Richard Behan to leave CAE following boxxe buyout

He is the second top exec to leave the firm since the acquisition

Richard Behan, CAE Technology Services Limited’s chief corporate development officer and co-owner, has announced his departure following the company’s acquisition by boxxe.

Behan joined CAE in 2004 as major accounts and marketing director.

He went on to occupy different leadership positions across the organisation, such as sales and marketing director, sales director, COO, and more recently chief corporate development officer, a role he assumed since 2022.

His decision to leave the Farnborough-based infrastructure specialist comes just two months after it was acquired by IT services and solutions provider boxxe, as part of the latter’s strategy to develop its customer base in both the private and public sectors.

The deal also included the firm’s subsidiaries, such as Novus Networks Limited.

“I will be saying goodbye to CAE at the end of the year and reflect on the past 21 years - first as an employee and then a co-owner from 2018,” Behan wrote on LinkedIn.

“As you will have seen in the press and our updates, CAE Technology Services Limited is now part of boxxe, and the past several weeks have been busy helping the team with the acquisition and early stages of the integration.

“I’m really very proud of CAE’s achievements, track record, and reputation for creating more good days for our customers and partners.

“As for my future plans? Well, the first thing is to take a break - which I haven’t done in too many years. After that, let’s see where the road leads me next.”

Behan’s announcement marks the second top exec departure since the takeover, as Justin Harling, the company’s owner, MD, and CEO, left in July, handing over the keys to the kingdom to Phil Doye, CEO of boxxe.

The freshly acquired company ranks number 28 in CRN’s Top VARs list.

With revenue of £460m, boxxe ranks number 11.