Andrew Eva becomes Assured’s first-ever COO
The newly created role will aim to strengthen the MSP’s channel relationships
Leeds-based MSP Assured Data Protection (Assured) has appointed Andrew Eva as its first-ever COO to improve efficiency and consolidate partnerships across the organisation.
The newly created position will aim to strengthen Assured’s relationships with firms including CDW, ePlus, SHI, and Choice Solutions.
He will also strive to develop more systematic and programmatic integrations across service, support, and data processes with them.
Eva will work with CFO Paul Dix and the rest of the leadership team to focus on reducing duplication and boosting cross-team communication, as well as building shared processes and creating a single operational view across the business.
This new role will also intend to allow CTO Stew Parkin and his team to concentrate their efforts around innovation and product development.
As part of this structural reshuffle, Adam Riley has been named head of service delivery, while Ian Thompson will lead business delivery.
A shared services function will be introduced later this week to coordinate internal systems, applications, and tools across the company.
Eva joined Assured in 2016 as US director of technology and operations and was appointed global CIO seven years later.
Prior to onboarding the MSP, he worked at tech companies including DS3 Data Vaulting, Terremark, and Verizon.
This exec rejig follows a series of new appointments made by the MSP this year.
Last week, Patrick Vaughan was chosen to lead the newly launched US public sector division.
In July, Stacy Hayes, previously EVP Americas, transitioned into the new title of chief strategy officer (CSO).
Rob Mackle, formerly MD EMEA, became CRO EMEA, in an effort to broaden Assured’s customer base and operations in the region.
Brian Dutton, CRO Americas, was assigned greater leadership responsibilities across the continent.
Eva’s promotion comes despite the company’s CEO, Simon Chappell, telling CRN in August that he did not expect to make “any major changes at the C-level in the next six to 12 months.”