Managed Service Provider of managed cloud services and cloud hosting solutions, Atlas Cloud, has been carrying out a management reorganisation.
The Newcastle-based company has appointed Mick Thompson as Non-Executive Director and Paul Butterworth as Head of Sales.
Thompson is renowned in the North East for his successful career at KPMG and in particular his 22 years as Senior Partner, managing Newcastle and the surrounding areas. His current portfolio spans various non-executive roles across the region, including the Newcastle Building Society, Clinkards Group, Greggs Foundation Charity and NUFC Foundation.
He said: “I’m delighted to come on board with Atlas Cloud at what is a very poignant time in the company’s 10-year history. I was first drawn to the company’s ambitions of growing its North East roots and wide range of business portfolios. Cloud services are more important now than ever and we have a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the future success of the company, its people and the business it supports.”
Butterworth joins Atlas Cloud with over 25 years of experience in senior sales and development roles at Microsoft, including two years as Director of Microsoft Azure Business Development. Whilst supporting Atlas Cloud customer acquisition and growth objectives, Butterworth will play a fundamental role in strengthening its position as a Microsoft partner, using his experience to establish the company as a leading provider of Microsoft Azure-based Windows Virtual Desktop solutions.
Atlas Cloud welcomed Steve Douglas as Service Excellence Manager, James Ramsey as Account Director and Lyndsey Falcus as Project Delivery Manager during the UK lockdown. Many of these roles were newly created due to recent company growth and the demand for cloud-enabled remote working and expert support that helps businesses to deliver the modern hybrid workplace. They also follow the appointment of industry heavyweight, Nigel Redwood as Chairman back in April 2020.
CEO of Atlas Cloud Pete Watson said: “This year has been nothing short of unpredictable, yet our ambition to deliver best in class cloud-hosted solutions has remained the same. This has also brought some bold changes, including closing one of our two private data centres and migrating our efforts towards Microsoft Azure, so we’re extremely pleased to welcome our latest board and management team additions to help accelerate this transformation. Mick, Paul and the team share the same vision and will bring the knowledge and experience needed to advance towards our objectives for growth and stronger partnerships through a period of economic change.”
