GoDaddy appoints Tamara Oppen as Australian Managing Director

GoDaddy Inc. has announced the appointment of Tamara Oppen as its new Australian managing director. Oppen will join GoDaddy's international team and is charged with leading the company's Australian operations and growth.

Prior to joining GoDaddy, Oppen held senior executive roles at News Corp Australia, including general manager of news local, commercial business transformation lead and strategy and operations director. Oppen was co-founder of Pivot.ly, a digital transformation consultancy helping small businesses and startups fast track their digital footprint. Oppen was also previously CEO of Mable, one of Australia’s fastest growing health tech start-ups, driving brand reinvention and revenue growth.

“I’m thrilled to join GoDaddy and lead a team that is dedicated to empowering millions of Australian small business owners and entrepreneurs and helping them realise their digital potential,” Oppen said. “As an entrepreneurial startup founder myself, I can relate firsthand to the challenges of running a small business. I am eager to share the benefits of GoDaddy products and services, including our Websites + Marketing tool, with Aussie small business owners and entrepreneurs, as they continue to embrace digital transformation and grow their ventures.”

"We’re committed to helping customers easily and affordably get online and build thriving businesses with our integrated suite of digital tools, including Website Builder and Online Store,” Oppen added.  “We will continue to deepen the value we offer, particularly in the ecommerce space, where we’re building seamless, intuitive tools that enable them to sell online around the clock and around the world.”