Mr Parakala, who is chief operating officer of KPMG’s Global IT Advisory Practice, said he would continue the society’s campaigning on issues like skills, higher education and industry collaboration. He would also focus on Green issues, he said.
Mr Parakala was elected by the society’s peak decision-making body, the ACS Council, at a meeting last week.
“I will also focus on promoting the relevance of ICT to business professionals. This includes understanding the ubiquitous nature of ICT and highlighting ICT’s changing and enabling role across all professions,” Mr Parakala said.
“As ACS National President, I intend to drive relevant national ICT strategic matters that are critical to ICT professionals such as skills gap, ICT higher education, green issues, industry collaboration and accreditation,” he said.
Current ACS President, Philip Argy, welcomed the result and congratulated Kumar Parakala on his election.
“It’s an exciting time for our industry – ICT is now firmly positioned on Australia’s political agenda and is recognised as key driver of the nation’s economic prosperity.” Mr Argy said.
“I am delighted to announce the new ACS President and I am confident that the ACS will enjoy continued growth under his presidency and that ICT industry will continue to prosper.”
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