London, February 20th 2008 – Star Technology Services Ltd, the UK’s largest independent Internet Services Provider (ISP) for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), has announced that Axel Lagerborg has joined the company as the new Regional Director for London.
Having worked for companies such as MessageLabs and Ingram Micro, Axel brings a wealth of strategic experience to Star which will play an integral part in the ISP’s growth over the next few years. He will work closely with the product development team to provide tailored Internet solutions to SMBs and will look to increase the number of business customers.
“Star is committed to the SMB space and understands the challenges facing its customers. Its tailored solutions are designed to meet the specific demands of each business, ” explains Axel Lagerborg. “This is a fantastic opportunity and I am looking forward to working with one of the most respected ISPs in the SMB space.
"Business continuity is a key growth area for the next year with an increasing number of businesses concerned about potential service disruption or disaster recovery. One of my major challenges will be to ensure that Star is in a prime position to help safeguard SMBs, through the provision of, flexible security services such as secure back up and storage solutions.”
Ben White, the company’s co-Founder and CEO says, “Over the last year Star has made excellent progress and established a powerful presence in the ISP market by focusing exclusively on the SMB market. We are really pleased to welcome someone with such experience, to help maintain Star’s momentum in 2008.”