Logica's former Group Chief Marketing Officer, Nick Caplan, has been appointed as the new Chairman for IT support company Managed Networks.

Managed Networks, which celebrates its 10th birthday this year, specialises in SME IT support provision and has offices in London, Birmingham and Runcorn - Cheshire.

Caplan joins to support the company in achieving full national coverage in the next three years. Having enjoyed significant annual growth (43% compound growth over the past five years), this target is attainable even with the current challenging economic times.

Caplan, a Group Executive Board Director, joined Logica in 2003 and has a track record which includes terms as Chief Executive of two software houses, service as Head of CSC's European Financial Services Consultancy and Operations Director of JIB, an organisation providing international insurance and risk advisory services.

Managed Networks Chief Executive Officer, Ben Rapp, said: "Nick brings a wealth of experience in IT service management at the very highest level, as well as the corporate governance knowledge that will help us manage our growing business effectively.

"Nick's appointment completes the recruitment of a talented management team covering all aspects of the business. We could not be better positioned to take advantage of the many opportunities offered by the present business climate. I, and the rest of the team, look forward to working with Nick to deliver our ambitious plans for the future.'

Caplan added: "In today's environment the need for stress free, proactive IT support in the SME sector is increasingly important. Ben and the team have built a company that provides strong technical consultancy that removes the pain of IT and enables their customers to focus on developing their business. I am delighted to be joining Managed Networks to guide the company towards becoming the national IT services provider of choice to SME businesses."