SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Spirit Technology Solutions announced the appointment of Mr Julian Challingsworth as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO) of the Company, effective 11 July 2022.
Julian has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Tesserent, ASX TNT. Tesserent provides cybersecurity to enterprise, government and critical infrastructure customers. Under Julian’s leadership the organization grew significantly through both acquisitive and organic means. Julian spent 3 years in the role before he resigned and stepped down from his role as Co-Chief Executive in November 2021.
Julian joined Tesserent after serving as Managing Director and a Partner of The Litmus Group for over ten years and a board member and Partner of PPB Advisory. In addition to advising over twenty organisations on growth acceleration strategies in Australia, Asia and Europe, Julian was a key driver in growing Litmus in Australia and internationally before it was acquired by PPB Advisory. Julian was a Director of Cordence Worldwide, a global consulting partnership with 2,800 consultants across 60+ locations. Julian worked with the international team to develop sales and growth strategies for the 8 member firms.
Julian is a proven ASX listed CEO, with a strong professional services and corporate finance background. Spirit Chairman, James Joughin, commented that “the Board is very pleased to appoint Julian Challingsworth as MD and CEO. Julian brings a broad range of skills and background to lead Spirit through its next phase, and we look forward to Julian’s leadership in the next stage of the Company’s strategy.”
The Board also thank Julian Haber for supporting the Company during the leadership transition period, in the role as interim Managing Director. Julian Haber will formally conclude the role as interim Managing Director on 11 July 2022 and revert back to his previous role as CEO of Intalock (Spirit’s Cyber Security Business) and remain as an Executive Director on the Board.