Print.IT Reseller - issue 55

01732 759725 14 BULLETIN : PEOPLE TA Triumph-Adler expands telesales team TA Triumph-Adler has made two new staff appointments within its telesales team. Catisa Ash and Samantha Daniels have joined as Telesales and Support Executives. TA Triumph-Adler’s UK division was established in 2013 and has witnessed multiple advances in the business and print sectors in the past five years. Managing Director Shaun Wilkinson, said: “We are confident that these latest personnel appointments will bring a boost of positive energy to our telesales team. We’re looking forward to training both Catisa and Samantha and feel they both have the right skills and attitude to help our business achieve its ambitious growth targets for the year ahead.” www.triumph-adler.co.uk ArtSystems promotes from within ArtSystems has appointed Charlotte Crampton as Workflow Development Manager following her four years working as a Digital Applications Specialist with the Nottingham-based distributor. www.artsystems.co.uk Ian Allan Group Chairman elected Master of the Stationers’ Company With a background in publishing, printing and book-selling, and a fear that within the family business they might become insular, David Allan joined the Stationers’ Company in 1987. Thirty- one years on he is stepping up to be Master of a Livery Company with an ambition to “use the past to plan the future.” www.stationers.org 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 Pat Johnson joins UniPrint team in Europe Pat Johnson has joined UniPrint.net as MPS Partner and Strategy Manager EMEA, to support and develop its EMEA partner program, as well as with the promotion of its cloud solutions UniPrint Infinity and ePRINTit. Johnson brings with him 20 years of experience at Xerox UK where he was instrumental in engaging with software vendors to support Xerox Connectkey products and Xerox business partner channels. In joining UniPrint.net, he is well placed to support the continued growth of UniPrint.net EMEA partners with the UniPrint product portfolio. www.uniprint.net Management changes at Kyocera Kyocera Document Solutions Europe’s Executive Vice President, Oscar Sanchez, is taking on a new challenge of innovation and digital transformation with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kyocera Document Solutions America. During his time in the European business, Sanchez defined a new era, leading the company through a demanding digital transformation which optimised performance across the board whilst connecting with customers, delivering true value. The company’s current Director of Innovation and Technology, Jose Luis Alonso, has been appointed General Manager in Spain. Alonso, who was responsible for the creation of Kyocera Spain’s innovative IT Services department will look to build on the progress made by Sanchez. www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.eu Getronics promotes Paul Fox Getronics CEO UK & International, Paul Fox, has been promoted to Global Head of Sales for Getronics as well as for Pomeroy, which was recently acquired by Getronics, and appointed to the company’s management board. Fox became CEO of Getronics’ UK & International business units in August 2017, having joined Getronics in October 2014 as Global Business Development Director where he led the company’s global shift to digital solutions while also managing the UK sales organisation in the capacity of CSO. www.getronics.com Former Microsoft VP to lead Kondor integration Gary Fowle, previously a vice president at Microsoft, responsible for the OEM device business in the US, is to implement the next phase of Kondor’s integration with Exertis. Fowle has been working with Dr Beatrice Lafon, CEO of Kondor, who led the sale of the business and initial integration, to ensure a smooth handover following the recent acquisition by Exertis. Exertis UK Managing Director Paul Bryan, said: “Kondor is a great business with an exciting future and we intend to significantly invest in the people, product portfolio and customer engagement, taking advantage of the company’s expertise in providing a range of retail services. The business remains in good hands, Gary knows the channel and distribution well having spent many years in senior board level positions over the last 18 years.” www.exertis.co.uk Oscar Sanchez Catisa Ash Jose Luis Alonso Samantha Daniels Ian Allen