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CONOR MCGRATH – RETARUS
As country manager for Retarus in the UK and Ireland Conor McGrath is responsible for fostering
and expanding business relationships in the UK and Ireland, as well as intensifying the cooperation
with existing customers. Prior to joining Retarus he was responsible, amongst other things, for new
international business as vice president of sales transformation at Nomura Bank International. Prior to
that, Conor held various leadership positions over many years at British Telecom. His career experience
also includes positions at ITC companies such as Siemens, Fujitsu and Northern Telecom.
What made you decide on a
career in the IT industry?
The gentle observations of my
father telling me I was a good
talker helped me slide into the
role of sales after I left college. So,
my very first interview was with
Siemens in London where I was
selling key systems and PBX. I
never left sales, but I did leave IT
for investment banking for a while
and then returned to IT. It was just
luck that I actually enjoy working in
the tech industry!
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Are there any major changes that
you would like to see in the data
centre industry?
Data centre security can always be
improved. Not just the technology,
adopting open standards and
simplifying architectures…but
training people to be aware of the
different ways service threats can
be made. Data centre owners also
need to be vigilant to the security
threat of their own people. Better
visibility of the information flow
process for the end customer too
would be great. After all, it is their
information we are moving around
– they should be able to see where
it is at all times.