Spirit Technology Solutions Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Julian Challingsworth as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective 11 July 2022. Julian has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Tesserent. Tesserent provides cybersecurity to enterprise, government and critical infrastructure customers.

Under Julian's leadership the organisation grew significantly through both acquisitive and organic means. Julian spent 3 years in the role before he resigned and stepped down from his role as Co-Chief Executive in November 2021. Julian joined Tesserent after serving as Managing Director and a Partner of The Litmus Group for over ten years and a board member and Partner of PPB Advisory.

In addition to advising over twenty organizations on growth acceleration strategies in Australia, Asia and Europe, Julian was a key driver in growing Litmus in Australia and internationally before it was acquired by PPB Advisory. Julian was a Director of Cordence Worldwide, a global consulting partnership with 2,800 consultants across 60+ locations. Julian worked with the international team to develop sales and growth strategies for the 8 member firms. Julian is a proven ASX listed CEO, with a strong professional services and corporate finance background.