{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"37251","rtpr_id":"nPNAJfyHqa","ticker":"ATV","exchange":"ASX","all_tickers":["ATV"],"title":"Activeport appoints Michael Glynn as Chief Operating & Commercial Officer","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-18T02:54:56.855Z","article_body":"Activeport appoints Michael Glynn as Chief Operating & Commercial Officer\nPR Newswire\n\nSYDNEY, May 18, 2026\n\nSYDNEY, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Activeport today announced the\nappointment of Michael Glynn as Chief Operating and Commercial Officer.\nMichael is a telecommunications executive with deep experience during the\nstartup years of interTouch, Pacific Internet/PacNet, PIPE Networks, Megaport,\nSuperloop and PCCW Global's NaaS Platform Console Connect, businesses that\nachieved multi-billion-dollar market capitalisations and generated hundreds of\nmillions of dollars in annual revenue.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2981754/MGlynnphoto.html)\n\nMichael has spent over 25 years helping create, scale and commercialise\nnext-generation network platforms. The appointment marks a significant\nmilestone for Activeport as it accelerates international revenue growth,\nscales recurring software revenue and expands its global channel and partner\necosystem.\n\nMost recently, Michael spent seven years with PCCW Global building the Console\nConnect Platform into the industry's leading, multi award winning,\nsoftware-defined Network-as-a-Service platform. He led the global go-to-market\nstrategy and was the development business owner, launching Data Centre\nInterconnect, Connect to Cloud, Multi-Cloud, CloudRouter, Internet on Demand,\nand the Console Marketplace, expanding the platform across 60+ countries and\nenabling over 1,200 datacenters.\n\nMichael has developed a global reputation as an innovator with exceptional\ninsight, commercial execution capability with deep expertise in carrier,\nenterprise and wholesale connectivity.\n\nAt Activeport, Michael will drive company strategy, product direction,\npartnerships and market expansion, accelerating the company's growth across\nnetwork automation, cloud connectivity, GPU orchestration, AI infrastructure\nand global carrier partnerships. As telcos, enterprise and data centre\noperators increasingly seek simple, software-defined solutions to manage these\nservices, Activeport, with Michael's expertise behind it, is positioned to\nbecome a market leader.\n\nMichael Glynn said:\n\n\"I'm excited to be joining Activeport at such a pivotal moment in the\nindustry. As networks continue evolving towards software-defined and\nAI-enabled infrastructure, Activeport has built a highly differentiated\norchestration platform for providers globally, not just existing networks but\nkey multi-site data centres/infrastructure providers looking to launch their\nown platforms. I look forward to working with the Board and team to help\naccelerate Activeport's international growth and 'Activate' networks worldwide\nthrough intelligent automation.\"\n\nThe appointment further strengthens Activeport's leadership team as the\ncompany continues to expand across network automation, cloud connectivity, AI\ninfrastructure and global carrier partnerships. As service providers\nincreasingly seek more automated, software-defined and integrated digital\ninfrastructure solutions, Activeport is focused on enabling carriers, data\ncentre operators and strategic partners to deliver next-generation\nconnectivity services at global scale.\n\nAbout Activeport\n\nActiveport (ASX:ATV) is emerging as a global leader in network automation\nsoftware, enabling telecommunications carriers, data centre operators and\nenterprise customers to transform existing infrastructure into\nsoftware-defined, self-service platforms. Its vendor-agnostic orchestration\nsoftware automates connectivity across fibre, wireless, satellite and cloud\nenvironments, while also supporting emerging AI and GPU infrastructure use\ncases through scalable Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) and edge-to-cloud\nautomation capabilities.\n\nFor more information, please visit:  www.activeport.com.au\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/activeport-appoints-michael-glynn-as-chief-operating--commercial-officer-302774341.html\n\nSOURCE Activeport\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2981754/MGlynnphoto.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPNAJfyHqa","title":"Activeport appoints Michael Glynn as Chief Operating & Commercial Officer","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"ATV","created":"2026-05-18T02:54:56.855Z","tickers":["ATV"],"exchange":"ASX","article_body":"Activeport appoints Michael Glynn as Chief Operating & Commercial Officer\nPR Newswire\n\nSYDNEY, May 18, 2026\n\nSYDNEY, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Activeport today announced the\nappointment of Michael Glynn as Chief Operating and Commercial Officer.\nMichael is a telecommunications executive with deep experience during the\nstartup years of interTouch, Pacific Internet/PacNet, PIPE Networks, Megaport,\nSuperloop and PCCW Global's NaaS Platform Console Connect, businesses that\nachieved multi-billion-dollar market capitalisations and generated hundreds of\nmillions of dollars in annual revenue.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2981754/MGlynnphoto.html)\n\nMichael has spent over 25 years helping create, scale and commercialise\nnext-generation network platforms. The appointment marks a significant\nmilestone for Activeport as it accelerates international revenue growth,\nscales recurring software revenue and expands its global channel and partner\necosystem.\n\nMost recently, Michael spent seven years with PCCW Global building the Console\nConnect Platform into the industry's leading, multi award winning,\nsoftware-defined Network-as-a-Service platform. He led the global go-to-market\nstrategy and was the development business owner, launching Data Centre\nInterconnect, Connect to Cloud, Multi-Cloud, CloudRouter, Internet on Demand,\nand the Console Marketplace, expanding the platform across 60+ countries and\nenabling over 1,200 datacenters.\n\nMichael has developed a global reputation as an innovator with exceptional\ninsight, commercial execution capability with deep expertise in carrier,\nenterprise and wholesale connectivity.\n\nAt Activeport, Michael will drive company strategy, product direction,\npartnerships and market expansion, accelerating the company's growth across\nnetwork automation, cloud connectivity, GPU orchestration, AI infrastructure\nand global carrier partnerships. As telcos, enterprise and data centre\noperators increasingly seek simple, software-defined solutions to manage these\nservices, Activeport, with Michael's expertise behind it, is positioned to\nbecome a market leader.\n\nMichael Glynn said:\n\n\"I'm excited to be joining Activeport at such a pivotal moment in the\nindustry. As networks continue evolving towards software-defined and\nAI-enabled infrastructure, Activeport has built a highly differentiated\norchestration platform for providers globally, not just existing networks but\nkey multi-site data centres/infrastructure providers looking to launch their\nown platforms. I look forward to working with the Board and team to help\naccelerate Activeport's international growth and 'Activate' networks worldwide\nthrough intelligent automation.\"\n\nThe appointment further strengthens Activeport's leadership team as the\ncompany continues to expand across network automation, cloud connectivity, AI\ninfrastructure and global carrier partnerships. As service providers\nincreasingly seek more automated, software-defined and integrated digital\ninfrastructure solutions, Activeport is focused on enabling carriers, data\ncentre operators and strategic partners to deliver next-generation\nconnectivity services at global scale.\n\nAbout Activeport\n\nActiveport (ASX:ATV) is emerging as a global leader in network automation\nsoftware, enabling telecommunications carriers, data centre operators and\nenterprise customers to transform existing infrastructure into\nsoftware-defined, self-service platforms. Its vendor-agnostic orchestration\nsoftware automates connectivity across fibre, wireless, satellite and cloud\nenvironments, while also supporting emerging AI and GPU infrastructure use\ncases through scalable Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) and edge-to-cloud\nautomation capabilities.\n\nFor more information, please visit:  www.activeport.com.au\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/activeport-appoints-michael-glynn-as-chief-operating--commercial-officer-302774341.html\n\nSOURCE Activeport\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2981754/MGlynnphoto.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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