Ian Furness

Ian Furness has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and industries. Ian currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at Roc Technologies since March 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Managing Director at Roc Technologies from January 2020 to March 2022.

Before joining Roc Technologies, Ian worked at Claranet as the Hosting & Cloud Services Business Unit Director from November 2016 to June 2019. Ian also held the position of Operations Director at Claranet from November 2015 to October 2016.

Ian's career includes a role as COO at Advanced 365 from July 2013 to August 2015. Before this, they worked as a Management Consultant on freelance projects from February 2013 to July 2013.

Their previous positions include Delivery & Operations Director at 2e2 from May 2011 to February 2013, Director of Managed Service Delivery at Ericsson from November 2009 to April 2011, Director of Hosting at Cable&Wireless Worldwide from October 2007 to October 2009, and Director of Security & Professional Services at Cable&Wireless Worldwide from November 2005 to September 2007.

Ian's earlier experience includes a role as Head Of Customer Support at Energis PLC from November 2000 to October 2005, and roles at BT as a Network Operations Manager from November 1998 to October 2000, and as part of the Graduate Job Changer Programme from November 1996 to October 1998.

Ian Furness attended Teesside University from 1990 to 1993, where they obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with Honors. Their field of study was law.