Previously, Darren led Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), as well as leading the AWS United Kingdom and Ireland sales, marketing, service, and technology businesses while driving market expansion. He also 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 AWS's first customer-facing sales organizations in the US.

Prior to joining AWS, Darren held a variety of leadership roles at Microsoft serving enterprise organizations. He also held positions in technology and management consulting at Accenture, an internet-focused Microsoft consulting partner, and AMS (a CGI company).