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Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec

Parity strengthens Executive Committee with Appointment of Group Business Development Director

Parity Group, the IT services group, has announced the appointment of Ilze Lee as Group business development director.

Parity Group, the IT services group, has announced the appointment of Ilze Lee as Group business development director. In this newly created role, Ilze will focus on international business development in IT and HR services and will be responsible for shaping sales force activity and best practice across the Group. The appointment is with immediate effect.

Ilze joins Parity with more than 15 yearsí experience at EDS as enterprise client executive, having previously held senior positions in marketing, sales and business development. As enterprise client executive at EDS, she held profit and loss responsibility for a number of large corporate accounts, including BP, as well as sector responsibility for energy. Prior to EDS, Ilze was European head of marketing for the industrial division of Rockwell International.

ìParity is already well-known and highly respected in the industry,î said Lee, commenting on her appointment. ìI look forward to building on this strength and driving business growth within its impressive existing client base as well as extending its reach into new clients both in the UK and internationally.î

Ian Miller, CEO at Parity Group, said: ìIlze has an excellent track record of selling complex outsourcing contracts to large organisations at a very senior level and her skills will add real value to our existing key account management practice. Her focus will be on the IT and HR services markets where we have identified significant opportunities for the Group and we look forward to benefiting from her contribution to our Executive Committee and the business as a whole.î