OrionVM hires Anthony Woodward as chairman

Cloud and AI infrastructure provider OrionVM has added industry veteran Anthony Woodward to its board as non-executive director and chairman.

In this role, Woodward will add further depth and support the existing leadership team while allowing the company to focus on longer term strategic initiatives to capitalise on OrionVM’s wholesale cloud heritage and AI infrastructure orchestration. 

Woodward has spent more than 30 years in the Australian technology services industry. He founded, grew and subsequently sold internet service provider ZipWorld, (sold to Pacific Internet, now part of Telstra) and Bulletproof Networks (taken public in 2014 and sold to AC3 in 2018).  He recently served as CEO of Logicalis Australia. 

Additionally, Woodward brings expertise in corporate governance and shareholder engagement from five years serving as a non-executive director for APRA-regulated neobank in1Bank. He has been a key member, organiser and chair of the Pearcey Foundation’s NSW chapter since 2010.

“Anthony’s background in technology leadership, governance, and public-company experience strengthens our already robust leadership team,” OrionVM CEO Sheng Yeo said. 

“He will be an invaluable addition as OrionVM enters a new phase of growth, development and innovation.” 

Woodward added OrionVM’s capability in orchestrating and managing AI infrastructure, as recognised with its recent partnership with Blaize, demonstrates the innovation OrionVM can bring to the industry.

“OrionVM has built a platform and service model that has provided infrastructure services to customers across Australia, US and Canada for many years,” Woodward said. “The opportunity ahead for OrionVM is substantial, and I look forward to leaning in to help the team capitalise on both challenges and possibilities to drive customers’ cloud success, shareholder value and sustained growth.”