Haddow: Time at Trustmarque was best ever

Trustmarque CEO Scott Haddow confirms departure after informing staff last night

Scott Haddow has told CRN that his time as Trustmarque's CEO was among "the best times I have ever had" after telling staff last night that he is leaving the company.

Haddow (pictured) has led Trustmarque since 2009 but said after helping it have a "safe landing" into Capita, he will move on.

Trustmarque was acquired by Capita in June for £57m, after it was merged with reseller Trinity at the start of 2015 by Liberata, which was the parent of both at the time. Liberata snapped up Trustmarque in September 2014 after it found itself in financial trouble following changes to the way it recognises revenue.

Haddow said he had "some of the best times I've ever had" during his time running Turstmarque, adding: "I wish them all the very best and I am sure it will be good."

In his email to staff, which has been seen by CRN, he said that his departure was always on the cards following the Capita buy.

"At the very start of the acquisition process it was always clear between the Capita leadership team and myself that I would exit at the most appropriate time having secured the 'safe landing' of this excellent business into its new home, and we agree that time has now arrived," he said.

"It was always clear between the Capita leadership team and myself that I would exit at the most appropriate time having secured the 'safe landing' of this excellent business into its new home"

"Trustmarque is recognised as a valuable addition to Capita, having added a complementary set of capabilities and expertise, especially our asset management and strategic cloud consultancy and our enterprise-as-a-service model. These specialist capabilities and the depth and strength of our key partner relationships, in particular with Microsoft, provide a strong platform for further growing the business and adding value to the wider Capita group. I'm certain the future of the business is bright and I look forward to seeing continued growth including, and beyond, a number of key new deals which are currently being finalised."

Capita issued a profit warning last month, which it said was partly down to its reseller business, although in an another email to staff sent on the same day, it assured them of the underlying strength of the business.

In his email, Haddow added: "Trustmarque has given me some of the proudest, happiest, funniest and most challenging moments of my career and I want to thank you all for everything you have done to make the last seven years such extraordinary ones. You are a brilliant team and I wish you all continued success."

Trustmarque's sales and marketing director Angelo Di Ventura joined Trustmarque around the same time as Haddow, and some sources have suggested that he too will follow Haddow in leaving the firm before the end of the year. However, he could not be reached for comment when CRN went to press.