Management
The members of our management team are all established figures in the telecommunications, media and technology sector. Together they are responsible for delivering The Cloud's ground-breaking wireless mobility services.
Vince Russell - Managing Director
Vince Russell took over as Managing Director of The Cloud in 2011 following the acquisition of the business by BSkyB. Vince joined BSkyB in September 2002 and has held a number of finance roles most recently Director of Finance, Converged Products. He was a key member of the launch team for Sky’s award winning Broadband service and more recently acted as CFO for Easynet which Sky successfully divested in 2010. Vince previously worked in various roles at Omnicom, BMG and the BBC. He is a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and has a degree in Physiological Sciences from Oxford University
Paul Gooch - Chief Operating Officer
Paul joined The Cloud Networks at the end of 2006 as part of the Business Development team. Since then he has held several senior positions within the company, including Director of Operations and Head of Development. Paul has previously worked internationally for companies including SONY and Reuters across a variety of technologies encompassing Mobile Data, Electronic Music Distribution, ISP services and Voice Systems.
Simon Jackson - Commercial Director
Simon Jackson was appointed Commercial Director of The Cloud in February 2011. Prior to joining The Cloud Simon was Retail Director at BSkyB with responsibility for Sky's Indirect sales channels. Prior to Sky, Simon was Head of Consumer Partnerships at BT and was part of the team that launched BT Broadband and BT Vision. Simon spent the early years of his career in Corporate Finance at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and WestLB Panmure.
Achim Möhrlein - Managing Director Germany
Achim has been the CEO of The Cloud Networks Germany GmbH since the beginning of 2008. He has spent the majority of his professional life within corporate management of various companies within the IT sector. He was a founding member and chairman of the GlobalAirNet AG (GANAG) until its merger with The Cloud Networks Germany GmbH. Under his direction GANAG became Germany’s premium provider of public business Wi-Fi and the market leader in the premium hotel sector.
Roald Sanden - Managing Director Nordics
Roald has over 20 years experience within the mobile industry, having held positions at both Ericsson and Telia. He has extensive experience in fast growing start-up companies, having spent the past 10 years in senior management roles, latterly as COO for ComOpt. Roald joined The Cloud in 2005 and is responsible for the Nordics markets of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.