{"id":13781,"date":"2026-01-19T19:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13781"},"modified":"2026-01-19T19:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:13:20","slug":"kick-ict-group-hires-brown-as-chief-executive-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13781","title":{"rendered":"Kick ICT Group hires Brown as chief executive \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Steven-Brown-of-Kick-ICT.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188592 lazyload\" style=\"width:839px;height:auto\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Steven-Brown-of-Kick-ICT.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188592 lazyload\" style=\"width:839px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Steven-Brown-of-Kick-ICT.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Steven-Brown-of-Kick-ICT-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Steven-Brown-of-Kick-ICT-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Steven-Brown-of-Kick-ICT-600x404.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Steven Brown succeeds Tom O\u2019Hara<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Tech company Kick ICT Group has appointed <strong>Steven Brown<\/strong> as chief executive following leadership roles at both UK and international organisations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">These include Telef\u00f3nica Tech, Incremental Group and\u00a0Redspire where he built and led teams, supported customer-led growth strategies, and delivered sustained growth in complex, fast-moving technology environments.\u00a0 He brings 15 years of\u00a0expertise\u00a0across the Microsoft ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Mr Brown\u2019s appointment follows the retirement of Kick ICT\u2019s founding CEO Tom O\u2019Hara.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Andrew Taylor,\u00a0chairman, said:\u00a0\u201cSteven brings exactly the blend of leadership experience, sector\u00a0knowledge\u00a0and cultural fit we were looking for. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cHe joins Kick at an exciting point in our journey, with strong momentum across the business and significant opportunities ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Mr Brown said:\u00a0 \u201cI am very much looking forward to joining the team, getting to know the business, and working with colleagues across the organisation to build upon the excellent foundations already in place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">He will take up the role on 2 February.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.3) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); 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