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Pepperstone: Strategic Hiring
Pepperstone hired Nigel Fernandes as CTO, effective October 2026. Fernandes is joining from Xero, where he was SVP and executive general manager of engineering.
Source: discovered:fintechfutures.com
The leadership read
Pepperstone is resourcing ahead of a step-change, not backfilling. A build-out like this concentrates senior bench strength in the sector where the mandate is strongest. Watch the mix of the hires across Oceania — that is the clearest read on the plan behind the headcount.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 100.3 (Neutral), down 1 on the prior month; Oceania hiring signal is running rising (+3.1pts).
Pepperstone: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 3 tracked across 95 days.
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Norton Rose Fulbright →Norton Rose Fulbright appointed Kate Jefferson as corporate partner in Sydney to strengthen Asia-Pacific M&A and life sciences practice. Jefferson brings 20+ years of cross-border M&A and capital markets experience.
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Publicis Groupe →Publicis Groupe appoints Rebecca Sowden as director of sport, partnerships & content for New Zealand, hired from Sky Sport
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Publicis Groupe ANZ →Publicis Groupe ANZ appointed Rebecca Sowden, former New Zealand international footballer, to lead Publicis Sport & Entertainment in the New Zealand market, overseeing strategic and commercial direction.
Where this lands in our work
- Executive Search →
Hiring at this level is the visible half of a search that started a quarter earlier.
- Executive Search — Oceania →
Our Oceania practice runs the searches behind signals like this one.
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