Key hire
Adam Beavis leaves AWS to lead Stax
Cloud management firm Stax has appointed ex-AWS executive Adam Beavis as managing director, with co-founder Thor Essman moving to executive chair, months after hiring Davinia Simon from AWS.
Managing Director, Stax
Mike Middaugh
Roles
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Managing Director (former) | Stax | ARN (ARNnet) (Thu 3 Feb 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (Tue 21 Sep 2021), ARN (ARNnet) (Thu 22 Oct 2020) |
Coverage
Stories naming Mike Middaugh. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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$23.6m
Stax eyes international expansion with AWS' Davinia Simon
Cloud platform Stax becomes standalone from Versent, hires ex-AWS executive Davinia Simon to lead sales amid NZ and Southeast Asia expansion, and recalls A$23.6 million raised in private funding over the past year.
Key hire
Versent taps ex-AWS exec Paul Migliorini for boardroom duties
Cloud services specialist Versent has appointed a former AWS managing director for Australia and New Zealand to its board, following other recent executive additions including a chief operating officer and a subsidiary managing director.