Mimecast has appointed Michael McCollough as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Partners & Alliances.

The company has articulated that this is a pivotal hire as Mimecast continues to expand its global partner ecosystem, with a particular emphasis on MSPs.

McCollough reportedly joins with a rich track record of building high-impact partner ecosystems, having held leadership roles at Anomali, Imperva, Akamai and Dell Managed Services.

McCollough is said to bring deep MSP expertise and a truly global outlook, shaped by years working across APJ, EMEA and Africa.

A significant growth period

This appointment reportedly follows a significant growth period for the company, including the 2024 acquisitions of insider threat protection platform Code42 and AI-powered security start-up for workplace collaboration tools, Aware.

Together with Mimecast’s core email security offering, this expanded portfolio reportedly presents a “unique service opportunity” for partners, says McCollough.

Mimecast: A partner ecosystem

The company stated that since over half of Mimecast’s 40,000+ customers are served via MSPs, the partner ecosystem remains a top strategic priority.

In his new role, McCollough is said to lead the evolution of the company’s Channel and MSP programmes, expand cloud alliances with AWS and Google and strengthen ties with leading security partners including CrowdStrike, Netskope, SentinelOne and Zscaler.

McCollough has articulated that his focus is on making the company even easier to do business with.