Justin Miles

Chief Financial Officer · Appen

Appen's CFO (interim from Aug 2023, permanent from Feb 2024). He has been at Appen since 2016 and is the keeper of the only audited P&L among the pure-play human-data vendors.

high confidenceAustraliaAt Appen since 2024Updated 2026-09-19

Background

Chartered accountant. He was Group Financial Controller at Rubicor Group (ASX-listed specialist recruitment network). He joined Appen in March 2016 and spent 5+ years as VP Finance, scaling finance systems through Appen's growth and acquisition integrations.

What they run now

Finance and corporate functions, cost-reduction programs ($10M out of Appen Global in 2025) and FY2026 guidance (US$270-300M revenue).

Career

2023 – presentInterim CFO, then CFO, Appen
2016 – 2023VP Finance, Appen
2016Group Financial Controller, Rubicor Group Ltd
—, B.Bus (Accounting); GradDipCA — member, Chartered Accountants ANZ

Connections

Ryan Kolln — CEO

Why it matters here

Little direct relevance, except as the source of the sector's audited margin benchmarks (40.3% gross margin FY2025).

How to reach

Via Appen investor relations only.

What we could not establish

No public statements or interviews found.
LinkedIn/X not found.

Sources

Also at Appen

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Justin Miles

Background

What they run now

Career

Connections

Sources

Ryan Kolln

Kim Stagg

Brian Jenkins

Francisco Rivera

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