Richardson to Lead Commercial Strategy and Scale Global Revenue Operations as Demand for Sovereign-by-Design Hybrid Cloud Grows
December 16, 2025 – Leaseweb, a leading cloud services and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, has today announced the appointment of Ronald Richardson as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). With more than two decades of international commercial leadership experience across the technology, cloud, software, and online advertising sectors, he will lead Leaseweb’s global go-to-market organization and drive the next phase of the company’s growth.
In his new role, Richardson will focus on strengthening customer partnerships worldwide and enhancing Leaseweb’s commercial strategy, working closely with sales, marketing, product, and operations to drive stronger alignment across the organization. He will play a central role in articulating the value of Leaseweb’s sovereign-by-design hybrid cloud approach at a time when cloud and AI are shaping how organizations build for the future.
Previously, Richardson has held senior leadership roles in high-growth B2B technology organizations, including at Banyan, Microsoft, AdEspresso, Axon Inc., and ESS Inc. Throughout his career, he has successfully built and scaled businesses through periods of significant growth and transformation, based on leadership that combines clarity of vision with a strong focus on cross-team collaboration.
“Ronald brings an outstanding track record of commercial experience and strategic capability to Leaseweb,” said Lex Boost, co-CEO at Leaseweb. “His leadership will be instrumental as we continue to expand our international footprint. We are delighted to welcome him to the team as we advance our mission to be the world’s leading independent, privately owned, and sovereign-by-design hybrid cloud provider.”
“What excites me about Leaseweb is that we are uniquely positioned to lead in a world where cloud and AI are transforming every industry,” said Richardson. “Our mission to be the world’s leading independent, privately owned, and sovereign-by-design hybrid cloud provider is exactly what customers need today, offering the control they expect along with the freedom to innovate without compromise, and I’m proud to be joining a company that embodies these principles.”
About Leaseweb
Leaseweb is a leading Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider serving a worldwide portfolio of 20,000 customers ranging from SMBs to Enterprises. Services include Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Dedicated Servers, Colocation, Content Delivery Network, and Cyber Security Services, supported by exceptional customer service and technical support. With more than 80,000 servers, Leaseweb has provided infrastructure for mission-critical websites, Internet applications, email servers, security, and storage services since 1997. The company operates 28 data centers in locations across Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, all of which are backed by a superior worldwide network with a total capacity of more than 10 Tbps.
Leaseweb offers services through its various Leaseweb Sales Entities, which are Leaseweb Netherlands B.V., Leaseweb USA, Inc., and Leaseweb Singapore PTE. LTD, Leaseweb Deutschland GmbH, Leaseweb Australia Ltd., Leaseweb UK Ltd, Leaseweb Japan KK, Leaseweb Hong Kong LTD, and Leaseweb Canada Inc.
For more information, please visit: https://www.leaseweb.com
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