UST, a digital transformation solutions company has appointed Matthew McCormack as the Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The news comes in after the US-headquartered global company UST announced its hiring of over 10,000 new people 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).

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. 

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.

"Matt brings to UST deep expertise in strategy and operations and building a high performing consulting business," said Alexander Varghese, Chief Operating Officer, UST.

Speaking on the appointment, 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."

Before joining UST, McCormack was with Cognizant as Head of Consulting for Cognizant Digital Business and Technology across Asia Pacific and Middle East markets. As he takes on the new role at UST, he resonates with the company's focus on creating positive deep social impact. 

“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," said McCormack. 

He further added that he sees  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.

Matt joins UST at a time when it is investing heavily in the ANZ market and bringing the solution capabilities from across the globe to benefit our customers in the region. Matt will have a huge responsibility to lead the business expansion, client relationships, talent growth, industry and academia partnerships, brand building, and social impact initiatives in Australia and New Zealand.