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MLL Telecom announces key business development appointments

MLL Telecom, a specialist provider of secure managed network services for the public sector, has appointed Ross Billington (pictured) as strategic client director and David Porter as business development manager.

Jeremy Wastie, head of public sector sales at MLL Telecom, explained, “This an exciting time for MLL as the company continues to experience rapid growth following significant new and repeat business successes from UK Local Authorities and the NHS. We are delighted to have Ross and David onboard with their proven sales and key account management experience earned at major blue-chip companies. They will undoubtedly help us strengthen and develop our strategic relationships and propositions.”

In his new role, Billington will take responsibility for sales and key account management for the Midlands, Wales and EastNet, one of the company’s largest accounts. He joins MLL Telecom following 13 years at Capita, where he managed projects for local authorities and other regional public sector organisations. Prior to that, he worked at Synetrix where he gained specialist knowledge of complex sales processes involving IT services, service architecture and managed services.

Porter’s remit will include managing and growing business opportunities within the NHS. He has extensive networks and telecoms sales experience, having worked at companies including Ericsson, Vodafone, Capita and Cisco. Porter was most recently responsible for the management and growth of key accounts at Redcentric, including the NHS and public sector organisations in the South, Central and West of England.