Former Cloudreach exec Bunch joins Google Cloud player as COO

Bunch joins Cloud Technology Solutions as chief operating officer

Former Cloudreach exec Chris Bunch has landed a top role with Google Cloud partner Cloud Technology Solutions.

Bunch previously held the roles of general manager of EMEA and, most recently, of AWS at Cloudreach.

He started in the COO role at CTS on Monday and told CRN that he was attracted to the role because of Cloud Technology Solutions' reputation and its culture.

"I'd known of Cloud Technology Solutions for many years; they've got a great reputation in the Google ecosystem as a trusted cloud-native partner and our paths have crossed a few times," he explained.

"I loved the friendly but straightforward and fast-moving culture they embrace - no nonsense, just cracking on and delivering results."

Though he is still settling into the new role, Bunch has ambitions to grow CTS to be the vendor's largest full stack partner globally.

"Ultimately, I like to win and I like to help scale businesses. From the great team and clients already in place, I think we can scale further and grow to be the world's largest full stack Google Cloud partner," he elaborated.

Google Cloud's growing market share among hyperscalers was also a draw, he added.

"I'm excited by CTS' pure-play focus on Google Cloud, who I believe are well-positioned to capture market share in the months and years ahead," he said.

"Google is leading in multiple areas, from data to hybrid to open source to sustainability; where better to capitalise on that, than by working for Europe's largest dedicated Google Cloud partner?"