Colt Technology Services has today
announced a new three-year strategy and organisational structure, to
better align Colt to today's shifting market dynamics.
The new strategy centres around continuing to develop Colt's IQ
Network through innovation and accelerating growth through the power of
its people - taking what's always been in Colt's DNA and ensuring the
business is agile enough to support enterprises as they move into the
future.
The strategy can be broken down further into four areas of focus, which are;
- Increasing Colt's relevance to the enterprise and capturing the SD WAN market.
- Co-building, co-creating and co-developing with cloud builders.
- Doubling down on the customer experience.
- Optimising foundations for future sustainability.
To ensure Colt is best placed to execute this strategy, a new
organisational structure has also been announced. Made up of seven
pillars, this structure aims to foster greater collaboration both inside
the organisation, as well as with customers and partners.
The new structure is comprised of the below pillars;
- Technology & Security - Streamlining Colt's systems and processes, as well as enhancing security and harnessing data.
- Operations & Engineering - Driving service improvement with a close alignment to Colt's engineering capabilities.
- Strategy & Transformation - Managing and driving strategic roadmap and relationships, while aligning our communications to elevate our purpose and vision.
- Sales, Marketing & Customer Relationship Management - The CCO function reimagined, focusing on customers and how we can better cater to their needs.
- Human Resources - Ensuring people remain at the heart of what we do.
- Finance - Continuing to drive a competitive edge for Colt.
- General Counsel - Continuing to keep Colt safe and assist customers navigate the ever changing regulatory environment.
As part of this shift, Ashish Surti, Avijit Singh and Robin Farnan
have all been elevated to Colt's Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
Ashish will hold the newly created role of Executive Vice President -
Technology & Security, responsible for Colt's overall technology
and security strategy and execution. Ashish has been with Colt for three
years, previously holding the role of Chief Security Officer.
Avijit will now take on the role of Chief of Staff to the CEO,
responsible for developing and driving the implementation of strategic
initiatives across Colt. He previously held the position of Chief of
Staff to the Chief Operating Officer.
Robin will now hold the newly created role of Executive Vice
President - Operations & Engineering, responsible for Colt's overall
engineering, delivery and assurance strategy and operations. Robin
joined Colt in 2016, as Vice President (VP) Service Assurance and until
recently was VP, Service Delivery. These new appointments report into
Chief Executive Officer, Keri Gilder.
Other leadership changes that align with the new structure include;
Paula Cogan who has been named Executive Vice President - Sales,
Marketing & Customer Relationship Management, responsible for
driving Colt's commercial strategy, leading global teams across sales,
presales, marketing, and customer relationship management.
- Venkatesh Ravindran has been named VP - Security.
- Carlos Jesus has been named VP - Service Delivery.
- Nola Pocock has been named VP - Global Communications.
- Andrew Edison has been named VP - Global Enterprise and Capital Markets.
- Ruth Welter has been named VP - Global Strategic Alliances.
Speaking to these changes, Gilder said: "This year has been one of
momentous change for all of us. While many changes have been thrust upon
us, it often takes being forced to do things differently to see where
more permanent shifts need to be made. I have spent the last few months
since taking on the role of CEO, talking to our people to try and
understand how we can optimise our organisation, while remaining true to
what's always been in Colt's DNA - our network and our customer
relationships.
"I believe this new strategy and structure puts Colt in the best
possible position to ensure we remain a prominent partner in the
connectivity ecosystem and in enterprises' digital transformations. It
also makes me incredibly proud that we have the talent in Colt to lead
this change. Ashish, Avijit and Robin have all been key members of the
Colt family, and I am so pleased that they are now joining our ELT."