Scottish cloud computing company iomart has appointed a new chief operating officer.
Neil Christie, who had been running the infrastructure-as-a-service side of the business, will now take responsibility for the group’s day-to-day operations, reporting into chief executive Reece Donovan.
He has worked in the cloud computing industry for more than 10 years. After training as a chartered accountant with PwC, Christie jointly ran a web hosting company, which iomart acquired in 2011.
He is also a member of the technical and IT faculty committees for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
The appointment follows the recent announcement by iomart of a new chief marketing officer, Sharon Mars Leach, to strengthen its brand positioning within the growing marketplace for cloud services.
A statement noted that this is a non-board appointment.
Donovan commented: "Neil knows iomart from the inside and has excellent commercial knowledge of the market in which we operate.
"We will be working closely together to enhance our structure and processes in order to deliver on our long-term growth strategy."
Christie added: "I will be supporting the talented teams we have across the business and bringing together all parts of the Group to deliver on our strategy of service excellence and further growth."
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