Tristan Sternson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Swinburne University of Technology |
| Organization | NCS NEXT |
Tristan Sternson is an Australian tech industry pioneer and the global co-lead of Singtel’s global digital, data, and cloud services consultancy NCS NEXT (formerly ARQ Group in Australia).
Background[edit]
Sternson studied at Swinburne University of Technology between 1998 and 2001, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Information Technology. During his time at university, Sternson made and sold computers and tech solutions, including a Y2K bug fix kit which he then on-sold to people during the transition to Y2K.[1] He received the Swinburne University of Technology's Alumni Impact Award for the ‘Technology Impact Award’ category.[2]
Career[edit]
In 2008, Sternson founded data and analytics firm InfoReady, where he was managing director for 10 years and led complex and cutting-edge information management and business intelligence projects across Asia-Pacific and Europe. The company was later acquired by ARQ (formerly Melbourne IT) for $35 million in 2016.[3]
In 2014, Sternson was named as a Finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[4]
His next move saw Sternson as executive director at Melbourne IT, where he remained for nearly four years, before he was appointed CEO of ARQ in December 2019. Sternson took the underperforming former ASX-listed company and led the private sale by Quadrant Growth Fund for $35 million in February 2020.[5] Sternson's transformation of the company led to ARQ's $290 million acquisition by Singtel subsidiary NCS in April 2022.[6][7] He become the global co-lead of NCS NEXT.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Robb, Kirsten (5 February 2015). "From Dodo to data: How a job at a telco startup inspired Tristan Sternson to build his $20 million data analytics business". SmartCompany.
- ^ "Announcing the 2022 Alumni Impact Award Winners". Swinburne University of Technology. 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Arq Group finds AU$35m Enterprise Division buyer to help reduce debt". ZDNET.
- ^ "Finalists for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year announced". ECDonline.
- ^ "Arq Group sells enterprise services business for $35M". ARN.
- ^ "Quadrant scores 8x return as Singtel's NCS buys Arq for $290m". Australian Financial Review. 28 March 2022.
- ^ "How cheating death turned a triathlete into tech millionaire". The Australian.
- ^ Kopittke, Morganne (14 February 2023). "My biggest mistake: Tristan Sternson, CEO of ARQ Group and co-lead of NCS NEXT". SmartCompany.