Press ReleasesBackup Direct Strengthens Senior Management Team
Backup Direct strengthens Senior Management Team with appointment of David Wigley as Operations Director
April 23, 2009 - Backup Direct, a renowned UK provider of enterprise-class, managed IT services to small-medium businesses, today announced the appointment of David Wigley as Operations Director. Dave, who has extensive experience in operations management, has been appointed to help Backup Direct cement their service delivery as one of the best in the industry and streamline their operational processes. With an Engineering degree from Nottingham University and an MBA from Warwick University, prior to joining Backup Direct, Dave was co-founder and Operations Director of NextGen Sciences Ltd (AIM:NGG) and before that Operations Director at Anglia Business Systems in Cambridge.
“I am delighted to be joining a company as innovative, dynamic and customer-focused as Backup Direct, especially as they are so well positioned in an extremely fast growing market”, comments Dave. “I see huge potential in Backup Direct, from the services we offer through to the people we employ. I’m particularly looking forward to working with the Service Team, and hope to deliver an even stronger customer experience”.“Dave brings a wealth of operational experience and knowledge to his new leadership role at Backup Direct” commented Managing Director, Brett Raynes. “I am very excited to see what he can do for our customers, the Service Team and the company. Backup Direct needs to delight its customers if it is to continue to grow and be successful. Dave’s role is critical to ensure we have the rigor in place to do this, especially as we scale”, continues Raynes. “Backup Direct has already completed two strategic acquisitions and have more in the pipeline, Dave will be charged to ensure that the right structure exists to support this”.
Backup Direct – the business-backup companyCombining enterprise-class technology with service excellence, today Backup Direct protect over 2000 UK small-medium businesses data with a suite of trusted, affordable IT subscription services. Includes online backup for PCs, Servers and Macs, disaster recovery, managed encryption, email security, remote support and help desk.
