James Lind joins Kingston Communications Scotland and Ireland

James Lind, formerly sales director for Nortel Networks in Scotland, has joined Kingston Communications as Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland from Nortel Networks.

(PRWEB) September 28, 2004 -- James Lind, formerly sales director for Nortel Networks in Scotland, has joined Kingston Communications as Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland, with effect from September 1, 2004.

Glasgow born Lind joins Kingston from Nortel Networks, where he increased Scottish sales almost tenfold inside a four year period, winning some landmark business in the Scottish market-place. Prior to Nortel, he was with Cisco Systems where he grew the business in the Education sector, having started his career at Xerox.

Kingston has a great portfolio of offerings from voice services through to data offerings and managed services, backed by a company thats been at the forefront of innovation and opportunity for 100 years," said Lind. The Scottish and Irish technology markets, in common with the rest of the industry, have changed radically over the past four or five years. Kingston is well poised to offer a genuine alternative to some of Scotlands more established carriers."

Scotland is a key market for Kingston, not least because every major organisation in the UK has an office in Scotland. The total telecommunications market in Scotland is worth 2.57bn (1). Kingstons customers there include Roche, The Greater Glasgow Health Board and Scottish Coal.

Whilst many people talk about partnerships with customers, James approach is one of genuine partnership, using great connections to pull people together and make things happen. He brings a wealth of industry knowledge from years of operating at the highest levels in both the private and public sector, and his boundless enthusiasm will motivate all those around him," said Gary Young, Managing Director of Business Services, Kingston Communications. Customers in Scotland and Northern Ireland will be well served under James direction."

(1) Source: Kingston internal data source

About the Kingston Group
Kingston Communications (www.kcom.com) is a leading provider of communications. Our capabilities are built on the solid experience gained in our heartland in East Yorkshire, where we have been providing leading edge residential and business services for 100 years.

Today, we also offer a wide range of voice, data and internet services to businesses across the UK as well as outsourced contact centre services. Using our own network infrastructure, we deliver reliable, cost effective connections for our customers. By listening and working closely with them, we use our experience and expertise to help companies serve their own customers as effectively as possible. Kingston Communications is a member of the TechMark exchange.

For further information, please contact:
Claire Thompson
Zed PR
Tel: 0118 944 0394
Email: Claire@zedpr.co.uk

Judith Parsons
Kingston Communications
Tel : 01924 882870
Email: Judith.parsons@kcom.com
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