MYOB executive recognised for excellence in leadership role

CEO and CTA awarded by CEO Magazine 2016 Executive of the Year Awards

MYOB has celebrated two wins at the CEO Magazine 2016 Executive of the Year Awards, held in Sydney last night.

Tim Reed, Chief Executive Officer of MYOB was awarded Executive of the Year in the IT and Telecommunications category, recognised as a dynamic and high achieving CEO who not only focuses on the success of MYOB, but is passionately committed to supporting the success of businesses across Australia and New Zealand.

During his eight years as CEO of MYOB, Tim has driven the total transformation of the business to become an innovative provider of online solutions for businesses, from SMEs to enterprise. Key to this has been the focus on making a significant investment in R&D of $40 million per annum.

“I am thrilled to be recognised as Executive of the Year in the IT and Telecommunications category by CEO Magazine. I’m so proud to work with the 1, 200 people at MYOB that truly unite in a common vision to help businesses succeed in Australia and New Zealand,” says Mr. Reed.

“It’s an exciting time to be working in the technology industry, and I am driven every day by the disruption and innovation that I see within the walls of MYOB, and in the wider tech sector. I’d like to thank CEO Magazine for this prestigious award.”

Simon Raik-Allen, MYOB’s Chief Technical Advisor was also recognised as runner up for CIO of the Year. This category nods to leaders who have demonstrated excellence in their roles, ensuring that innovation and meeting customer demands is consistently a top priority.

The CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards is Australia’s most prestigious business awards event, recognising the individual excellence of senior executives.

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About MYOB

MYOB Group Ltd (ASX: MYO) is a leading cloud based business management solutions provider. It makes business life easier for approximately 1.2 million businesses across Australia and New Zealand by simplifying accounting, payroll, tax, practice management, CRM, job costing, inventory and more. MYOB provides ongoing support via many client service channels including a network of over 40,000 accountants, bookkeepers and other consultants. It is committed to ongoing innovation, particularly in cloud computing solutions, and in 2015 was awarded the BRW award for the most innovative large company for 500+ employees and placed 2nd in BRW’s Most Innovative Companies Award list across all categories nationally.  For more information, visit http://investors.myob.com.au/Investors or follow @MYOB on Twitter.