Spherion (Australia) and Veda Praxis Forge Strategic Partnership to Elevate ASEAN Support for Australian Companies

Melbourne / Jakarta / Ho Chi Minh City / Singapore

3 September 2025

Spherion, a leading Australian professional services firm specialising in business and technology risk management with deep expertise in industrial control systems, audit, compliance, ICT strategy and cybersecurity, and Veda Praxis, a prominent Southeast Asian management consultancy delivering comprehensive GRC (governance, risk, and compliance), cybersecurity, digital transformation, and enterprise architecture services across the region with an established presence in Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and beyond - today announced a strategic partnership aimed at empowering Australian companies operating in ASEAN with unparalleled on the ground expertise and support. 

This collaboration merges Spherion’s worldclass capabilities in technology risk management, and its strong leadership under Managing Director & Technology Lead  Aaron Greenman and Managing Director & GRC Lead Brett Taylor with Veda Praxis’s deep regional presence across Southeast Asian markets, guided by CEO  Syahraki Syahrir  and Chief of International  Marek Kosmowski. 

Key Highlights of the Partnership - What Clients Can Expect: 

• Seamless On-the-Ground Implementation: Australian businesses entering, expanding, operating in ASEAN will gain access to locally based Veda Praxis experts across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and beyond, ensuring culturally informed, regionally nuanced delivery, while being supported by some of the best Australian subject matter experts. 

  
  

• Flexible and Cost-efficient Delivery Model: Access to Veda Praxis’s technology and cybersecurity hubs in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam – providing Australian companies flexible, high-quality services with attractive pricing structures through local and remote delivery. 

  
  

• Comprehensive End-to-End Service: Deep local and international expertise across technology project delivery and BAU operations, from risk assessment and strategic advisory through to implementation, ongoing assurance and compliance, our clients will benefit through seamless integration of Australian SMEs and Veda Praxis’s local teams. 

  
  

• Jurisdiction-aligned delivery: Pragmatic technology solutions that are tailored to local regulatory and operating contexts as well as being calibrated against international standards.  

Executive Perspectives:

Aaron Greenman, Managing Director & Technology Lead, Spherion, remarked: “This partnership represents the best of both worlds - our advanced Australian capabilities in technology risk and cybersecurity, now supercharged by the strategic regional footprint of Veda Praxis. Together, we’re enabling businesses to scale across ASEAN with confidence.”

Brett Taylor, Managing Director & GRC Lead, Spherion, added: “Navigating the complex regulatory and cyber-risk environment in ASEAN requires local insight and global standards. Through this alliance, our clients gain both.”

Syahraki Syahrir, CEO of Veda Praxis, observed: “This partnership is a powerful enabler for Australian companies aiming to thrive in Southeast Asia. Our shared commitment to excellence ensures clients benefit from cutting-edge execution grounded in local realities.”

Marek Kosmowski, Chief of International of Veda Praxis, shared: “By combining our regional agility with Spherion’s trusted technology risk advisory, we’re creating a delivery model that is unmatched in flexibility, quality, and value, with people who roll up their sleeves and deliver.”

About Spherion (Australia) 

Spherion is a leading Australian professional services firm specializing in safeguarding and optimising businesses and technology. Its team supports many of Australia’s largest companies and government departments in the core areas of risk & cybersecurity; audit, compliance & assurance; industrial (ICS/OT) security & resilience; and ICT strategy & project advisory. 

About Veda Praxis (ASEAN) 

Founded in 2005, Veda Praxis has evolved into a trusted Southeast Asian advisory firm offering a wide spectrum of services - from digital transformation, GRC, cybersecurity, IT strategy, and enterprise architecture to governance, internal audit, and resilience. With offices across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and beyond, it serves clients in financial services, government, oil & gas, mining, logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, and more.