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Leadership Changecurated sourcedetected 2026-05-25 · confidence 95%

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Autodesk: Leadership Change

Autodesk appointed Dr. Haren Samarasekera as Regional Director for Australia and New Zealand, replacing retiring Andy Cunningham. Appointment signals expansion to support growing regional demand.

Source: Scoop NZ — Business

The leadership read

Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.

Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 107 (Hot) — down 1.8 versus the prior month — and Oceania signal share is easing (-4.4pts).

Autodesk: 5 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 5 tracked across 43 days.

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