CirrusHQ, the AWS cloud specialist and Premier Tier Services Partner, has boosted its senior leadership following the appointment of Matt Smith as the organisation’s new Head of Sales. 

Reporting to CirrusHQ’s Chief Revenue Officer, Stephen Croke, Matt will extend the organisation’s existing and new relationships with organisations seeking to benefit from the cloud across the UK.

He joins the business from IGEL, a secure endpoint operating system organisation where he was regional sales director. Matt previously held senior sales leadership roles at CrowdStrike, Citrix and Computacenter.

Commenting on Matt’s appointment, James Lucas, CEO of CirrusHQ said: “Over the last year, organisations have seen first hand how a weak link in their cyber defences can devastate operations and reputation. At a time when there is so much uncertainty in the world, organsiations are crying out for more resilience in their IT infrastructure and operations, not to mention a partner who will bring sound technical advice on how to bolster their ecosystems. Bringing together Matt’s deep security experience alongside our extensive AWS knowledge, our customers will be able to better understand how the cloud can strengthen their security posture so that they can refocus on innovation and driving growth.”

Matt Smith, Head of Sales, CirrusHQ added: “IT teams are more stretched than ever. They face increasing macroeconomic pressures, as well as growing cyber threats set against a proliferation of new technologies launching at pace in the market. As a result, they want to have a partner who is on their side and can help them navigate these challenges all while de-risking transformational change and delivering positive outcomes. In joining CirrusHQ, boosting the resilience of our customers is top of my agenda and I believe that the cloud is central to that, providing a solid foundation upon which organisations can build and innovate.”

Matt joins CirrusHQ following a strong year for the business which saw it deepen its AWS expertise, achieving AWS Managed Services Provider Program and the AWS Small and Medium Business Competency. 

In addition, CirrusHQ was recently revealed as one of Megabuyte’s top 50 scale-ups in the UK, seeing it shortlisted in the Megabuyte 2026 Emerging Stars in the Best Performing Company in IT Consulting category.