Microsoft UK have just announced to key appointments to their team, Matt Hendra as General Manager of its UK Customer Success Unit and Amanda Sleight, as its new General Manager for UK Public Sector.

Both will start their new roles as of 01^st January 2025.

Matt is joining the UK team from Asia, where he was a member of the ASEAN Leadership Team.

“I’m delighted to welcome Matt as the new General Manager for UK CSU. He brings a wealth of experience that will prove invaluable in this role, which is only growing in importance as businesses accelerate their adoption of AI at scale.”

Clare Barclay – CEO, Microsoft UK

The Customer Success Unit plays a huge role for UK organisations, ensuring thy achieve success in partnership with Microsoft, with advice on the most effective use of tech, from migrating data to Azure Cloud, to enhancing productivity with Microsoft Copilot.

I am thrilled to have the opportunity to take on the role of General Manager CSU UK. My happiest moments are when I am working directly with customers and leading teams to ensure Microsoft delivers on its mission. The opportunity to extend that in the UK market is a humbling one.”

Matt Hendra – General Manager, UK Customer Success Unit, Microsoft

Amanda is joining Microsoft from AWS’s Commercial Services team, with over 25 years leading tech organisations in SAP and AWS.

This move is a welcome return to Microsoft, where Amanda has spent over 17 years in a variety of roles.

“I’m delighted to welcome Amanda back to Microsoft UK. We have an incredible opportunity as a strategic partner to the UK Government to help transform citizen services through technology and AI to help realise the ambitions of growth, efficiency, and innovation.”

Clare Barclay – CEO, Microsoft UK

Microsoft research recently released data that shows Public Sector employees could save as much as 23 million hours per week through the automation of manual, repetitive tasks. Something Amanda is very keen to help with.

I am delighted to be returning to Microsoft, to lead a team who are passionate about Public Sector and the impact their work has on the UK. We are at a pivotal time in the role technology will play in helping governments innovate and achieve their goals and ambitions. I am very much looking forward to having the opportunity to build a strong technology partnership with the UK Government.”

Amanda Sleight – General Manager, UK Public Sector, Microsoft