Cisco partner Ideal has appointed former Trustmarque cloud and managed services chief Mike Henson (pictured) as MD, taking over from co-founder Claire Hopkins who becomes Founding Director and will focus more on supporting the executive management team.
Henson has also held senior roles at Maxima, Xchanging and Morse.
Hopkins, who set up Ideal in 2009 with Mo Merrick, commented: "Mike is taking responsibility for leading Ideal through the next phase of its growth, building on last year's move to larger offices and our continued investment in our team and portfolio.
"We have always been about delivering on our promises, and bringing Mike on board means that we can continue to do this as we grow the business.
"He has great experience in putting the customer first and creating propositions that leverage technology to deliver tangible business outcomes."
Henson added: "I'm hugely excited about the company's potential for further growth."