Assured Data Protection Appoints Stacy Hayes as Chief Strategy Officer

Assured Data Protection Ltd announced changes to its organizational structure designed to provide a solid foundation for continued growth and to take advantage of strategic business opportunities.

The changes will see Stacy Hayes, EVP Americas, become Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) – a newly created global role.

As part of the changes, Brian Dutton, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Americas, will take on greater leadership responsibilities across the region and Rob Mackle, currently MD, EMEA, will become CRO, EMEA, as Assured continues to expand its customer base and operations.

The creation of the CSO role is important for Assured. It will see Stacy chart the future of the company, alongside CEO, Simon Chappell. Stacy’s responsibilities will include the management of Assured’s recently launched Innovation Team, OEM relationships, emerging markets, and a new public sector division.

Simon Chappell, CEO, Assured, commented: “I’m delighted that Stacy is stepping into this vital new role at Assured. He’s a co-founder of our business and has been fundamental to our growth in the Americas. Now, as we enter a new phase of growth and expansion, underpinned by recent additional investment from Oakley Capital, Stacy will have the opportunity to oversee key pillars of the business and to help us grow and scale globally. I’m equally pleased that Brian Dutton will be stepping up in the organization and continuing his outstanding work and that Rob Mackle will take on additional EMEA opportunities, where he’s already achieved great success.“

Organizational changes driven by rapid growth
Assured’s organizational changes are driven by strong growth in the Americas and EMEA. They reflect rising global demand for consumption-based IT services and Assured’s managed offerings, which deliver added value by allowing organizations to offload the critical, but non-mission supportive, function of data protection, cyber resiliency, and DR as a service.

In this next phase of expansion, Assured will utilize its proprietary orchestration and administration engine, AssuredView, as a platform for further innovation on which it can leverage existing capabilities to monetize new services. This approach is already proving successful, through a partnership between Assured and hybrid-cloud computing company Nutanix, to deliver a first-of-its-kind DR solution to customers. Nutanix DR as a Service, delivered by Assured, was developed by the Innovation Team. It requires no investment in facilities or hardware and operationalizes Assured’s DR solution to provide protection to customers globally.  

A strategic path to further growth
Assured is Rubrik’s largest and most established MSP and its focus on operationalizing Rubrik’s Zero Trust Security solutions will continue. At the same time, the company is plotting a path to further growth that will see it pursue a strategy of adjacencies. Assured plans to build relationships with other like-minded technology vendors that don’t directly compete with Rubrik and to develop managed service solutions that meet the needs of their customers. The Assured and Nutanix partnership is an example of this strategy in action.

Hayes commented: “I’m excited about this new role, which ensures that Assured’s growth ambitions are formalized in our organizational structure. The Innovation Team is already proving to be a great success, and I look forward to working closely with them, as well as developing OEM relationships, focusing on emerging market growth and launching a public sector division. This role will also mean that I can get closer to partners in new ways, working with them to develop and deliver the managed services their customers need.“