Rackspace Technology® has announced a implementation of organisation change, fostering internal promotions, including the appointment of Angela Logan-Bell to Senior Director, Public Cloud, for APAC. Based in Melbourne, Angela will be responsible for refining Rackspace Technology’s go-to-market strategy to accelerate growth with both new and existing customers across the region.
Angela brings with her more than 25 years of experience in the Australian ICT Channel, including five years of dedicated service at Rackspace Technology. Throughout her career, she has excelled in sales management and channel leadership, holding various positions within National and State Sales & Line of Business teams.
She has cultivated strong relationships with key technologies, vendors, and channel partners, encompassing areas such as Public and Private Cloud, DC Infrastructure, core networking, and connectivity.
Furthermore, her expertise extends to building and enhancing effective teams and partnerships, making her a valuable asset to the organisation.
Angela Logan-Bell, Senior Director, Public Cloud, APAC at Rackspace Technology, said: “I am thrilled to be stepping into this role and have the opportunity to build on our team’s strong foundations. It’s an exciting time for the company as the market shifts into its next chapter,”
“By solidifying our structure we’ll be able to ensure we have a strong base to work from and continue to perform whilst we transform, build pipeline, and win new business, creating momentum and success, whilst cementing our culture.”
Martin Dubé, Vice President, Public Cloud, Asia Pacific & Japan at Rackspace Technology, said, “Angela’s appointment will grow Rackspace Technology’s business with our team and joint customers in the region, and segment to continue adding sales resource and leadership across the region.
“Working closely alongside cloud engineering, architect and experts, Angela will support the delivery of our strong growth in cloud services and consumption currently being experienced in the market. I look forward to a very successful year ahead together,” said Dubé
To support Rackspace Technology’s growth ambitions, Lucy Hardy has also stepped into the role of Manager of commercial /SMB GTM Public Cloud, ANZ. Lucy will be responsible for leading the commercial and SMB business across ANZ for Public Cloud.
Starting at Rackspace Technology in 2020, Hardy has extensive experience helping organisations realise the value of cloud quicker and has played a key role in accelerating their cloud, data, and security journeys.
Hardy has worked across a diverse past portfolio of organisations including Service Provider Lead at Hewlett-Packard, Senior Business Development Manager at blueAPACHE, and more recently, Sales Manager at Rackspace Technology.
Adhil Badat will also move into the role of Chief Operating Officer for APJ based in Sydney. Adhil, who has been with the company for over 20 months, will now lead APJ Public Cloud Sales Operations while continuing to oversee the running of the APJ CSM team, and his immediate focus will be on leading sales operations and Customer Success.
The new appointments will cement the company’s focus to deliver new opportunities and incremental business initiatives with the expertise and support of its Data, Professional Services and Rackspace Elastic Engineering teams who are the driving forces of the company’s success to date.
