Microsoft A/NZ channel partner director Matt Bostwick resigns

Microsoft Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) channel sales and partnerships director Matt Bostwick has resigned at the tech giant.

According to a LinkedIn post, Bostwick said one of the things he was most grateful for while working at Microsoft was the “opportunity to have worked for an organisation that so deeply values inclusiveness and learning”.

“Over the past few years at Microsoft, I have been deeply involved in Waka Hourua, the Māori and Pasifika Indigenous employee group at Microsoft New Zealand and I have learned so much from so many,” he said.

Bostwick also thanked the “incredible partner team” and everyone who made his learning “journey at Microsoft so incredible”.

He started at Microsoft as the tertiary education sector manager in NZ back in November 2012. During his time at the tech giant, he held various positions before becoming the channel sales and partnerships director for A/NZ in July 2022.

In July 2021, ARN reported that Microsoft had pulled together its A/NZ businesses into a single, combined region. It was stated at the time that Microsoft Australia’s chief partner officer, Rachel Bondi, would work closely with Bostwick, who was at the time the chief partner for Microsoft New Zealand.

In July, Bostwick wrote a blog on the top moments of FY24 for the Microsoft A/NZ channel sales team and listed a range of highlights, including supporting nearly 10,000 individuals to gain new certifications, helping Indigenous-led partners to use technologies within their communities and working with its distributor partners, with Dicker Data and TechClick highlighted in particular.

“Despite being a year of significant change and challenge, the Microsoft A/NZ channel sales team has delivered massive impact for our partners and customers,” he said.

Microsoft and Bostwick were unavailable to comment at the time of press.