Terremark Worldwide, a provider of managed IT infrastructure services, has appointed Marvin Wheeler as its new chief strategy officer. In addition, Nelson Fonseca has been named the company's COO. These management changes will become effective November 15, 2009.
In this new role, Mr Wheeler's primary responsibilities will include leading the ongoing development of Terremark's corporate strategy and identifying key opportunities to drive continued growth for the company, including potential acquisitions.
Mr Wheeler's new duties will focus on directing corporate initiatives and developing strategic alliances with key corporate partners in order to help Terremark maintain its position as a provider of IT solutions for enterprises and Federal government agencies.
Working closely with Terremark's product development, operations and sales teams, he will directly align overall corporate strategies with the continued development of innovative products and services that effectively meet the evolving needs in the complex IT infrastructure market.
Mr Wheeler has played a key role in the development of Terremark's differentiated business model over his close to 10 years with the company. He joined Terremark after more than 20 years managing datacenter and network operations for some of the telecommunications companies.
During his eight years at the company, Fonseca has held various key management positions including president of Terremark's public sector business unit, senior vice president of sales for Terremark Federal Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terremark Worldwide, and vice president of commercial sales.
Manuel Medina, Terremark's chairman and CEO, said: "Marvin's vast experience and deep understanding of our dynamic industry, combined with his proven track record of success, will help us develop strategic alliances with key partners and capitalize on various opportunities to extend our successful growth trajectory."