Hosting provider Fasthosts has appointed Rupert Bedell as its new managing director.聽
Bedell has more than 25 years of marketing and leadership experience in multinational companies including American Express, NatWest and HSBC.
Most recently he served as chief marketing officer at FinTech Paysend, a role he held for just over a year.
He joins a company which manages more than 1.1 million domains and hosts more than 10,000 servers across its UK data centres.
Based in Gloucester, Fasthosts began life as an A-Level project in 1998 and was sold by founder Andrew Michael – who wanted somewhere to host a website – in 2006 for 拢61 million.
Simon Yeoman, the firm’s outgoing CEO, will remain in an advisory capacity until the end of the year 鈥渢o ensure a smooth transition鈥�.
Yeoman, who has not commented publicly on his exit, joined the company in 2008 and held several roles including operations director and MD before being named CEO six years ago.
鈥淔asthosts is a rare example of a long-established British business that can compete with major global players in the tech space,鈥� said Bedell.聽
鈥淢y focus will be to build on this strong foundation, driving innovation while ensuring we continue to deliver outstanding service and support to our customers, regardless of their size or industry.鈥澛�
Fasthosts says it will remain focused on 鈥榩roviding scalable solutions to meet the evolving needs of businesses鈥�.