London, UK, 17 May 2021 – Colt Technology Services has today announced the appointment of Jaya Deshmukh as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Strategy and Transformation.

Reporting directly to Colt’s Chief Executive Officer, Keri Gilder, Jaya will be tasked with managing and driving Colt’s strategic roadmap and relationships, all while striving to elevate the organisation’s overall purpose and vision.

Jaya joins Colt from Google Cloud, where most recently she held the position of Head of Strategy – EMEA, responsible for creating and curating Google Cloud’s EMEA strategy. She has also recently held roles at Microsoft, PwC and Cognizant, where she was responsible for implementing digital solutions and accelerating cloud consumption to drive customer success.

Jaya’s appointment follows Colt’s recent announcement of its new three-year strategy, aiming to further develop Colt’s IQ Network through innovation and digitisation. Through this strategy, Colt aims to accelerate business growth through the power of its people by taking what’s always been in Colt’s DNA and ensuring the business is agile enough to support enterprises as they move into the future.

Speaking of Jaya’s appointment, Keri Gilder, Colt CEO, said, “I am thrilled to have Jaya joining our Executive Leadership Team to spearhead the development and execution of Colt’s strategy, product suite and critical partnership programme. Her recent experience centering around digital transformation and cloud makes her the perfect fit to lead this new team within Colt, pushing them to continue to innovate and drive our wider organisation forward.”

Jaya added, “I am excited to be joining Colt at a time of continued transformation for the business. Being able to join an organisation as it embarks on its next strategic journey is always exhilarating because it gives the opportunity to really collaborate with partners and customers to ensure we are fully aligned and can truly drive growth for their businesses.”

Jaya is based in London with her two daughters and commenced her role at the start of May.