VAR Timico enlists director duo

Two new directors follow the appointment of a new CCO in November and a new CEO in August

Newark-based MSP provider Timico has enlisted a brace of new directors from KCOM and Daisy, respectively, after appointing another top executive from Capita in November.

Clodagh Murphy joins as chief operating officer having previously held the role of managing director at KCOM's Eclipse business; and Jeff Palmer has joined as sales director from Daisy Group where he was director of group vendor alliances.

The two appointments come after Simon Payne joined from Capita as CCO in November.

Timico CEO Ben Marnham, who himself only took the reins in August, said: "2017 will be a pivotal year for the company as we cement our new strategy for the business.

"The added experience that Simon, Clodagh and Jeff bring to the team will help strengthen our proposition and ensure we continue to add real value to our clients."

In the most recent accounts filed on Companies House Timico reported a turnover of £52.8m for the 12 months ending 31 December 2015 - a 26 per cent increase on the previous year.

The firm made two takeovers in 2015 - acquiring reseller Coms and MSP Wirebird.

Murphy's COO role is new role covering customer operations, network operations and management information systems. Former COO Chris Tombs has taken on the new role of director of transformation.

"To say that I am thrilled to join the Timico team is an understatement," Murphy said.

"It's not very often in your career that you get the chance to join a successful, independent business which has this level of ambition. I feel very privileged to be part of the team."