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Australia – Global adtech PubMatic has appointed James Young, most recently from rival adtech company Magnite, as its new regional director for Australia and New Zealand. His appointment takes effect in September this year.

In his new role, Young will lead the ANZ team, managing strategy, sales and operations for PubMatic in the region, as the company continues to focus on delivering effective, innovative, and responsible media solutions to publishers and advertisers.

Most recently, Young was Magnite’s managing director for Australia. He previously held senior roles with Telaria, The Guardian, and eBay. He is also the co-chair of the IAB Video Council.

Speaking on his appointment, he said, “The ANZ market has enormous potential for growth, and I’m excited that I’ll be part of a company that is at the forefront of the digital advertising industry. I look forward to working closely with PubMatic customers and partners to drive success in the region.”

Meanwhile, Jason Barnes, chief revenue officer for APAC at PubMatic, commented, “PubMatic is in a period of significant growth and James’s pedigree in the digital advertising market and experience with broadcast on demand (BVOD) advertising will bring incredible value to the team and our publisher and advertiser customers.”

This new appointment comes after the recent appointment of Sandro Catanzaro as new vice president of product management, CTV, and video.

Austin, Texas – Content experience platform Contentstack has announced the appointment of Jerry Nott as its APAC regional director, which is a first for the company in Australia as Contentstack increases its investment in the region to better serve local customers.

Nott previously served as regional director at Uniform and sales leader at Optimizely, educating and helping customers implement progressive MACH – or microservices-based, API-first, cloud-native SaaS, and headless solutions – technologies. 

He brings more than two decades of experience, including companies such as Salesforce and Sitecore, and will be reporting to Ramon Weterings, vice-president of EMEA and APAC at Contentstack.

Speaking on his appointment, Nott said, “The chance to assist local customers looking to leverage the most innovative CMS in the market is a privilege. The cloud model, enterprise features, and unparalleled customer support make Contentstack the catalyst for game-changing digital transformations.”

Meanwhile, Weterings commented, “APAC’s leading enterprise organisations are adopting MACH principles to modernise and accelerate the way they do business at MACH speed. To help these frontrunners achieve their ambitious goals and to further educate the market, we are doubling down on our local presence and will continue to build the team under Jerry’s excellent and renowned leadership.”

Contentstack will soon expand its Australian presence with sales, marketing, and customer service roles.

Singapore – Advertising company Taboola has announced new appointments namely Robert Perry as regional director for APAC and Adam Payne as country manager for Australia and New Zealand. The new appointments are part of the company’s continued growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

Perry was previously the company’s director of publisher partnerships for APAC. In his new role, he will grow the business in the fast-growing region, focusing on developing Taboola in the Australian, New Zealand, and Korean markets, and support both advertiser and publisher customers.

He brings an extensive amount of experience to the role having worked with Taboola since 2015 and with previous roles including interim VP for APAC. 

Meanwhile, Payne was previously the senior publisher sales manager for Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. Through his new role, he will manage the growth and retention of agency advertising sales, publisher sales, and existing partnerships. This role will include building out the team further to reflect the country’s continued market growth.

He brings in 15 years’ experience to the role and has worked at Perform Group as ANZ vice president for media sales and both Nine Entertainment and 10 Network in senior sales and marketing roles. 

Speaking on the new appointments, Adam Singolda, CEO and founder at Taboola, said, “Taboola continues to grow, working with leading publishers and advertisers in the industry. Our success in the region is powered by our people, who establish great long-term relationships with partners and help to grow our support structure. The new roles for Robert and Adam and their leadership experience ensure we’re future proofing ourselves for growth.”