INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS & ACQUISITIONS
Duxbury Networking appoints André Kannemeyer as Technical CEO
Duxbury Networking has promoted André
Kannemeyer from Chief Technology Officer( CTO) to Technical CEO, following an expansion of his responsibilities beyond traditional technology leadership during his more than 20 years with the business.
Kannemeyer has helped shape Duxbury Networking’ s technical direction, building its engineering capability and assessing new technologies for their relevance to partners and customers. As CTO, his responsibilities
expanded to include technology strategy, partner enablement, solution development and identifying new opportunities.
“ André has helped shape the technical capability of Duxbury over more than two decades and the scope of his contribution has grown considerably during that time,” said Graham Duxbury, CEO at Duxbury Networking.“ This appointment recognises the role he already plays in the business and gives him a broader mandate as we continue to strengthen the technical expertise behind our portfolio, our partner support and the solutions we bring to market.”
Kannemeyer says the priority remains making sound technology decisions rather than pursuing innovation for its own sake.“ Technology is moving quickly, but adopting something simply because it is new has never been our approach. We need to understand where the industry is going, determine what will genuinely add value and make sure we have the technical capability to deliver it successfully,” he said.
André Kannemeyer
As Technical CEO, Kannemeyer will continue to lead Duxbury Networking’ s technology strategy, develop its technical teams and services, support partners and identify technologies relevant to its networking and cybersecurity portfolio.
Glen Foster joins Intuit to lead UK mid-market and partner channel
Intuit has appointed Glen Foster as Director,
Mid-Market and Channel Sales – UK, as the company steps up its investment in the UK accounting profession and mid-market.
Foster brings nearly 20 years of experience working with accountants and businesses,
Glen Foster including 12.5 years at Xero, where he joined as its sixth UK employee and ultimately led EMEA go-to-market, followed by senior roles at Dext and Sleek.
He joins as Intuit expands QuickBooks beyond traditional accounting software into a broader AI-powered platform helping define a new category of financial technology. Intuit Intelligence brings AI together with customers’ connected business data to automate work, surface actionable insights and help accountants and businesses make faster decisions while remaining in control.
Moving beyond simply supporting work, it works proactively to continuously optimise performance, helping unlock business growth. Intuit has also launched its AI-native Intuit Accountant Suite in the UK, designed to bring firm, client and team management together in one place.
“ I’ ve spent more than 20 years working closely with accounting firms and businesses and it’ s a community I feel incredibly passionate about. Having spent the last two years building an accounting firm myself, I’ ve also experienced first-hand what firms need from their technology,” Foster said. •
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