Andy Burton, the new CEO of Fasthosts' UK and US divisions.
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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- UK web hosting provider Fasthosts Internet (www.fasthosts.co.uk) announced on Wednesday it has named Andy Burton the company's new CEO of Fasthosts Internet, as well as of the company's subsidiary in the US.
In his new role, Burton will oversee Fasthosts' direct sale, reseller web hosting, dedicated and managed server operations.
His appointment will further support the company's development and international expansion strategy.
Previously, Andy Burton was CEO of IT asset discovery, license management and end point security solutions provider Centennial Software.
He has also held the positions of chief operating officer at content management vendor Clearswift, and CEO positions of subsidiaries of both Baltimore Technologies and Chubb Security.
He is currently chairman of the Software Industry Research Board and a board director of the Federation Against Software Theft.
Andy Burton has 20 years of commercial experience in building businesses with multiple solutions aimed at a broad market, as well as leveraging the channel network in both reseller and OEM business models.
"I join Fasthosts at an exciting time in its development, and look forward to playing a part in building its services further and sharing its excellent propositions with new markets," says Burton. "There is a significant and increasing demand for IT services and operations to be hosted and Fasthosts represents a significant opportunity for its customers by enabling them to control costs, reduce risk and improve service levels in a trusted partnership."
Fasthosts provides shared and dedicated web hosting and business-class email solutions.
The company recently began offering a new reseller platform for its UK reseller partners to structure and perform a reseller hosting operation.
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