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Data centre and Managed Services Provider, Redcentric, has this morning announced that Michelle Senecal de Fonseca will become the company’s new CEO.
Senecal de Fonseca knows the business as has been a Non-Executive Director there since February of last year. She is a highly experienced Exec having previously been Managing Director for Vodafone's Cloud and Hosting Services business and, prior to that, Global Vice President for Strategic Alliances at Citrix. I first met her when she was in a leadership role at Cable & Wireless, which was subsequently acquired by Vodafone in 2012.
It is a welcome move by Redcentric, demonstrating needed stability at the top. In April, the firm announced the immediate departure of Brian Woodford, Executive Director and CEO designate. Personal reasons were cited. At the time, Peter Brotherton (the existing CEO) pledged to stay on for leadership continuity. Indeed, Brotherton, who has played a key role in the firm’s evolution, will remain on hand in an advisory capacity.
Redcentric has also issued an FY25 trading update today. Revenue is up 4.2% to £170m, with recurring revenue up 4.0% to £155m. The firm has put considerable time and energy into dividing its two core businesses (Managed Services and Data Centres) into separate units. It has also undertaken an integration programme to address prior acquisitions.
The firm has certainly been getting its house in order, and it’s now over to Senecal de Fonseca to drive things forward in FY26.
Posted by: Kate Hanaghan at 09:45
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