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Chief Operating Officer (COO) stories

MOX names Justin Melnikoff Chief Operating Officer

The move comes as the fibre operator expands across subsea and terrestrial routes to meet surging demand from cloud and AI customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

Construction

Trimble adds AI tools to Connect construction platform

New AI features aim to reduce errors and delays by linking site data, design, finance and scheduling tools across the build lifecycle.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

TD SYNNEX expands Destination AI for SMBs globally

Partners now have a standardised route to package AI for smaller customers, as the distributor adds SMB-specific tools and training worldwide.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 4 min read • Yesterday

Manufacturing

Radix launches RUSH LATAM 2026 forum in Rio de Janeiro

The forum will gather industrial leaders in Rio as pressure mounts to turn AI pilots into measurable gains across energy, mining and manufacturing.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Convera appoints Craig McDonald to global partnerships role

The cross-border payments group is aiming to widen partner-led growth as Craig McDonald takes charge of global partnerships and channels.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Most financial firms expect AI-led operations within years

Only 22% can see what AI agents are doing, as most banks and insurers race towards AI-led operations and lose sight of productivity gains.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Supply Chain

Beacon cuts importer's detention costs from USD $1.3m

A US importer of Southeast Asian foods could trim a material freight expense to near zero within months after deploying Beacon's software.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Fintech

Arrowpoint taps Arcesium to support Asia expansion

The Singapore-based firm managing US$2 billion wants faster onboarding and new strategy launches as it scales across Asia and the Middle East.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Construction

Oracle NetSuite unveils new AI tools for cloud ERP

Businesses could automate more finance and operations work as NetSuite adds AI Workspaces, agents and wider access to external models.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Manufacturing

Zero100 launches Peerworks for agentic supply chains

The initiative aims to give supply chain teams practical guidance on agentic AI, as large firms seek to link planning, sourcing and inventory decisions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Chrono opens private beta for temporal CRM platform

Businesses can now request invitation-only access as Chrono tests whether its temporal CRM can unify marketing, sales and service work.

By Regine Laguilles • 3 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

AtScale named OpenAI Select Partner to boost AI accuracy

Enterprise users may get more reliable AI answers as AtScale joins OpenAI's partner network to impose shared business definitions on metrics.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Nobody buys an EV charger. They buy the next ten years

Fleets and lenders will judge charging operators on uptime, service costs and years of revenue, not the equipment fitted to each site.

By James Schwarz • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Chief Operating Officer (COO) stories

Robotics

Engineering teams race to control AI agents at scale

Most engineering teams are already running fleets of AI agents, but 53.6% say building safe guardrails is still their biggest challenge.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Risk & Compliance

UK firms lack records of vulnerable customer support

Despite widespread confidence about FCA scrutiny, most firms still cannot quickly produce searchable evidence of support for vulnerable customers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Human Capital Management

Aon flags resilience as key to Australian business

Interlinked weather, trade and technology risks are pushing Australian firms to rethink investment, staffing and supply choices, Aon says.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Manufacturing

Elithea launches UK ERP research platform for buyers

Businesses can now compare ERP options without handing over contact details, as Elithea's UK platform offers free research tools and cost calculators.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Digital Transformation

Australian firms warned on narrow AI view by executive

Executives risk missing AI's bigger gains if they keep treating it as an IT tool, with some firms already lagging global peers on investment and strategy.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week