Sitehop hires senior team as it scales after BT trial

Sheffield-based Sitehop has appointed a senior sales leader, a strategic account director for financial services, and three board advisers after a successful proof-of-concept trial with BT.

Sitehop, a Sheffield-based cybersecurity company, has announced several senior hires and advisory appointments as it prepares to scale. The company named Tim Wansbrough as senior vice president of sales and Hamish Singh as strategic account director focused on financial services. Three board advisers were also added to strengthen strategic and technical guidance. The changes follow a successful proof-of-concept trial with BT and a deployment with a global tier-one telecommunications carrier. Key details: - Tim Wansbrough joins as senior vice president of sales with more than 20 years' experience, most recently at Thales Cyber and Digital, and previous senior roles at OpenText, Capgemini and HP. - Hamish Singh was appointed strategic account director for financial services and brings consulting experience from Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte and BAE Systems, plus past government cyber policy roles and a trustee role at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust. - Sitehop added three board advisers: Karl Perkins (technology and innovation leadership), Ben A. (defence and national security experience), and Kelly Richdale (cybersecurity, quantum security and deep tech expertise). - The appointments come after Sitehop validated its quantum-resistant encryption in a proof-of-concept trial with BT and a deployment with a global tier-one carrier. - CEO and co-founder Melissa Chambers said the hires strengthen the company’s commercial and advisory capabilities as regulations and market demand drive adoption of next-generation encryption. Summary: The new appointments are intended to broaden Sitehop’s commercial reach and advisory strength as it expands. The company plans to focus on the financial services sector in 2026. Executives cited regulatory developments such as NIS2, DORA and PCI DSS 4.0 as factors increasing interest in quantum-resistant encryption. Undetermined at this time.