CA appoints new public sector sales boss

Andrew Smith named as CA's first UK and Ireland public sector sales chief

Andrew Smith: Public sector IT spend will contract fast

CA Technologies has appointed former Precise Software boss Andrew Smith to oversee the activities of its UK public sector sales team.

In the newly created role of sales director for public sector business in the UK and Ireland, Smith will be responsible for growing the amount of public sector business and revenue generated by CA's partners.

Smith previously held sales management roles at Precis and Mercury Interactive.

Smith said: “IT as a whole is in its contraction phase and, under the current economic conditions, it will have to contract faster in the public sector than anywhere else.”

Joseph Ghattas, vice president of public sector, Europe, at CA, said: “We are delighted to have Andrew on board to lead the business. He will focus on extending our growth in this vitally important sector, driving business with central and local-government opportunities, and building a significant public sector customer base.”