Tony Tomkys comes to BridgeHead Software from CommVault, where he was Business Director for Public Sector

Ashtead, UK – Tuesday August 17 2010 – BridgeHead Software, the Healthcare Storage Virtualization (HSV) company, today announced the appointment of Tony Tomkys to head up their sales operation in EMEA. In his new role as Director of Sales for EMEA, Tomkys aims to further increase BridgeHead’s UK customer footprint in the NHS and private healthcare sector as well as driving pan-European initiatives.

Tomkys joins BridgeHead Software from CommVault, where he was Business Director for Public Sector. Before that, he held a range of positions from direct sales through to channel management and marketing at companies such as Steria, Morse, HP, Unisys and Apple.

A seasoned sales professional with over 27 years of experience in IT, Tomkys plans to harness his expertise in healthcare data and storage management to maximise BridgeHead’s company growth objectives.

Tomkys said, “I have been working in the public sector for some time, but I was really attracted by BridgeHead’s specialisation in healthcare, particularly their Healthcare Storage Virtualization (HSV) architecture. HSV is fast becoming recognised by healthcare IT professionals as an intuitive, future-proof technology platform that solves one of the most urgent problems facing hospitals today: that of the security, protection, management and storage of terabytes of patient and administrative data in a flexible, efficient and cost-effective way.”

Tony Cotterill, Chief Executive of BridgeHead Software, added, “We are pleased to welcome Tony Tomkys to the BridgeHead Software team. His experience and knowledge of public sector healthcare in particular will be invaluable to us as we increase the uptake of our data and storage management solutions throughout the UK, mainland Europe and further afield.”

In his spare time, Tomkys enjoys sport – especially football and cricket – and he is a keen cook. He lives in Oxford, where he spends most of his free time with his wife, five children and one grandchild.