Spirit Technology Solutions announced the appointment of Julian Challingsworth as Managing Director of the Company, effective 11 July 2022. Julian has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Tesserent, ASX TNT. 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.