Accordant Group, previously known as AWF Madison Group, announced the appointment of Jason Cherrington as CEO of the company, effective 21 June 2021.

Cherrington has previously served as group CEO and Co-founder of Optic Security Group, a converged security provider designed to mitigate the risks of Cyber and Operational Security for both government and enterprise organisations in the Australasia region,

Prior to this he held leadership roles at some of Europe’s leading organisations, including Orange, Global Crossing, BT and Skype.

Chairman Ross Keenan said that the Board had been impressed with Cherrington’s significant experience and leadership across a wide variety of business sectors, which reflected the needs of Accordant Group leadership as the group moves forward.

On his appointment, Cherrington said, “As many of us have recently experienced, the changing nature and definitions of how, when and where we work signals a growing need to ensure that Aotearoa (Māori name for New Zealand) attracts, retains and optimises the essential talent needed to fuel our economic and wellbeing success. I am therefore excited to join a business I feel is uniquely placed to deliver on the challenges of that dynamic market need, whilst working alongside such an accomplished and motivated team.”

Current CEO Simon Bennett will be appointed to the Board effective 21 June 2021, in the role of Executive Director.

The group said it expects to be able to announce audited results for the year ended 31 March 2021 next week along with the Annual Report.