Node4 names former Accenture MD to lead Microsoft services business
The MSP has made several moves to strengthen its Microsoft partnership recently with a datacentre upgrade and acquisition
Hybrid cloud provider Node4 announced that Hannah Birch has joined the company as its new managing director of digital and group board member.
She will lead the MSP's digital business and strengthen its strategic relationship with Microsoft, leveraging Node4's recent investments.
Some of the Derby-based group's most recent expanded Microsoft efforts include the upgrade of its Leeds datacentre to grow its Azure Hybrid Cloud solution, and the acquisition of UK-based independent Microsoft Business applications partner Tisski.
"Hannah understands how to drive transformational growth strategies, creating deeper value-based relationships with clients," said Node4 founder and CEO, Andrew Gilbert.
"With our recent acquisitions and the broadening of our partnership with Microsoft, Hannah is the right person to lead the integration of our digital team and continue to build on our reputation as a technology leader in this space."
Former Accenture MD to lead Node4 digital business
Birch joins the Node4 team from global MSP Ensono after almost two years as its MD for Europe.
In this role she was responsible for the delivery of sustainable and profitable growth by focusing on team engagement, client value/business alignment and harnessing technology and innovation.
Prior to this Birch led Accenture's UK technology business for more than 11 years and was a member of the Technology Leadership Team for the UK & Ireland.
During this period she headed up the unit's teams, business & technology transformation and full P&L ownership across several business sectors.
Birch started her career at Oil and Gas giant BP and later held leadership positions at Fujitsu Services UK and Computacenter.
"In a world of unprecedented technological advancements, many organisations still struggle to cut through the noise to identify the technology solutions that are right for them. This has increased the pressure on service providers to be trusted partners for clients, guiding and streamlining the transformation process," said Birch.
"I am so excited to join Node4, one of the few service providers that meets organisations at an inflection point where they are looking to leverage technology to drive transformational change to their business. The group capabilities, strengthened with that of the recent acquisitions, make us a one stop shop for our clients."