Interconnection services provider Megaport has appointed former executive vice-president Belle Lajoie as chief commercial officer for the company.
Lajoie, a founding member of Megaport and previously executive vice-president, Asia-Pacific, has worked in the Internet industry with Megaport founder, Bevan Slattery, for 10 years, primarily focused on delivering large scale sales and operations solutions to peering, data centre, dark fibre infrastructure, and data services organisations.
In her new role, Lajoie will be responsible for leading the company’s sales strategy globally, leading global business development, channel relationships, strategic partnerships and acquisitions. She will also lead digital and regional marketing strategies aligned with revenue acceleration.
Lajoie will report directly to Megaport’s chief executive, Vincent English.
{loadposition peter}English said Lajoie had been with Megaport since inception and had been instrumental in bringing the company’s Asia-Pacific business to where it is today.
“Belle’s experience will enhance our global business and we are all looking forward to working with her in this capacity to achieve even greater things at Megaport.”
Lajoie said aligning Megaport’s global strategy, “maximising our channel engagement, scaling our sales engine, and aligning our customer journey to a self-serve, cloud-based consumption model are top priorities”.