Lucy Dimes will focus on the role of CEO at iomart

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Following the appointment of CEO, Lucy Dimes will focus on her role as CEO at iomart Group plc.

Dimes has served as both president and CEO since September 2023, when previous CEO Reece Donovan – who largely guided the company through the pandemic and its aftermath – abruptly stepped down.

Dimes later told The Herald that the company “needed a different pace, a different focus and a different energy going forward.”

The Glasgow-based cloud computing company, which provides managed IT services through a portfolio of data centers, has now appointed Richard Last as independent non-executive chairman.

Last is described as an experienced board director with extensive experience at publicly traded and private companies in the technology services sector.

Over the last six years, he has held the positions of CEO at Hyve Group Plc, Gamma Communications Plc, Arcontech Group Plc and Servelec Group Plc.

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In addition to serving on the boards of private companies, Last is currently the chairman of Tribal Group Plc and Gresham Technologies Plc, as well as a non-executive director of Corero Network Security Plc.

“When I took over as president, I was impressed by the leading position iomart has established in the cloud services market, the strength of its customer relationships and the talent of the entire team,” he said.

“I look forward to working with the board to build on these strong foundations and support the group in achieving its growth ambitions.”

Dimes joined the company as non-executive chairman in 2022, after Ian Steele decided not to stand for re-election. Previously, she held senior management positions in the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and private equity companies in the telecommunications, technology, business and financial services industries.

“Since I assumed the dual role of president and CEO in September 2023, we have been conducting a diligent process to identify a new CEO and are delighted to have attracted such an experienced and competent person as Richard,” she said.

“His extensive M&A experience and growing pipeline of successful technology sector leaders will be a tremendous asset as we accelerate the execution of our growth strategy.”

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