Ultratec appoints boss to new channel arm

New MD's career so far includes positions at Daisy and Phoenix IT

Data security firm Ultratec has appointed Peter Hodgson as managing director of its recently launched channel services business, UltraSupport Services.

UltraSupport is focused on servicing the IT channel and was established to leverage Ultratec's engineering experience with data storage devices.

Hodgson previously held positions at Phoenix IT and Daisy, and most recently was director of sales at NCE Computer Group, a hardware company which offers services in datacentre and enterprise IT environments.

Ian Turnbull, CEO of Ultratec, said: "We are delighted to welcome Pete to lead UltraSupport Services.

"Pete has a strong track record of supplying the channel and his deep sector knowledge is going to be invaluable to us.

"We took our time before launch in getting the operational elements right and we've already proven that we can deliver.

We've got plenty of capacity for more growth and the timing is perfect for someone of Pete's calibre to take the business to the next level on current activity rates, which are exceeding the business plan."