Luke Tuddenham’s father Gerry is CPT Global’s Founder and former Managing Director and held the role for more than 30 years.
"I'm extremely confident in our team’s ability to continue delivering outstanding service to our customers," Luke Tuddenham said about becoming the new CEO.
"We have a deep bench of highly talented people who I trust and respect, and we keep investing heavily in talent and business development so we can deliver the most innovative and cost-effective technology solutions to our customers."
CPT Global says the transition will have a big impact on where the company is headed, particularly regarding advanced and emerging technologies.
“Under Luke's direction, the company plans to continue growing these areas while maintaining its focus on mainframe consulting. The change in CEO is just one of many initiatives CPT Global is pursuing to expand its business model and global reach.”
"With Luke at the helm, we’re committed to continuing our growth as world-class mainframe experts for customers around the world, as well as investing heavily in our team's ability to solve our client’s deeper technology challenges," said Gerry Tuddenham, who will spearhead a new IT tools and software initiative as board director.
“Luke is someone who knows how CPT operates from the inside out and has become an inspired, effective leader. As the company heads into future, we expect to see some of CPT Global’s biggest growth yet.”
CPT said that in his new position as CEO, Luke Tudenham brings a wealth of tech experience and enterprise knowledge to CPT Global, where he’s played an instrumental role in the company's recent growth.
"Before ever joining CPT, Gerry helped guide me in business as a mentor and visionary, especially as I watched him build the company from scratch and shape CPT Global into what it is today. As the new CEO, I plan to build on this success and legacy by taking the company even further in terms of its talent and service capabilities,” Luke said, adding, "I'm energised by this new opportunity and excited to be in Melbourne working together with the team so we can execute our strategy of making an even bigger impact with our customers globally.”
Luke Tuddenham joined CPT in 2005, overseeing the company's Australian and US markets, before becoming Vice President in 2011.
In 2016, Luke Tuddenham was named President of the Americas and Europe, and CPT says he played a critical role in helping the company generate record-breaking revenue and profit margins in FY2021.
Luke Tuddenham started his career in Melbourne with Andersen in 2007 and joined CPT Global following his time at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In addition to being a graduate of Columbia University’s Business School with a Bachelor of Business Information Systems and a Certificate in Business Excellence, Tudenham maintains membership in the Australian Computer Society and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.