Former AWS executive Craig Ridsdill joins CirrusHQ

CirrusHQ has appointed former Amazon Web Services (AWS) executive Craig Ridsdill as its new Head of Sales.

Craig Ridsdill joins CirrusHQ after six years at AWS, where he led teams in the higher education and NHS healthcare sectors. His new role at CirrusHQ is a newly created position aimed at bolstering the company's sales functions.

Ridsdill will report to CirrusHQ's Chief Revenue Officer, Stephen Croke. He is tasked with strengthening the firm's relationships with organisations in healthcare and education that are considering cloud solutions.

James Lucas, CEO of CirrusHQ, remarked on the appointment, saying, "The whole of the tech sector has experienced a level of unease in recent years; however, we have seen a turning point in 2024 as more organisations have recognised the value of migrating their workloads from on-premises to the cloud. Given our deep technical focus and relationship with AWS – and bringing together Craig's significant experience with the organisation – this will give our customers a unique opportunity in 2025 to best understand how the cloud can benefit them."

Ridsdill himself commented on his new position, stating, "We all know how much pressure the education and health sectors are under, but the cloud can bring about real change and drive more collaboration and growth. We have seen more organisations re-recognise in recent years just how much the cloud could help them become more agile and have a technology infrastructure that scales to their needs. It feels as if we are entering a new era of the cloud and joining CirrusHQ feels like the perfect time to bring a new generation to the table to share how much innovation we have seen in the technology."

Ridsdill's appointment comes after a prosperous year for CirrusHQ, which completed successful cloud migration projects with Teesside University, City of Glasgow College, and White Rose Education. Additionally, the company has entered a multi-year global Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS and secured more than 100 AWS certifications.

Aside from Ridsdill's appointment, CirrusHQ has also been named a GCloud14 supplier and awarded its sixth AWS Service Delivery Designation for AWS Control Tower.