NaviSite announced Philip Cheek as the new UK Managing Director.  Cheek will oversee management of the UK data center as well as lead the NaviSite sales and marketing efforts throughout the UK and Europe as the company accelerates its growth and offerings in the global cloud-based managed services market.

“We are thrilled to have Philip heading up our UK office. Philip has an outstanding track record of bringing operational and financial success to companies across a variety of industries, including enterprise managed infrastructure and services,” said Brooks Borcherding, President at NaviSite. “Philip will play a central role in leading our success and expanding our compelling enterprise cloud service offerings into the UK and beyond.”

Prior to NaviSite, Cheek was Managing Director at Globix Ltd for seven years.  He has extensive knowledge of the Data Centre Market, having worked at Infinity SDC Ltd as Director for Business Development and his diverse background includes working as Managing Director within an electronic countermeasures company and General Manager of a multi-national freight and logistics business.

“It’s an exciting time to join the NaviSite team, as the company builds on its significant managed and hosting services experience and impressive customer base to establish itself as a leader in the cloud,” said Cheek. “I’m looking forward to doing everything I can to enhance data center capabilities and services, and increase brand awareness in the UK and across Europe.”