KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 (Bernama) -- CNE Direct Inc (doing business as illumynt) has announced the return of Paul Knight as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the global ITAD trading, services and solutions company.
Now in its 23rd year of business, this change comes about as part of a restructuring for illumynt to kick off its next phase of strategic growth initiatives, according to the company in a statement.
“I am excited to be returning as CEO and look forward to working with our world class team and getting the chance to spend more time with our customers and partners around the world to execute our new strategic growth plans,” said Knight.
Knight co-founded the business in 2002 and was the company’s CEO for most of its history while serving continuously as Chairman since inception.
He is making his return as the company pivots towards further global expansion, new service offerings, and a focus on delivering market leading results for its customers and partners.
In addition to Knight’s return, the company also announced other initiatives, including the hiring of a new Vice President (VP) of Engineering, Gavin Wilson, who brings over 20-years’ experience of developing sophisticated testing, repair, and value recovery solutions for customers globally.
Correspondingly, Joe Conway has been promoted to the role of VP of Solutions, to which he has provided strong leadership in analysing, pricing, and onboarding large global programmes for illumynt, managing cross-functional teams to deliver targeted results.
In other respects, there was also the signing of a strategic engagement with ITAD advisory firm Circular Integrity, led by Founder & CEO Todd Zegers, former ITAD and Reverse Logistics for Ingram Micro Global VP. Circular Integrity will work closely with CNE’s senior management team to accelerate growth and diversification.
Expanding its global footprint, illumynt is in the process of opening three new facilities in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; Cork, Ireland; and Thailand.
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