Tim Myers will lead design, engineering and development of the company's cloud solutions.

Cbeyond, Inc., a provider of voice, data and mobile business applications to small businesses, yesterday announced the addition of Tim Myers to its executive leadership team as Vice President of Cloud Engineering and Development. In his new role, Myers will be responsible for leading the design, architecture, engineering and development of the company's cloud solutions including cloud PBX, cloud servers and applications. Recently, it welcomed Chris Ortbals and Matthew Stevens to the executive leadership team as Vice President of Cloud Services and Vice President of Professional Services, respectively.

The company mentions that Myers joins it with more than two decades of engineering experience, including web hosting, e-commerce, database, hardware and software, and virtualization. Before joining the company, Myers served as Senior Vice President, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Technology Infrastructure at SunTrust Banks in Atlanta.

"Tim Myers has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and a deep understanding of successful cloud architecture, and we are confident he will be an asset to our team as we take our cloud and network services to the next level," said Jim Geiger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cbeyond. "With Tim, Chris and Matthew providing additional leadership and direction, we look forward to providing higher quality, more secure solutions our customers can trust and leverage to accelerate their businesses."

"As more businesses begin transitioning on-site data and applications to the cloud, they need to feel confident that their cloud servers ensure unparalleled security, visibility and continuity," said Myers. "I am thrilled to contribute to Cbeyond's transformation into a provider of cloud solutions with a superior network underpinning."