Simon Payne to Lead Damovo's Operations in Ireland

March 28, 2013 - PRLog -- Dublin, Ireland – 28 March 2013 – Damovo has today announced that Simon Payne will lead the company’s operations in Ireland.  Simon is currently managing director of Damovo UK and will now take on the combined role of managing director of Damovo UK and Ireland. Simon replaces outgoing Damovo Ireland managing director Maria O’Reilly, who leaves the company after nearly five years.

“I am delighted that my responsibilities now include leading Damovo’s operations in Ireland and look forward to continuing the great work Maria has carried out,” commented Simon Payne. “Many Irish organisations are currently re-evaluating their ICT requirements as a result of the rise of cloud computing, the continued growth of unified communications and collaboration technologies, plus emerging trends such as ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD). I strongly believe that Damovo’s consultative approach of working closely with clients to understand their business issues and taking a holistic view of their entire communications environment is what sets the company apart from the competition.”

Simon was appointed UK managing director in August 2012. Prior to joining Damovo UK, Simon managing director of Damovo Global Services, where he successfully delivered market leading services to mid-sized multinationals, further strengthening the existing global footprint of Damovo. Before that, he spent 15 years working in a number of International ICT services roles, including positions as CEO in Australia and sales and marketing director in both the US and UK.

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About Damovo UK and Ireland (www.damovo.co.uk)

Damovo is an independent ICT provider with over 35 years’ experience. Damovo offers mission-critical, highly-secure communications solutions for the office, mobile or home worker.  Our vendor independence gives us access to a full spectrum of collaboration, connectivity and networking technologies – fixed or in the cloud. We work with our clients as a trusted advisor to understand their business objectives and secure the very best return on their ICT investment – whether that’s cost efficiency, competitive advantage, business growth, compliance or operational efficiency.

Damovo has a supplier ecosystem of over 100 technology specialist partners, holding the highest levels of accreditation with Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Aastra, Mitel and Extreme.

Damovo UK and Ireland is part of the Damovo Group Limited, which has 11 regional businesses and operations that span 120 countries. Damovo UK has 600 clients spanning 5,000+ sites. Clients include Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, University of Birmingham, Manchester United, Transport for London, National Grid Transco, Bank of England, Conran Group, Leeds City Council, Network Rail and University of St Andrews. Damovo Ireland has more than 100 clients in the public and private sectors. These include, CIE, ESB, Bord Gais, The Courts Services, HSE, Dublin Institute of Technology and Trinity College Dublin.