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Tuesday, September 07 2021 - 07:30
AsiaNet
UST intensifies focus in Australia; Appoints Matthew McCormack as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 7, 2021/PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

    UST[https://www.ust.com/], a leading digital transformation solutions 
company, today announced the appointment of Matthew McCormack as the Managing 
Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). In his new role, McCormack will 
lead the expansion and growth of the company and champion UST's vision of 
'Transforming Lives' in the region. He will focus on unlocking value for 
organisations by leveraging the power of digital technologies across Australia 
and New Zealand. 

    The US-headquartered global company UST, backed by Temasek, a global 
investment company headquartered in Singapore, recently announced its hiring of 
over 10,000 new people [ 
https://www.ust.com/en/who-we-are/ust-newsroom/ust-to-hire-over-10000-new-employees-in-2021] 
this year across the globe, including Australia and New Zealand, with digital 
proficiencies and key skills in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, Cloud 
Infrastructure, Java, Data Science & Engineering, Application Development and 
Modernisation, AI/ML, Automation (RPA/IPA).

     Krishna Sudheendra, Chief Executive Officer, UST, said, "Matt's deep 
knowledge of the Australian and New Zealand markets, along with his ability to 
align business objectives, technology investments, and customer outcomes, will 
be the cornerstone of our accelerated growth in the market. His appointment 
reflects our focus as we rapidly expand our business across the region. UST is 
helping our clients into faster adoption of digital transformation, which in 
turn will help them with faster time to market in new product offerings, expand 
their business, and improve their revenue and margins." 

    "Matt brings to UST deep expertise in strategy and operations and building 
a high performing consulting business. Matt joins us at a time when we are 
investing heavily in the ANZ market and bringing our solution capabilities from 
across the globe to benefit our customers in the region. Matt will lead our 
business expansion, client relationships, talent growth, industry and academia 
partnerships, brand building, and social impact initiatives in Australia and 
New Zealand. I look forward to working closely with Matt as we take the 
business forward," said Alexander Varghese, Chief Operating Officer, UST.

   Prior to joining UST, McCormack led some of the region's largest digital 
transformations, building diverse teams across APAC to support clients to 
design, build, and scale, meaningful experiences to transform their 
organisations. His experience across a broad range of industries includes 
banking and finance, logistics, education, telecommunications, government, and 
defence.

    Commenting on his appointment, McCormack said, "I see a huge potential for 
UST to be the market leader in the human-centered digital transformation space 
in Australia and New Zealand, especially with the breadth and depth of 
offerings and the global partnership ecosystem UST has built over the past 22 
years."

    "For me, joining UST is more than seeing the potential in its people, 
products, and platforms. It is about the importance of purpose—transforming 
lives—and how it is embedded in the DNA of the company. UST's focus on positive 
social impact deeply resonates with me, and offers an ideal environment to 
incubate and reinvigorate meaningful careers of top-performing talent," 
McCormack added.

    McCormack holds an Honours degree in Psychology and Anthropology, a 
Master's in International Management, and a Master's in Business and IT 
Strategy. Prior to joining UST, McCormack was with Cognizant as Head of 
Consulting for Cognizant Digital Business and Technology across Asia Pacific 
and Middle East markets.

    About UST

    For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world's best 
companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, 
inspired by people, and led by our purpose, we partner with our clients from 
design to operation. Through our nimble approach, we identify their core 
challenges and craft disruptive solutions that bring their vision to life. With 
deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, we embed innovation and 
agility into our clients' organisations—delivering measurable value and lasting 
change across industries and around the world. Together, with over 26,000 
employees in 25 countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of 
lives in the process. Visit us at ust.com.

    Media Contacts, UST:
    Tinu Cherian Abraham
    +1-(949)-415-9857
    Neha Misri 
    +91-9972631264
    media.relations@ust.com

    Media Contacts, U.S.: 
    S&C PR 
    +1-646-941-9139 
    media@scprgroup.com 

    Media Contacts, U.K.: 
    FTI Consulting 
    UST@fticonsulting.com 

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    Source: UST