Ekco appoints new Chair of the Board, Paul Nannetti

Press Release | Dublin, 22nd August 2025 – Ekco, one of Europe’s leading security-first managed service providers, today announces the appointment of Paul Nannetti as Chair of its Board of Directors.

Paul brings 22 years of experience in senior leadership roles in the global technology services industry to his new role. Using this experience, along with a series of board and chairperson positions in the managed IT services industry, Paul will work closely with Ekco’s senior management team to guide the company’s strategic direction. In addition, he will help to accelerate Ekco’s commercial momentum as it continues to scale its security and cloud services offering across the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands.

Don Robert, who has served as Chair of Ekco, will transition out of that role, while continuing to support Ekco as a founding partner within the Corten Capital team.

In addition to his work at Ekco, Paul currently chairs Hippo, a full-service digital consultancy working in the UK public and private sectors, and Roboyo, a leading automation professional services company with a presence in 16 countries.

Paul previously served as chair of Arkphire and ANS and as a board member of Advania. He chaired Arkphire through a highly successful scale-up and strategic sale, working closely with its founder-CEO and private equity backer. Prior to his board and advisory roles, Paul was CEO of Capgemini’s Cloud Infrastructure Services Division and a member of the Group Executive Committee. He has also held senior roles in IBM and EY.

Paul Nannetti, chair, Ekco, said: “It is a privilege to join Ekco at such a pivotal stage of its journey. The team has built a unique platform that combines local market intimacy with world-class cloud and security capability. I look forward to working with Ekco’s management team to accelerate growth and realise Ekco’s full potential as a category leader in Cloud and Security managed services across Europe.”

Eoin Blacklock, founder-CEO, Ekco, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Paul as our new Chair. His deep industry knowledge, international experience and proven leadership will be invaluable as we move into our next phase of growth. Paul brings not just vision, but hands-on operating expertise that will help us scale with discipline and ambition.”

Joseph Schull, Managing Partner, Corten Capital, the lead shareholder of Ekco, said: “Paul is an exceptional leader with a phenomenal track record of delivering transformational growth and value creation in B2B technology-driven businesses. His experience will be instrumental as we support Ekco’s growth and continue to build a market-leading European platform in managed cloud and cybersecurity services.”

About Ekco
Ekco is a leading European provider of cloud and cybersecurity services. With operations across Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands and beyond, Ekco helps small, mid-market and enterprise organisations to modernise their infrastructure, secure their environments and scale their digital operations. IT leaders choose Ekco to drive operational efficiency, scale smarter and stay ahead of risk – powered by local expertise, delivered at European scale.

About Corten Capital
Corten Capital is a uniquely focused private equity firm that partners with talented management teams to build market leading B2B Software & Services businesses across Europe and North America. Having closed its first fund in 2020, Corten has raised €1.2 billion of capital commitments across two funds and is currently investing from Corten Capital II, which was closed in March 2024 with €680 million in capital commitments.

Corten Advisors UK LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK.