Previously, Darren led Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) as well as led the United Kingdom and Ireland business for AWS where he led the sales, marketing, service, and technology business while driving market expansion in this important geography. He led specialized sales and business development for AWS EMEA where he built and expanded the company's capabilities spanning enterprise migration, digital innovation, greenfield customer acquisition, and technology specializations (AI/ML, analytics, HPC, etc.). As the former Head of AWS Nordics, Darren led the Northern European operations for AWS in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and the Baltic Republics where he led the end-to-end AWS business in the region, including sales/business development, technical architecture, marketing and PR, analyst relations, public policy, customer service/support, and channel/alliances. Prior to his leadership role in the Nordics, Darren was responsible for the development and launch of one of the company's first customer-facing sales organizations in the US. 

At Microsoft, Darren held a variety of leadership roles serving enterprise organizations as well as held positions in technology and management consulting at Accenture, an internet-focused Microsoft consulting partner, and AMS (a CGI company).