Tennis Australia appoints new CIO
Tennis Australia has promoted its infrastructure manager, Primoz Trcek, to the CIO role. Trcek replaces Samir Mahir, who left the organisation mid-year after leading several analytics and digital projects.
Tennis Australia has promoted its infrastructure manager, Primoz Trcek, to the CIO role. Trcek replaces Samir Mahir, who left the organisation mid-year after leading several analytics and digital projects.
Samir Mahir reflects on his career following his departure as CIO of Tennis Australia, an organisation that is hungry for technology innovation.
Tennis Australia’s Samir Mahir has left the organisation as CIO after leading a number of analytics and digital projects.
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Tennis Australia's CIO Samir Mahir says CIOs need to lead transformation activities within their organisations. Mahir has achieved this by using technology systems to help the organisation achieve its business and strategic goals at its world-renowned tournament, the Australian Open.
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