Sarah Walker joins Cisco UK & Ireland as New CEO

Cisco UK and Ireland has made an announcement of Sarah Walker as the New Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Succeeding David Meads who got promoted to lead the operations of the company in Middle East and Africa, Sarah is all set to take up the position.

Sarah Walker joined Cisco as Managing Director, Enterprise in the year 2022. In addition to Cisco, she is also the Non-Executive Director at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust in part-time for nearly 3 years now. Besides, she is the Chair Of The Board Of Trustees at Greater Manchester Academies Trust from past 3 years and is also the ISM Mental Health & Wellbeing Thought Leadership at The Institute of Sales Management (ISM) for four years.

Prior to these companies, Sarah brings 24 years of experience from BT Group that makes her a seasoned professional and expert in the industry.

Expressing her excitement, she commented, “I am delighted to be stepping in to this role at such an important juncture for the nation, the technology industry and for our customers. AI is creating even clearer lines between the outcomes that technology can support, the strategic objectives of organisations and the needs of society. The way we utilise and build for AI now, will shape the next decade and I truly believe that no one is better placed than Cisco to ensure that we do so securely and responsibly.”