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selling, and held senior sales roles at Daisy Corporate Services. In her new role, Broughton will continue to lead the sales function, with a focus on accelerating new logo acquisition, turning new wins into long-term customer relationships and driving sustainable growth across the business. Stewart Holness, Executive Chairman of Digital Space, said: “Wendy has made a significant impact on Digital Space since joining us. She has brought clarity, energy and commercial discipline to our sales organisation, while building the team and structure we need to deliver our growth ambitions. This appointment recognises what Wendy has already achieved and the role she will play in the next stage of Digital Space’s growth.” www.digitalspace.co.uk … Horizon 3’s Keith Poyser promoted to General Manager, EMEA Horizon3 has appointed Keith Poyser General Manager, EMEA with responsibility for extending the company’s reach across the region and driving demand for its NodeZero autonomous security testing. In the two years since he joined Horizon3 as Vice President, EMEA in September 2024, following leadership roles at SentinelOne, Palo Alto Networks and IBM, Poyser has grown Horizon3’s EMEA team from eight employees to more than 110, delivered over 260% revenue growth (in the last fiscal year) and opened an EMEA HQ in Amsterdam. NodeZero tests defences at machine speed, uncovers exploitable attack paths and verifies fixes, helping security teams focus on proven risk reduction. www.Horizon3.ai … Richard Neish given the reins at BP3 Global BP3 Global, an independent technology consultancy specialising in agentic orchestration, agentic automation and AI advisory, has appointed Richard Neish as CEO with a remit to drive growth in North America and Europe and scale the company’s agentic orchestration proposition for regulated enterprise organisations. Neish has more than 20 years’ experience in enterprise technology consulting and large-scale data and AI transformation. He was most recently CEO of technology and data consultancy Crosstide and, before that, was Global Chief Strategy Officer at Kin + Carta. His appointment comes as enterprises shift from experimenting with AI agents to orchestrating multiple agents, human teams, processes and systems within clear governance and control frameworks. Neish said: “Agentic orchestration is the natural evolution of the process automation leadership BP3 has built its reputation
Chloe Smith joins AI agent platform as advisor LaunchLemonade, a no-code AI platform enabling businesses in regulated industries to build and deploy secure AI agents and developers to make money from them, has hired former MP and Government Minister Chloe Smith as an advisor. Currently President of the Chartered Institute of Cien Solon said: “Chloe brings a unique combination of experience across government,
business and technology, as well as a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing organisations as AI continues to become part of everyday work. Her perspective will be invaluable as we continue to develop
Personnel and Development (CIPD), Smith, between 2010 and 2023, served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology; Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Minister for Disabled People; and Economic Secretary to the Treasury. In her new role, Smith will advise LaunchLemonade founders Cien Solon and Joe Leung on strategy and partnerships, with a focus on AI governance, regulated industries and the future of work.
LaunchLemonade into an advanced platform that helps smaller businesses access AI in a way that is safe, practical and genuinely useful.” https://launchlemonade.app/ Chloe Smith
Serge Lupas hired as new Node4 CEO
OnecomMatrix brand. I am especially pleased to be working with our team, who are delivering value for customers backed by the scale and breadth of Onecom Technology Group’s resources and security-led operating model.” OnecomMatrix has offices in Fareham and Swindon. www.onecommatrix.co.uk … Andy Gamble appointed Chair of Core to Cloud Advisory Board UK-based cybersecurity specialist Core to Cloud has strengthened its Advisory Board with the appointment of former Currys Group CIO and Chief Transformation Officer Andy Gamble as Chair. With 30 years’ board-level technology leadership at companies such as Currys, Dyson, Sony Electronics and Essentra, Gamble will help Core to Cloud strengthen its commercial strategy and scale its proactive managed security services across the UK enterprise and mid-market sectors. Working as an extension of customers’ security teams, Core to Cloud provides organisations across the NHS, retail, financial services and critical national infrastructure with continuous, proactive protection across five core areas: Managed Detection and Response; third-party cyber risk management; security assurance; dark web monitoring and threat intelligence; and cyber crisis simulation. www.coretocloud.co.uk … Wendy Broughton promoted to Chief Sales Officer Digital Space has promoted Wendy Broughton to the position of Chief Sales Officer, after doubling the size of its sales team and creating a dedicated new business function to support its next phase of growth. Before joining Digital Space in 2023 and leading its corporate sales team, Broughton led enterprise sales at Apple reseller Jigsaw24, where she accelerated the move to services and solutions-led
Node4, a UK leader in secure, AI powered cloud and managed service platforms, has appointed Serge Lupas as Chief Executive Officer to build on the work of his predecessor Neil Muller, who died suddenly in June. Lupas joins Node4 from Cyclomedia Technology, where he served as Global CEO, before which he was Global CEO and President of Kantar Media. Patrick De Smedt, Non-Executive Chair, said: “Neil Muller led Node4 with enormous energy and conviction, and he is deeply missed. In Serge, we have found an experienced leader who recognises the strength of the strategy Neil helped shape with the Board and Executive Team and has the capability to accelerate its delivery for our customers and our people. Our strategic direction remains unchanged. Serge joins us to build on the strong foundations already in place and lead Node4 through its next phase of growth.” www.node4.co.uk … Cronin ‘returns’ to OnecomMatrix OnecomMatrix, the cybersecurity-first managed services division of Onecom Technology Group, has appointed Nic Cronin as Managing Director to oversee its strategic direction, operations and 80-strong team of specialists. Cronin was previously founder and MD of Matrix IT, acquired by Onecom Technology Group earlier in the year. Onecom Technology Group CEO Aaron Brown said: “I am delighted to appoint Nic to head up OnecomMatrix, returning to a business he knows inside out as we move together into a new era. Nic has decades of experience delivering IT solutions that help organisations to work securely, smartly and efficiently, tailored to their individual needs.” Cronin added: “I am excited to be returning to the business under the
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