The company said the new hire underlines its commitment to becoming a key player in this segment of the market and supporting partners in driving sales of Wi-Fi solutions.
Simpson (pictured) has two decades of experience working in the networking business, over half of which was spent at Zyxel. Previously, he spent 13 years at the company, most recently as European pre-sales manager, a role he held for three years, before leaving at the end of 2018.
He has returned after an absence of around four and a half years, during which time he has worked in key pre-sales roles at specialist network and mobile services companies.
Jean-Michel Bielli, senior vice president channel sales EMEA and north america at Zyxel, said, “We are delighted to welcome Hugh back to the Zyxel team. We want to be a leader in the EMEA wireless LAN market and see tremendous potential for growth with our partners.
“Hugh knows our business and with his in-depth experience and expertise in business development, he will play a pivotal role in helping us to support partners in growing their sales of Zyxel’s wireless products.”
Hugh Simpson added, “It’s great to coming back to Zyxel at such an exciting time. We have some amazing solutions and a fantastic development roadmap. I am honoured to be taking this new role and really looking forward to working with our partners to grow their Wi-Fi solutions sales.”