Sydney, Australia – June 4, 2013 – Rackspace® Hosting (NYSE: RAX) today announced the appointment of Angus Dorney as Director & General Manager for Australia and New Zealand.
Dorney will be responsible for continuing the growth of the regional operations, including the new Sydney data centre, and driving uptake of Rackspace’s Fanatical Support ®, public cloud, private cloud, dedicated hosting and managed virtualisation offerings.
Dorney moves into this role from his current position as Director of Operations, Rackspace Australia and New Zealand. Prior to joining Rackspace, Dorney worked in a variety of multinational and regional companies. He spent five years at EDS in a range of roles covering sales, marketing, strategy and operations.
Dorney also fulfilled a number of management roles at Blue Star Group, including NSW General Manager. In his time at Blue Star, Dorney was involved in the development and rollout of several high profile digital transformation projects across the business.
Dorney will be replacing Mark Randall, who has decided to leave Rackspace to pursue other opportunities after seven years with the business.
Ajit Melarkode, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Rackspace:
“We are excited about Angus’ appointment as we’re gaining momentum in the region and about to extend the product offerings. I am confident that Angus’s leadership and commitment will complement the existing depth of experience and Fanatical Support® that our team is well known for.
“We would also like to thank Mark for his leadership and contributions to the business over the years and to wish him every success in his future endeavours.”
Angus Dorney, Director & General Manager, Australia and New Zealand, Rackspace:
“I’m thrilled at the opportunity to lead Rackspace Australia & New Zealand.
“Rackspace is a global leader in open cloud and hybrid cloud solutions, which means we are uniquely positioned to support Australian and New Zealand organisations in their journey to the cloud.
“We are able to help companies remain flexible and scalable locally, while also being their trusted partner if and when they choose to expand globally.
“I look forward to overseeing and introduction and promotion of the full suite of public, private, and hybrid cloud hosting solutions to local customers. ”
