RMD Power & Cooling appoints Gavin Maxwell as Managing Director

Demand for data centre power and cooling products expected to rise steadily over next few years.

  • Tuesday, 19th March 2013 Posted 11 years ago in by Phil Alsop

RMD Power & Cooling has appointed Gavin Maxwell as its new Managing Director.

With more than 14 years experience with the company in a variety of roles including sales manager, office manager and operations director, Maxwell has played a key role in the development of RMD from a small electrical distributor to the UK’s leading independent supplier of integrated power and cooling solutions for data centres.

Maxwell takes over from outgoing MD and owner of RMD Power and Cooling, John Smykala, who will continue to play a key leadership role in the company as Business Development Director. As the market continues to expand, Smykala will now focus on opening up new business opportunities for the rapidly growing company.

Gavin Maxwell says: “Thanks to John’s vision and hard work, I’m taking over a company that’s in great shape with a bright future. Demand for our core products – power and cooling systems – has increased steadily in recent years and all the indications suggest that this will continue throughout the rest of this decade.

“Power outages and fluctuations are expected to increase in frequency over the next few years so many more organisations and businesses of all sizes are looking at installing or upgrading their own UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply). Likewise, we expect the cooling side of our business to grow even further as companies continue to upgrade, consolidate or merge their aging data centre operations.

Maxwell continues: “I’ve gained an in depth overview of our business and our customers over the past 14 years so feel confident taking on the role of MD. My aim is to keep the ship steady, continue with the same vision that has brought us success to date and to keep up-to-date with new technologies and solutions that can bring value to our customers. I enjoy being customer-facing so I’ll be maintaining personal contact with our client base to ensure that our products and services remain closely in tune with their business needs.”