technologyreseller.co.uk 43 PEOPLE Damian Skendrovic VeUP Mike Siegel VeUP Cheryl Powell VeUP He said: “We’ve recently welcomed a host of new clients. It’s an exciting period of growth for our business and we cannot wait to build on our success this year.” https://www.rubixvt.com/ .... Baldock appointed Chair at NCG Christropher Baldock, who has more than 40 years’ experience working in senior roles across the technology, telecoms and energy sectors, has been appointed Chair of NCG, a London-based tech infrastructure specialist servicing commercial real estate, urban logistics and enterprise customers across Europe. Founded in 2019, the internet service provider (ISP) and master systems integrator specialises in holistic tech solutions for the built environment. As well as providing the digital backbone to connect physical and digital assets, it manages end-to-end energy transformation projects to enable organisations to transition to renewable energies. Baldock, who was Sales and Marketing Director for Motorola Solutions and Atlantic Networks in the 1980s and Managing Director of Modular Technology from 1990 to 2003, has been chair of nine organisations over the past two decades. These include 6G Internet Limited, CBiS Education, Solution Builders Limited (SBL Group), Qunifi, Simply Mail Solutions, Super Cloud, Tute Education Limited, Telcom Group and Horizon Electric UK. In his new role, Baldock will apply his business leadership experience to help NCG scale at pace, guiding on commercial strategy, sales and operations. NCG CEO Thomas Proctor said: “Chris’ addition comes at a really exciting time for us. We’ve recently reshaped our internal structures and teams, putting us in the strongest possible position to simultaneously expand our network of clients and continue to focus on delivering excellence for all our existing partners.” .... New CFO to drive next phase of growth at Assured IT managed services provider and 2023 Rubrik MSP Partner of the Year Assured Data Protection has hired Paul Dix as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help support its next phase of growth, including accelerated expansion in the US. Before joining Assured, Dix was CFO of Leeds-based risk intelligence technology company Crisp, acquired by Kroll in 2022. Assured is seeing increased demand for its managed backup, disaster and cyber recovery services from customers in the public sector and financial services, legal and pharmaceuticals. Assured provides 400+ customer sites in more than 40 countries with a fully managed Rubrik service, from design and implementation through to recovery and daily proactive support. Dix said: “Assured’s compelling MSP model, driven by leading technology in Rubrik, is helping to deliver amazing value to customers needing backup, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions as a service. My focus is to build scalable processes and an organisational structure that can support our ambitious growth plans for 2024 and beyond.” Assured has further strengthened its leadership team with the promotions of Stewart Parkin and Virginia-based Andrew Eva to the newly created positions of Global CTO and Global CIO respectively. www.assured-dp.com .... Sabio completes global partner management team Sabio Group, the digital customer experience transformation services specialist, has completed its global partner management team with the appointment of two more global partner account managers just weeks after recruiting Mel Bogin as Global Partner Manager for Salesforce. Tina Cartwright, previously Channel Account Manager at Avaya, will be responsible for managing partnerships with Avaya, Verint, Microsoft and Google across the UK, Spain, France, Benelux, Nordics and South Africa, while Nicole Regensburg focuses on strengthening relationships with Amazon Web Services and Genesys. www.sabiogroup.com .... VeUP boosts senior team with new hires The start of 2024 has seen Amazon Web Services (AWS) consultancy VeUP announce a string of changes to its senior leadership team following the departure of CEO James Campanini, now Head of B2B, Europe at Logitech. VeUP, a consultancy specialising in helping ISVs scale up via the AWS ecosystem, was granted AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner status last year, in recognition of its expertise in AWS consultancy. Alongside its technology consultancy, it oversees a $100m growth fund to provide investment for high-growth businesses. New hires include Cheryl Powell, who as Head of HR will oversee VeUP’s talent management strategy; Damian Skendrovic, previously CEO of Logicalis, who will lead VeUP’s European operations as GM EMEA; and Mike Siegel, who has been appointed General Manager of the consultancy’s new North American operations and global Chief Product & Services Officer. Alexander Dick, Executive Chairman of VeUP, said: “2024 has already been a game-changing year for our business, with a further surge in growth and a number of key hires to boost our senior team. As we formally launch our North American operations, it’s exciting to have Mike at the helm, enabling us to establish a truly global operation, offering top tier services to clients around the world.” https://veup.com/ Lancaster and Townsend to spearhead ControlUP international expansion ControlUp, a leader in Digital Employee Experience (DEX) management, is advancing its global growth ambitions with the recruitment of Ben Lancaster as Vice President, International Sales and Simon Townsend as Global Field CTO. Joining ControlUp from Cloud Software Group (Citrix), where he was most recently Senior Director, Professional Services, Western Europe, London-based Lancaster will spearhead the company’s expansion strategy for EMEA and Asia Pacific/Japan (APJ). Also based in London, Simon Townsend joins ControlUp from IGEL where he served as Field CTO for EMEA and Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing field, digital and product marketing functions. Commenting on these appointments, Tom Holland, CRO of ControlUp, said: “The need for DEX solutions with real-time visibility and automated remediation is a global one and this presents a tremendous growth opportunity for ControlUp as we accelerate our go-to-market programs to activate new customers worldwide. I am pleased to place the execution of the ControlUp international expansion strategy in the talented hands of Ben and Simon. Each brings years of proven customer adoption success and market sharebuilding.” www.controlup.com Ben Lancaster Simon Townsend
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