Anthropic has appointed Theo Hourmouzis as general manager of Australia and New Zealand.
Hourmouzis has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the technology industry across Asia Pacific.
He joins Anthropic from Snowflake, where he most recently served as senior vice president for Australia, New Zealand and ASEAN. In that role he helped enterprise and public sector organisations across financial services, retail, aviation and government move AI from experimentation to business impact.
At Anthropic, he will lead the local team and shape strategy built around Australian and New Zealand customers. He will meet with customers and partners alongside executives from Anthropic’s global team, as they open a Sydney office.
Hourmouzis said: “Organizations across Australia and New Zealand are thinking carefully about how to adopt AI, and they want partners who take safety and rigor as seriously as they take the opportunity,”
“That’s what drew me to Anthropic. I’ve spent my career working with businesses and governments across this region, and the organizations that do best with AI will be the ones that pair ambition with discipline.”
The Sydney team will aim to deepen relationships with enterprises like Commonwealth Bank and Quantium and with AI for Science research partners, while delivering on commitments in the MOU that Anthropic recently signed with the Australian government.
Anthropic, managing director of international, Chris Ciauri said: “Theo’s appointment reflects the conviction we share with the Australian government that AI can drive economic growth when it’s developed and deployed responsibly,”
“He’s spent decades helping organisations adopt new technology, and he’ll build the team and partnerships we need to support our customers across Australia and New Zealand for the long term.”.
