Nivio appoints Matthew Colebourne as Global Chief Operating Officer
Global Operations to start in phases
Tweet-- Nivio, an online computing utility and the awardees for the World Economic Forum’ (WEF) technology pioneer award 2009, today announced the appointment of Mr. Matthew Colebourne as their Chief Operating Officer (COO). In his current global role, Matthew will be responsible for expanding the areas of operation for the company as part of its plans to launch Nivio services in countries including the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Belgium and parts of Latin America over the next year.
Matthew brings with him over 20 years of top-flight experience in sales, marketing and operational management. He previously ran all of DoubleClick’s non-US operations, was responsible for the turnaround and sale of Espotting to Findwhat (now MIVA) for $183million and has, more recently, consulted for several Web2.0, Internet and Telephony businesses including Lunarstorm, the largest Scandinavian Social Network Provider, and CoComment, a leading Comment Aggregation and Management Service. He has a strong track record of increasing sales and growth, reducing costs, terminating unprofitable deals, reducing OPEX, increasing efficiency and persuading multinational teams to work together effectively.
He pursued an Honours Degree in Computing Science from Imperial College, UK, which is also CEO Sachin Dev Duggal’s alma mater. A techno globe trotter, he also enjoys volleyball, motorcycle racing, skiing and selected reading in what little free time remains.
Announcing the appointment, Mr. Sachin Dev Duggal, President & CEO Nivio, said “Matthew brings with him a wealth of operational know how that Nivio really needs as we experience explosive growth. It is a testament to Nivio’s preeminent position in the cloud computing space that we have been able to attract an executive of Matthew’s caliber to the company. Matthew will focus on all operational aspects of the business freeing me to drive our vision ‘A desktop for everyone accessible everywhere’.”
Matthew Colebourne, COO & Vice President Global Operations, Nivio, said “I am delighted to be joining Nivio at this exciting time for the company. Previous cloud computing offerings have, frequently, required the user to accept compromises; Nivio does not. Nivio allows me to run the most complex Excel spreadsheets, visit customers knowing that my presentation will be accessible to me when I arrive and instantly rent applications when someone sends me documents or files for which I need new programs. Look for more exciting announcements from us very soon.”
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About Nivio
Nivio, the company who delivered the world's first online windows desktop, is a utility-computing company that makes the complex world of computing as easy as Cable TV for consumers and small businesses. Users can now simply enjoy the "use" of computing without the headaches and complexities associated with them like installing applications, constantly upgrading, fighting viruses, data loss etc. In short, Nivio provides a full virtual Windows Desktop that can be accessed through any internet connected computer and soon any internet connected device.