Steve Vamos
Chief Executive Officer, Xero
Steve leads the growth and performance of Xero – a small business platform with over 2.7 million customers in over 180 countries. He is a respected thought leader, who brings more than four decades of experience in global technology to a company that has a purpose to make life better for people in small business, their advisors and communities around the world through cloud-based integrated business solutions. Today, Xero has a set of open APIs which enables over 1000 app partners and more than 300 global financial institutions to collaborate and build affordable solutions for small businesses. With Steve at the helm, Xero has expanded its platform services with the acquisitions of companies including Waddle, Tickstar and Planday, and this year, Xero was certified carbon neutral across its owned and operated businesses. Throughout his career, Steve has been Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, CEO of ninemsn, Vice President of Online Services at Microsoft Corporation and Vice President and Managing Director of Apple Computer Asia Pacific. Steve is passionate about building great teams and a business culture that empowers people to drive innovation.
