ViaWest has named Bob Newman the company's chief operating officer.
Colocation, cloud and managed hosting provider ViaWest announced on Thursday it has named Bob Newman the company’s chief operating officer.
The move comes a couple of months after ViaWest appointed Nancy Phillips, the company’s co-founder and chief operating officer, its new CEO.
As chief operating officer, Newman will oversee ViaWest’s operations, including data center management, service delivery, service support, information technology, engineering, security, compliance and customer relations.
Newman’s appointment follows a strong 2012 the company, having seen growth across each of its regions and significant additions to its product portfolio.
ViaWest says it hopes to build on its “strong foundation” and make 2013 “a year of continued momentum and growth.”
“We are excited to elevate Bob to chief operating officer, said Phillips. “His extensive experience and expertise will be critical as he spearheads ViaWests operations and its customer-centric focus on service excellence.”
Newman first joined ViaWest in 2010 as senior vice president of service delivery.
He previously served as GM of global operations & ifrastructure services at LDS Church, as well as senior vice president of service delivery at selective IT outsourcing company Infocrossing, where he succeeded in earning positive customer satisfaction ratings while achieving revenue growth and margin improvement.
Earlier in his career, Newman also served as VP of operations and infrastructure services at Corporate Express, which was eventually acquired by Staples, as well as worked in information services at Spring/United Telecommunications.
Earlier this month, ViaWest partnered with Galvanize, a “startup ecosystem” that provides a discounted services package to participants in that program.
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