Cisco has named a new CEO for its UK and Ireland business. Sarah Walker (pictured) will succeed David Meads as he transitions to lead the firm’s operations in the Middle East and Africa region.
Walker spent 25 years at BT in various senior leadership positions across both the public and private sector, before joining Cisco two years ago to lead its enterprise business in the UK and Ireland.
In other existing roles, she is the executive sponsor of Women of Cisco in the UK and Ireland, non-executive director at Liverpool Women’s Hospital Trust, and is chair of the board of trustees at Greater Manchester Academies Trust.
Walker said: “AI is creating even clearer lines between the outcomes that technology can support, the strategic objectives of organisations, and the needs of society. The way we utilise and build for AI now will shape the next decade.”
