James Butler joins FluidOne as Managing Director, Enterprise IT

FluidOne, the market-leading provider of Connected Cloud solutions, is delighted to announce the appointment of James Butler as the new Managing Director for Enterprise IT.

In this strategic role, James reports directly to Russell Horton, CEO contributing to the FluidOne group’s ambitious growth plans.

James' professional journey began with Microsoft, where he assisted enterprise retail and manufacturing customers with their technology strategy. In 2009, he founded Cloud Business and successfully navigated the sale to Free to perform Technology Group. He continued as CEO until 2023, and led the post-acquisition growth strategy, overseeing the acquisition of four further businesses and expanding the group's revenue from £3 million to £14 million.

FluidOne Enterprise IT, based in Chessington, Surrey, provides advice, transformation and managed IT services for clients across a broad range of industries in the UK and beyond. An inhouse service desk supports clients year-round through bespoke support services, and a team of certified consultants specialise in all elements of Modern Workplace, Cloud and Data strategy and implementation.

Russell Horton, FluidOne CEO said ‘We are excited to welcome James to the business as we believe that his deep technical knowledge, commitment to customers and entrepreneurial flair are the perfect fit to help us develop our FluidOne Enterprise IT Centre Of Excellence’.

James added, ‘It is a great time to be joining FluidOne Enterprise IT as we are well poised for growth with a deeply skilled technical team focused on helping clients to achieve their business goals; I am enjoying meeting our clients and understanding the part we can play in their future success.’