Andy Burton

Andy joined Fasthosts Internet Group in 2009 to bring his commercial experience and knowledge of the Software and Services Industry to the business and to lead the strategic development of the company. With over 15 years building software technology companies in the security, monitoring and asset management markets, he has developed them successfully through a commitment to B2B markets and a passionate belief in the role of well structured channel partnerships. Prior to Fasthosts Internet Group, Andy held CEO roles at Centennial Software; Content Technologies (Baltimore), and Chubb Information Security. He was also Chief Operating Officer of ClearSwift, and held Managing Director posts within the publicly traded Chubb Security Group (now UTC) and Securicor Group (now G4S).

Andy is a Non Executive Director of FAST and Chairs the UK Cloud Industry Forum, a body that champions the emerging UK cloud industry and aims to provide transparency to end users about the capability of suppliers. This year he is overseeing the launch of a new Code of Practice for Cloud Service Providers.