Cisco Australia and New Zealand (ANZ)'s former public sector lead Ken Boal has been named the new Managing Director of Cisco ANZ. Boal will replace Richard Kitts, who has taken over as the Vice President of Services for the Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China (APJC) region.

Boal - who has been working with Cisco since 2004; and earlier led the Enterprise and Public Sector Business for Cisco ANZ - has assumed charge as Cisco's new ANZ Managing Director with immediate effect; and he will be reporting to Jaime Vallés, the president of the APJC region.

Meanwhile, his predecessor, Kitts - the new VP of Services for the APJC region - will now report into Nick Earle, SVP of Services Worldwide Field Operations.

In a recent statement, Boal - who previously was the chief of Cisco's engagement in the public sector with Australia's federal, state and territory governments, defence, healthcare, education, and enterprise customer segment - said that network-enabled technology is "disrupting and transforming industries" across the ANZ region, with "the Internet of Everything" further accelerating the process.

Adding that he deemed his appointment as the new Cisco ANZ leader as an "honour," Boal said: "I look forward to continuing to drive Cisco's engagement with our customers, partners and the industry to capture new business value and enable these exciting new possibilities."