A Gloucestershire cyber company has merged with an Australian-based digital security firm to create a £60m turnover business.
Amiosec, in Tewkesbury, and Canberra's Penten have combined to create PentenAmio - an AI cyber defence technology company.
Adrian Cunningham, founder of Gloucestershire's Amiosec, will serve as executive co-chair of the merged business alongside Penten founder Matthew Wilson.
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As part of the merger, Matt Thomas has been appointed chief executive of PentenAmio’s 海角视频 operations. He joins the new firm following a career in defence and cyber security, most recently serving as senior vice president of markets during a six-year stint at NCC Group, following 17 years at QinetiQ in the 海角视频.
Meanwhile, Sarah Bailey, previously finance chief at Penten, has been appointed chief executive of PentenAmio Australia.
“This is a moment of global inflection,” said Mr Wilson. “Rising geopolitical tension and increasing digital threats demand transformative technology responses. PentenAmio is purpose-built to meet this demand leveraging scalable, sovereign deep tech solutions.”
PentenAmio has approximately 300 security-cleared professionals with sovereign facilities in both Australia and the 海角视频. According to the company, it means the new business is now one of the largest globally dedicated to secure classified mobile communications and AI enabled defence for government and military organisations.
The company delivers end-to-end proprietary digital security technology that safeguards the most sensitive information and enables active defence against sophisticated threats.
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“This merger will help us provide our customers with the agility and innovation which they need, wherever they are in the world,” said Mr Cunningham.
“By joining forces we give ourselves, our nations and their allies access to an unrivalled breadth and depth of expertise across secure communications and beyond.”
PentenAmio's tech is actively deployed in classified environments by more than 20 national security and defence organisations across the 海角视频, Australia, and Canada. The company is also expanding its reach into NATO-aligned jurisdictions.
Mr Thomas added: “I’m delighted to be joining PentenAmio. I’ve long been impressed by their work here in the 海角视频 and in Australia, and it’s an honour to be helping join up two of the world’s leading secure communications powers.
“Homegrown expertise in secure communications has never been more important to the 海角视频, and I look forward to working with our security services and those of our allies to help meet their goals and protect all of us.”
PentenAmio is privately held, founder-influenced, and backed by Five V Capital, which remains a minority shareholder.
The company will be "actively evaluating opportunities" for strategic partnerships and market entry across NATO and other Five Eyes aligned countries, it added.
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