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ANS Group hires Bain as COO

Posted on March 30, 2023 by - News

ANS Group has appointed Colin Bain as its new chief operating officer.

The announcement follows the appointment of a new CFO, Alex Hodgson, as ANS strengthens its group board in preparation for its next growth phase.

Bain joins ANS from QuantiQ where he was a COO and managing director. He took a role in growing the company to become the largest independent Microsoft Dynamics 365 partner in the UK, before the firm’s sale to global Microsoft solutions powerhouse Avanade in 2021.

A CIMA chartered accountant, Bain has experience in the delivery of software and tech services and has worked with Microsoft Dynamics since its inception.

He takes responsibility for the largest division within ANS, with a brief covering professional services, managed services and transformation.

Quantiq snapped up by Avanade

Posted on October 21, 2021 by - News

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The M&A tsunami hasn’t stopped. Microsoft Dynamics specialist Quantiq has been acquired by global giant Avanade.

CEO and founder Stuart Fenton will exit the London-based firm in mid-November, adding that the decision to sell up to Avanade would allow the company to more quickly realise its “ambitious” goals. Fenton has been behind the desk for more than eight years.

Avanade said combining Quantiq ERP customer experience with its expertise across the Microsoft platform would allow clients to benefit from solutions that will help accelerate digital transformation across all industry sectors, globally.

“This is an enormous market growing at a terrific rate. We had some big ambitions, and it was going to take some years to reach them, so it made enormous sense to join Avanade and instantly get the benefit of their depth of resources, financial strength, and geographic coverage”, Fenton said.