As a VP of Data Center Facilities, Mr. Ikomi will be responsible for the design, maintenance, staffing and reliability of company's data center facilities' infrastructure across Canada.

Fusepoint Managed Services, a national provider of outsourced IT and infrastructure services, today announced the appointment of Sam Ikomi to the position of Vice President, Data Center Facilities. The company states that in this role Mr. Ikomi is responsible for the design, maintenance, staffing and reliability of its critical data center facilities' infrastructure across Canada.

It avers that Mr. Ikomi brings over 28 years of experience in international data center engineering expertise, overseeing significant critical assets with prominent Fortune 500 companies. The company further states that most recently he was accountable for Microsoft's 256,000 sq. ft. data center facility in Virginia, where he was responsible for delivering data center operational excellence in support of Microsoft's online businesses. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Ikomi was employed by Fannie Mae where he was responsible for their facilities in Northern Virginia, Washington, DC and Maryland, a total of two million sq. ft. of space, including Data Centers and Market Trading rooms. Prior to Fannie Mae, Mr. Ikomi was employed by IBM as a Program Manager/Advisory Engineer in their Data Center Engineering and Critical Facilities Support organization for the North Eastern United States.

"Meeting the growth demands of a rapidly expanding services firm takes industry talent second to none, which we have found in Mr. Ikomi," said George Kerns, President and CEO of Fusepoint. "Welcoming Sam to our executive team builds on our strategic vision of being the most innovative managed hosting provider in Canada."