Melissa Anastasiou Named as Sharon AI Holding's Chief Legal Officer

Melissa Anastasiou has been appointed Chief Legal Officer of Sharon AI Holdings. Melissa will lead legal, governance, and compliance functions as the neocloud and AI infrastructure company scales. Melissa brings more than two decades of experience across legal, finance and governance. In Melissa's previous executive tenure at Spark New Zealand, she chaired the company's AI & Data Ethics Committee, pioneering enterprise AI governance and responsible data frameworks.

Melissa joins Sharon AI following more than 16 years at Spark New Zealand, where she served as Executive Group General Counsel and Commercial Director. During her tenure, she advised the Board and Executive Leadership Team on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory, privacy and cyber matters together with digital transformation. She also chaired Spark’s AI & Data Ethics Committee, leading the development of enterprise AI governance and responsible data frameworks.

As Chief Legal Officer, Melissa will lead Sharon AI’s legal, governance and compliance functions, with a focus on regulatory discipline, responsible AI practices and risk management as the business scales.

James Manning, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Sharon AI, said, “Melissa is an exceptional leader with deep experience supporting one of Australasia’s largest and most complex technology organisations. Her appointment reflects our commitment to building a leadership team capable of supporting customers, partners and investors as AI becomes critical national infrastructure.”

“As demand for sovereign AI infrastructure continues to accelerate, organisations expect world-class governance and operational excellence. Melissa significantly strengthens our ability to meet those expectations and position Sharon AI for its next phase of growth.”

Melissa Anastasiou, Chief Legal Officer at Sharon AI, said, “Artificial intelligence is transforming every industry, creating significant opportunities alongside new legal and governance requirements. My focus will be on building the legal and governance foundations that will support responsible execution and long-term growth.”

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