iomart Group plc announced the appointment of Sharon Mars Leach as Group Marketing Director to lead the Group's brand acceleration strategy. Sharon joins from EY where she was responsible for brand, marketing and communications in Scotland. Previously, she spent nine years at BIG Partnership, where she worked with clients such as Deloitte, Transport for London, Royal Bank of Scotland, the UK and Scottish governments and the Commonwealth Games, and led the agency's expansion into the north west of England. Prior to working with EY, Sharon also advised tech start-ups and FTSE 100 businesses as a freelance brand consultant. At iomart, Sharon will be responsible for implementing a group marketing strategy in order to strengthen iomart's brand within the growing market for cloud computing services. This is a non-Board appointment.