Hyland, the content services provider, has hired Will Milewski as its first senior vice president, Cloud Infrastructure and Operations, to support its cloud growth and modernisation strategy. Milewski will be responsible for positioning Hyland’s cloud growth strategy across its content services and intelligent automation product portfolio, while overseeing Hyland’s cloud services and infrastructure teams. He will report to John Phelan, chief product officer, to ensure the cohesive integration of its cloud strategy, close collaboration with Hyland’s executive team and alignment with the highest priority corporate and product initiatives.

“Hyland’s cloud-first vision and technology modernisation strategies are a top priority to deliver the innovative applications our customers expect in the new normal and align with business priorities to ensure future success,” said John Phelan, chief product officer at Hyland. “Will brings extensive cloud knowledge, experience, passion and business savvy we need to bolster our offerings and drive our cloud initiatives to the next level to best support our customers and partners.”

Milewski is a proven leader in cloud, SaaS, development operations and data centre management, with experience supporting digital transformation strategies while running large-scale, successful SaaS implementations. His background in architecture, run-time management, design, implementation, execution and operational excellence will support Hyland’s cloud vision to be the world-class leader delivering cloud-based content services and intelligent automation solutions.

“I’m looking forward to building on the cloud success Hyland has achieved natively and through acquisition and will work to accelerate its momentum to bring the Hyland Experience Platform (HxP), its multitenant, cloud-native platform, to market,” Milewski said. “Infusing my years as a cloud leader into a cloud-first product team approach will add depth to the overall cloud vision. I’m excited to join a company that places such great emphasis on delivering the best-in-class solutions for its customers.”

In his role, Milewski will collaborate closely with Hyland’s executive team and technology experts to align corporate and product priorities and ensure they are supported through simple cloud deployments. Building on the cloud foundation Hyland has built over the last over the past 15 years, Milewski will help accelerate Hyland’s path to modernisation to scale its services and support continued growth.

To learn more about Hyland’s cloud-first vision and roadmap to launch the Hyland Experience Platform, visit Hyland.com/Cloud