Mumbai, April 02, 2013: Edwin Kolen  is to be  Chief Operating Officer for IT enabled managed service provider (MSP) and India’s only Tier IV Data Centre,  CtrlS.

Edwin brings close to 20 years of experience in managing IT infrastructure and services operations for offshore/ outsourcing organizations at multinational companies in India. Prior to joining CtrlS, Edwin was the managing director of Colruyt, India, where he was leading the Indian offshore development center operations. Having worked with both Indian Companies and MNCs, he brings a blended experience and understands the expectations of Customers across the Globe. At CtrlS, Edwin will partner with the existing leadership to lead the growth of CtrlS business in India.

Says Sridhar Reddy, CEO & Founder, CtrlS Datacenters: We are very pleased to have Edwin Kolen lead CtrlS operations. Edwin brings in rich industry experience in understanding fortune 100 customers and people management skills. He is helping build systems & processes, scaling up operations for the company.”

Adds Edwin: “It is exciting to work in an environment where everything has to be up and running 99.995% of the time and where customer focus is central. I have been given a free hand to delight the customer and that is my goal; to work together with our customers and delight them with the vast services we provide. I believe CtrlS has an exciting value proposition, a strong reputation and a growing relevance for customers in guaranteeing the uptime and keeping data safe and secure.”

CtrlS focuses on hiring and retaining team members who are passionate about addressing key challenges and opportunities in today’s dynamic IT environment.  With this appointment, the company is poised to scale its business significantly.