications technology solutions and services in multi-vendor environments. Solutions and services include: IT applications and solutions development, unified communications, complex communications solutions, network solutions, display solutions, biometrics, research and development services, systems integration and professional, technical and managed services. For more information, visit NEC Australia at au.nec.com
