Australian fintech Tyro has appointed Robbie Cooke as its new chief executive officer, succeeding acting managing director, Rob Ferguson. Cooke is expected to start work at the end of March when he moves across from his current role as managing director and CEO of gambling organisation, Tatts Group. This role concluded following Tatts’ successful merger with Tabcorp in December. Tyro chairman Kerry Roxburgh said: “After conducting an exhaustive local and international search, the board is delighted to announce Robbie’s appointment. We believe he possesses all the skills and experience to lead Tyro into a new and ground-breaking chapter.” Prior to Tatts, Cooke was chief operating officer and then managing director and chief executive at Wotif.com over a seven year period. During that time, Wotif achieved a five-fold increase in profit and undertook an ASX listing. Tyro currently provides its cloud-based mobile banking platform to more than 20,000 SMEs. In FY17, it processed around $10 billion in payment transactions which generated $121 million in revenue – a year-on-year jump of 26 per cent. Former Tyro CEO Gerd Schenkel left the organisation last June after only eight months in the role. His appointment in October 2016 was touted as a coup for the bank due to his past experience as head of Telstra Digital and founder of UBank. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebookhellip;Twitter: @CIO_Australia,Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation onLinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe