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SharonAI Holdings Inc, and its subsidiaries ("Sharon AI"), a leading Australian Neocloud, announced the appointment of Mr. Andrew Penn AO as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Penn is a global business and technology leader with deep and broad expertise across financial, technology, telecommunications, digital and physical infrastructure.
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Sharon AI appoints Andrew Penn AO as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Penn is former CEO of Telstra (2015-2022) and former CEO of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (2006-2011).
He is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee of Coles Group (ASX:COL).
Penn was named an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2023 Australia Day honours.
He served as Chair of Expert Advisory Boards for Australia's 2020 and 2023 National Cyber Security Strategies.
Sharon AI is a leading Australian Neocloud focused on AI and Cloud GPU/CPU Compute Infrastructure.
"I am excited to join the board at such a pivotal and exciting time. I look forward to leveraging my experience to help Sharon AI shape its strategic goals and expand its impact in the coming years," said Andrew Penn.
Mr. Penn is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Coles Group (ASX:COL) and Chair of Visit Victoria. He is also a Senior Adviser with McKinsey & Company.
Mr. Penn was formerly the CEO of Telstra (2015-2022) (ASX:TLS), CEO of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (2006-2011) and Chair of the Expert Advisory Boards for Australia's 2020 and 2023 National Cyber Security Strategies.
Mr. Penn was named an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2023 Australia Day honours for distinguished services to business, charitable organisations, youth and the arts.
"We are delighted that Mr. Penn has joined the Sharon AI board of directors as Chairman as we enter our next phase of growth. His expertise across technology, telecommunications, digital and physical infrastructure, in addition to his proven track record of successfully guiding technology businesses through periods of rapid growth will add significant value to our business," said James Manning, Co-founder and CEO at Sharon AI.
About Sharon AI
SharonAI Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Sharon AI"), a leading Australian Neocloud, is a High-Performance Computing company focused on Artificial Intelligence and Cloud GPU/CPU Compute Infrastructure. Our AI Cloud platform and compute infrastructure is accelerating the build of AI factories and sovereign AI solutions, powering the next wave of accelerated computing adoption.
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