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01732 759725 14 BULLETIN : PEOPLE Easy Software expands UK team Enterprise solution sales specialist Sam Lawrence, has joined Easy Software’s sales and support team as Business Development Manager. Responsible for managing all aspects of account management from pre-sales and sales through to project delivery and the transition to support, Lawrence will be accountable for a number of the company’s flagship accounts. In parallel with this appointment, the German-headquartered company has also appointed software solutions analyst Sean McLaughlan as a Software Consultant. www.easysoftware.co.uk Comms-care appoints new MD Mark Forster, formerly Operations Director, will replace Ben Davies as the new Managing Director of the company. Forster will head up the new leadership team alongside Rob Darby, Commercial Director; Simon Day, Professional Services Director and Steve Holah, Finance Director. Both Forster and Darby have been promoted to Director level within the Ingram Micro Group and will be part of the Ingram Micro Executive Leadership Team in the UK. Matt Sanderson, Company Chief Executive, Ingram Micro UK and Ireland said: “Comms-care has performed exceptionally well since joining the Ingram Micro Group, continuing to develop its reputation as the leading IT services provider to the channel and as such will continue to operate as a separate entity under the Comms- care brand, whilst leveraging the synergies that being part of the wider group affords.” www.comms-care.com Six new faces at UTAX UTAX has made six new appointments across the solutions, sales and customer support areas of the business. Richard Hall will head up the Solutions & IT Support team in the role of Solutions Manager. The Southern Regional Sales Team sees the appointment of Jamie May as Area Sales Manager for the South and in the Northern Regional Sales Team, John Hamilton takes on the role of Area Sales Manager. Mark Teasdale, Rachael Titcombe and Joanne Wallace have also joined the Customer Support team as Customer Support Administrators. www.utaxuk.co.uk Brewer for Morgana Sales Manager Morgana Systems, the manufacturer of equipment for digital finishing, and a part of the Plockmatic group of companies, has announced the appointment of Graham Brewer to the position of UK Sales Manager. Brewer joins the company having spent the previous three years as Sales Manager with Konica Minolta, managing a field-based team of sales people selling both office products and print management solutions. Prior to Konica Minolta he worked for some of the country’s largest office equipment dealers and major manufacturers. http://morgana.co.uk Karlson welcomes new Head of Sales Adam Sullivan has joined Karlson as the new strategic Head of Sales. With over 20 years of experience in the technology sales industry, in businesses such as Admiral, Silverbug and Managed 24/7, Sullivan is known for his strategic sales vision and ability to grow and develop successful teams. Joining Karlson at a key time in the company’s growth plan, he has been selected to head up ambitious culture change. www. karlsonuk. com Office Depot gets back on track Office Depot is back on track after a period of change, with new senior management appointments and a renewed business strategy. The company, which includes the Viking brand, is widening its business strategy to become not only the leading office supplies company in Europe, but also a leading provider of office services and solutions to its client base of over 1.2 million small and mid- sized companies via its online channel, mail order service, and call centres. As part of the new business focus, Office Depot has made two new senior appointments to its leadership team. Udo Heskamp has been named as the Group’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), bringing significant experience in finance and business administration gained in Europe and Asia, most recently as CFO/Managing Director of Nidec Secop. Patrick Dittli joins as Chief Operating Officer (COO), bringing strong experience from a number of larger international companies with operations across Europe, Asia, and North America such as Accenture, Nestlé and most recently METRO AG, where he was Global Director of Supply Chain. www.officedepot.com John Hamilton Sam Lawrence Adam Sullivan Graham Brewer Patrick Dittli Udo Heskamp Jamie May Richard Hall