David Bruce (pictured above) joins the company as its chief revenue officer and Matt Rees (pictured below), the chief technology officer of Neos Networks, has had his role expanded to chief technology and operating officer.
Bruce joins the company from cloud-centric connectivity provider, Global Cloud Xchange. He brings with him more than 16 years of international sales and customer success experience. He has previously held a range of senior roles with companies including Virgin Media and Vodafone.
At Neos, Bruce will work to ensure that customers across critical national infrastructure (CNI), wholesale telecoms and the public sector can all benefit from the recent expansion and upgrade of Neos’ high-capacity UK network. He will also that Neos’ service offerings remain relevant and competitive as their needs continue to grow.
Rees’ expanded role as chief technology and operating officer will see his remit couple technology and operational excellence. Neos said that combination is a key part of how it will deliver on its customer strategy.
Lee Myall, CEO, Neos Networks, said, “David brings with him a wealth of experience in business transformation and has a proven track record in positioning companies for rapid growth. Meanwhile, Matt is the ideal candidate for building out a world of 'tech-ops' within Neos, and has already supported the delivery of a range of products and platforms aimed at improving the end-to-end customer journey we provide.”
Bruce commented, “I'm delighted to join Neos in this next phase of our growth. The company has always had an incredibly strong reputation for putting customers first and I’m keen to maintain that as we partner with them to deliver on their growing connectivity needs.”
Rees added, “The added 'O', for operations, in my title carries a lot of significance, and is really a recognition of the approach we've been taking at Neos for a number of years now. We're ensuring our network and product strategy remains grounded in customer experience, and is responsive to changes in behaviour, preferences and new technology approaches too.
“To meet the growing demands of our customers in a particularly competitive market, we'll continue to build an increasingly integrated end-to-end customer journey that is personalised, relevant and easy to consume.”
These appointments follow that of Lee Myall as CEO and Craig Forrester as CFO in 2023.
