Key HireMay 4, 2026· Confirmed
Wotton Kearney appoints first Chief Technology and AI Officer — Australia
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- Medium
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- Confirmed
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Wotton Kearney is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A meaningful marker of where the firm's capability is heading.
Australian firm Wotton Kearney appointed Iain McGuire as its first Chief Technology and AI Officer. McGuire joins from Cognizant (Managing Partner/VP APAC) with prior roles at Deloitte and PwC. Will lead tech strategy, AI adoption, and innovation for the firm.
""Iain's experience building AI-enabled professional services practices across Asia Pacific is exactly what we need as we scale." — David Kearney, CEO, Wotton Kearney"
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- Trade Press
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