INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Britehouse Mobility completes management buy-out from NTT DATA
Britehouse Mobility is embarking on a new era of innovation and independence following a management buy-out transaction that acquired the business from NTT DATA for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition marks a pivotal moment in Britehouse Mobility’ s journey.
The partnership with NTT DATA
contributed significantly to Britehouse Mobility’ s growth and global reach. Now, this strategic move reflects a renewed commitment to innovation, agility and delivering specialised digital solutions with greater autonomy.
Following the deal, Britehouse Mobility will operate as a fully independent company, now known simply as Britehouse, marking a fresh chapter in its 16-year legacy of delivering innovative solutions and AI integration to businesses across various industries.
Britehouse enables organisations to optimise operations, accelerate transformation and thrive in an increasingly digital-first world by combining human expertise with AI-powered efficiency.
“ After several successful years operating as part of the global NTT DATA group, Britehouse is excited to return to its roots as an independent, South African-led business,” said Graham Parker, Executive Chairman at Britehouse.
“ The future of business requires agility, intelligence and innovation. As an independent entity, we now can be more agile and responsive to our customers’ needs,” continued Parker.“ We look forward to working with and welcoming both our existing and new customers. This change gives us the agility to better meet their needs by delivering advanced software engineering, tailored solutions and AI integration that make measurable impacts.”
Mimecast makes pivotal hire as it expands its global partner ecosystem
Mimecast, a UK-headquartered cybersecurity leader, has appointed Michael McCollough as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Partners and Alliances – a pivotal hire as the company continues to expand its global partner ecosystem with a particular emphasis on MSPs.
McCollough joins with a rich track record of building high-impact partner ecosystems, having held leadership roles at Anomali, Imperva, Akamai and Dell Managed Services. He brings deep MSP expertise and a truly global outlook shaped by years working across APJ, EMEA and Africa.
This appointment follows a significant growth period for Mimecast, including the 2024 acquisitions of insider threat protection platform Code42 and AI-powered security startup for workplace collaboration tools Aware. Together with Mimecast’ s core email security offering, this expanded portfolio presents a‘ unique service opportunity’ for partners, said McCollough.
Michael McCollough
As over half of Mimecast’ s 40,000-plus customers are served via MSPs, the partner ecosystem remains a top strategic priority. In his new role, McCollough will lead the evolution of Mimecast’ s Channel and MSP programmes, expand cloud alliances with AWS and Google and strengthen ties with leading security partners including CrowdStrike, Netskope, SentinelOne and Zscaler.
McCollough said his focus is on making Mimecast even easier to do business with. •
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