As part of its continued growth plans, leading digital transformation company ANS Group has appointed Ed Knowles and Craig Daniels as Directors of their commercial teams. 

After being with ANS Group for 14 years and spending the last 7 years leading the Public Sector Team, Ed Knowles now assumes the pivotal role of Director of Commercial Operations, reporting to ANS CRO Joe Wolski. In this capacity, he will oversee and drive growth within ANS’ Enterprise and SMB customer base.  

Craig Daniels, with 12 years of experience at ANS Group, including 5 years leading the Government, Justice, NPO and Housing divisions, will take on the role of Director of Sales, Public Sector. His role will focus on spearheading growth strategies and fostering strategic relationships within key Government, Social Housing, Not-for-Profit, Healthcare, Higher Education and Justice sectors.  

Ed and Craig bring a wealth of experience and a proven track record in delivering successful outcomes for our customers against industry challenges.  

This appointment also reflects ANS Group’s increased focus on the Public Sector division to maximise customer value and solidify its position as Microsoft’s No.1 Public Sector partner in the UK. 

ANS Chief Revenue Officer Joe Wolski commented, “Ed and Craig are fantastic additions to our commercial leadership team. Their invaluable experience and knowledge will be key to driving continued success for our customers.” 

On the appointment, Ed commented:  ”I look forward to continuing to help our customers maximise value and accelerate their digital strategies with ANS’s unique mix of Cloud, Data, Digital and Security capabilities. We have an excellent platform to make digital transformation a reality for our Enterprise and SMB customers.” 

Craig commented: ANS is now, more than ever, best placed to help our public sector customers digitally transform using the Microsoft technology stack, demonstrated through some recent high-profile projects such as NSPCC, Manchester City Council, and the University of Surrey. I’m excited to take this opportunity and continue to build on the fantastic work ANS has done in the public sector for the past 25 years.  

ANS now employs more than 800 people, offering public and private cloud services, hosting, security, DevOps, applications, and data services to more than 7,000 customers, from enterprises to SMBs and public sector organisations.