PEOPLE ...continued 01732 759725 42 services, is advancing its growth plans with the appointments of Chris Ball as Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer and Louise Abbey as Marketing Director. Established in 2020, Solstice AV aims to add value throughout the supply chain by providing solution design, project management, installation, on-site warranties and other services. www.solsticeav.com … Six Degrees strengthens C-suite Six Degrees, a provider of Integrated cloud services covering Core, Hybrid Cloud, Cyber Security and Modern Work, has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Mike Drolet as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Tony Healy as Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO). CEO Vince DeLuca said: “I’m really pleased to welcome Mike and Tony to Six Degrees. With their combined experience in transformation, innovation and delivery, I believe we now have the right leadership team in place to realise our vision to be the most trusted and innovative managed services partner, empowering our clients’ success.” https://www.6dg.co.uk/ … AND Digital targeting new opportunities in Yorkshire AND Digital, which develops digital solutions for clients while also nurturing their inhouse IT skills, is aiming to cultivate new opportunities in the North of England, with the appointment of James Locker as Chief of Client Partnerships for the Yorkshire region. Since joining AND in 2018, Locker has held several key roles including Head of Delivery and Service. Will Sargeant, UK General Manager at AND Digital, said: “Locker brings a valuable combination of local insight and technology expertise. AND sees his appointment as a significant step forward in our mission to scale digital capabilities and deliver technology that makes a meaningful difference – for clients and the broader community in Yorkshire.” Yorkshire is a key area for AND’s business. It has over 150 employees based in Leeds and Halifax, and partners with major regional clients including SKY, Lloyds Banking Group and Leeds Building Society. … Intuit Mailchimp head succeeds Voccola as Kaseya CEO Rania Succar, erstwhile Head of Intuit Mailchimp, has been appointed CEO of Kaseya, to advance the IT and cybersecurity management platform used by nearly 50,000 MSPs and internal IT customers towards a potential IPO. In her nine years at Intuit, Succar was first Head of Quickbooks Money and then Head of Intuit Mailchimp. Before that she held roles at Google, McKinsey and Merrill Lynch. She said: “Kaseya plays a vital role, alongside its MSP partners in more than 170 countries, in helping small and midsized businesses thrive in an increasingly complex digital landscape. I look forward to working hand in hand with our MSP partners to drive even greater outcomes for SMBs and to build on Kaseya’s strong foundation. The opportunity ahead is immense.” www.kaseya.com …James Johnson joins Bitdefender regional leadership team James Johnson, an executive with over 20 years’ experience in cybersecurity solutions and managed security services, has joined Bitdefender as Regional Director for Northern Europe and the Middle East. In the role, Johnson will focus on delivering strategic growth for Bitdefender’s business solutions portfolio, including XDR, cloud-native MDR services and its new GravityZone Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction endpoint security solution. Johnson, co-founder of IT MSP Orange Street Software, was most recently Head of Sales for the UK, Ireland and South Africa at Trellix. Prior to that, he managed cloud security operations across multiple regions at Proofpoint. https://www.bitdefender.com … Christopher Cassie joins Network Group Network Group, a member-owned peer-topeer community group for MSPs, IT resellers and retailers, is furthering its three-year growth strategy with the recruitment of Christopher Cassie as Business Development Manager (Vendors). Cassie has 20 years’ experience in optimising operations, vendor partnerships, automation and customer success strategies, most recently at Apple, where he led vendor performance and quality initiatives across global support operations. Network Group General Manager Simon West said: “We are excited to welcome Christopher into Network Group’s fold. Christopher’s role extends beyond securing partnerships; it’s about connecting vendors with the community, fostering trust, collaboration and shared growth.” … Keepit aims to expand UK footprint with Dan Middleton hire Keepit, the Copenhagen-headquartered provider of cloud backup and data management services, has hired Dan Middleton, former VP at Veeam, as its new VP for the UK and Ireland (and EMEA), with responsibility for growing Keepit’s UKI sales team, accelerating pipeline generation and expanding the company’s local partner ecosystem. With datacentres located in the UK and complete independence from global hyperscalers, Keepit’s backup and recovery solution ensures organisations retain control and are able to access data even if the original SaaS system is unavailable or a third party takes unauthorised control of data stored within a public cloud. Keepit Chief Revenue Officer Craig Bumpus said: “With Dan’s expertise, we’re set to meet some bold growth objectives that will take us into strategic accounts and help expand our customer base even further. Following our recent alliance with Ingram Micro in the UK we are well positioned to expand our UK footprint.” www.keepit.com Graduate recruits making a difference at Eureka Solutions Scottish cloud software provider Eureka Solutions has continued to invest in and nurture new talent, recruiting five new graduates in the last 12 months. The most recent of these, 24-year-old Sophie Lowe from Glasgow, has joined as a Marketing Assistant to promote products within the East Kilbride-based company’s portfolio of business software solutions, including NetSuite, Sage and iplicit, as well as its proprietary systems integration platform Besyncly. Eureka Solutions’ graduate development programme has a 70% retention rate, including CEO David Lindores, who joined the company as a graduate 17 years ago. He said: “We understand that the success of our business is driven by our people, which is why we continue to invest in emerging talent. Our graduate programme is designed to provide a supportive environment where individuals can thrive and carve out long-term careers with us. It’s incredibly rewarding to see our new team members already making a difference.” www.eurekasolutions.co.uk Sophie Lowe Chris Ball Solstice AV Louise Abbey Solstice AV Rania Succar Kaseya James Johnson Bitdefender Dan Middleton Keepit Christopher Cassie
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