Azura appoints new CTO
The Azura Group, one of East Anglia's leading providers of IT solutions, has continued its expansion into the SME and mid-market product development sector through the appointment of Don Macleod as its new CTO.
The group has restructured its board to ensure the company can continue to drive and enhance its line of SME and Mid-Market products such as Azura CMS, Az-One and a number of collaborative products for the 3G Mobile phone market.
Simon Pullum, Azura Group CEO, says:
"Azura has been making waves over the past two years with the launch of several new products. We have moved to new offices as well as appointed a number of highly talented development staff. Don has a pedigree for managing successful projects at CTO level for many years for clients such as BT, HSBC and Swatch and his experience will be invaluable. Don's Appointment as CTO shows our commitment to the development of Azura and our customers."
Don Macleod says:
"The Internet and development landscape has changed dramatically, and will continue to do so, as new technologies and standards are developed and adopted. Azura have quickly understood the potential, and are developing products that solve business issues in an innovative and intelligent manner. I am delighted to be involved with Azura."
About Don Macleod
An Electronics Engineering graduate of Robert Gordon's University in Aberdeen, Donald embarked on a career which spanned many multimedia and new media agencies working on award-winning consumer CD-ROM titles. With the advent of the web, those skills honed in offline media were harnessed to great effect whilst managing online projects at CTO level for corporate clients.
At Azura, Donald's remit is to drive the business forward through careful selection of technology to meet business needs, proactively seek to position Azura's solutions at the cutting-edge of new and innovative technologies and ensure the quality of Azura's product and service offering by embedding methodologies and standards such as Prince2, ISO 9000 within everyday working practices.