The Marston’s Telecoms team is headed up by Mike McMinn, Managing Director Marston's Telecoms. Mike is delighted to announce several recent additions to the team:
Tony Ford, Operations Director. Tony has extensive experience gained across diverse industries and companies ranging from retail management, Apple, British Airways and local and national government. For the past 17 years he has held senior positions with UK Telecoms and Internet businesses with experience gained in operations, product development and systems. Tony holds fellowships with the Chartered Management Institute and the Institute of Entrepreneurs and Enterprise. He is a professional and committee member of the Chartered Institute of IT and has an MBA in Media Management. Tony Ford, Operations Director said, ‘’Our recent partnership with Westcon Comstor and in particular on-boarding the Comstor Mentor Program, will enable us to accelerate our Cisco ambitions continuing to support our channel partners with an ever-growing portfolio of products and solutions. Significant investment in our Telecoms business will enable us to move quickly to serve new demand, enabling our channel partners to transform their business and grow new revenue streams.’’
Mike Paglia, Network Manager. Mike gained significant specialist experience building his knowledge of ISP and corporate networks. In 1994, he founded Hampshire’s first Internet café. He went on to acquire the Internet business supplying the café and built it into a successful ISP which was then sold in 2003. He has worked for large corporate companies with more than £1.2bn turnover and has been responsible for managing substantial budgets.
Mike brings a wealth of experience in managing networks and is focussed on providing channel partners with a growth model, which serves to drive profitability.
David Ryder, Account Manager. David spent five years at BT Business as a Corporate Account Manager in Data and Telecoms. He is proud of having introduced forward thinking and innovative ideas in line with the customer’s business strategy, which have delivered excellent results. His experience covers the mobility, fixed voice, WAN / LAN and IT sectors. David has been responsible nurturing customer relationships and ensuring his customers received the attention and excellent service they deserve.
Mike McMinn, Managing Director, Marston’s Telecoms said, ‘’These are significant appointments for Marston’s Telecoms, designed to support its ambitious growth plans. This will be driven in part by launching several new, innovative products into the market in the near future. These appointments will boost our excellent, experienced team, some of whom have been with the business since it started. The Marston’s Telecoms team truly understands real business challenges and because we’re different in that we do genuinely care, we create lasting value based partnerships.’’