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INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Cloud Box Technologies names new head of projects and service delivery

As part of its regional expansion plans ,

Cloud Box Technologies ( CBT ), an IT services specialist in the UAE , has named Shahid Alam Bhatti as Head of Projects and Service Delivery . In his new role , Bhatti will provide leadership to the company ’ s technical development teams and on time project completions to valued customers .
As a seasoned programme and project management professional , Bhatti brings with him extensive experience with managing national and multi-national programmes .
“ We anticipate 2022 will continue to be a growth year for Digital Transformation services and solutions across the region with the government and public sector , conglomerates and diversified enterprises , banking and finance , amongst others , making financial and productivity gains . CBT is positioning itself to be part of this winning game and solution specialists like Shahid are part of this winning formula . We welcome Shahid to the growing CBT team and are excited about the road ahead ,” said Ranjith Kaippada , Managing Director . Cloud Box Technologies .
Bhatti added : “ I look forward to enhancing the customer experiences with Cloud Box and building strong relationships with existing and newly onboarded customers of the organisation . At Cloud Box , we believe that the most important aspect of a successful project is maintaining good communication and ‘ one team ’ to achieve the expectations of the product , programme , project or any deliverable .”
Shahid Alam Bhatti , Head of Projects and Service Delivery , Cloud Box Technologies
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Lacework hires new partner leader

Lacework , a data-driven cloud security company , has announced it has hired Brian Lanigan as its new Vice President of Worldwide Channels and Alliances . Lanigan joins Lacework to help scale the Lacework Partner Programme to include new and more diverse partners as the company continues its unparalleled global growth .

According to Lacework , Crucial to its growth is a wide ecosystem of channel partners , managed service providers ( MSPs ), global systems integrators ( GSIs ), independent software vendors ( ISVs ), and cloud service providers ( CSPs ).
“ I strive to work with companies that have transformative technology , leadership with a clear vision for building sustained growth over time , and the experience to turn that vision into reality . Lacework embodies these attributes more than any company I have ever seen ,” said Lanigan .
Andy Byron , President and Chief Revenue Officer , Lacework , said : “ Brian has deep relationships across the partner community and knows how to build , scale , and support a global channel and alliances organisation . We ’ re thrilled to have him join Lacework .”
Prior to Lacework , Lanigan led Global Strategic Alliances across GSIs , MSPs and
CSPs at Splunk . Lanigan scaled these routes to market across his more than eight years at the company , helping support a global channel and alliances organisation with more than 2,200 partners at the time of his departure . •
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