Print.IT Reseller - issue 55

PRINT IT RESELLER.UK 15 BULLETIN : PEOPLE Exertis announces key management appointment Tim Griffin has been appointed Managing Director of DCC Technology and the Exertis Group, reporting to Donal Murphy, CEO, DCC plc. Griffin was most recently CEO and General Manager for Dell EMC UK & Ireland. In this role, Griffin will assume global responsibility for the strategic direction and performance of Exertis as it builds on its continued success and geographic expansion. “This is a key appointment and I am delighted that Tim has accepted the challenge and opportunity to grow our technology distribution business and expand our presence in new and existing territories. He brings extensive international experience and expertise with an emphasis on customer relationships, and a history of creating highly engaged teams aligned to strong company values. I am confident that with the great management we have in place and Tim’s leadership qualities, we have an exciting future ahead,” said Murphy. www.exertis.co.uk Beta appoints new Head of AV Mike Cunningham-Clayton has joined Beta Distribution as Head of the AV business. Formerly General Manager of Displays at Exertis, Cunningham-Clayton has over 24 years’ experience in the AV industry. The last 14 years have been with Medium, who were acquired by Exertis in 2016. Managing Director Steve Soper, said: “Mike is a long standing and well respected figure in the AV industry. He will bring a level of knowledge and expertise which we have long recognised we needed. The combination of Mike joining and our recent acquisition of Contentwall, the AV services company, puts us in a great position to help our resellers capitalise on the growing digital signage market.” www.betadistribution.com New CFO to drive further growth at Olive Communications Cloud communications provider Olive Communications, has appointed Brett Morris as Chief Financial Officer. Morris’ appointment comes at a pivotal time for the business, which has seen expansive growth from £10 million turnover in 2012 to £32 million in 2017 and following the £10 million investment in the business in 2016 from BGF (Business Growth Fund). Morris’ immediate focus will be on creating a robust financial platform to support the rapidly scaling business as it evolves its cloud and unified communications business model. To deliver on this objective he is evolving and implementing effective and efficient system enhancements and processes improvements to support agile decision-making alongside a strong capital structure and financing solution to ensure that the ongoing and changing needs of the business are met as it continues to strengthen its market position. www.olive.co.uk KDFM eXplorer is the most complete system for print device remote management available on the market. It allows viewing of the device status at any time, predicts and plans supplies replenishment automatically and integrates the meter readings into your ERP or any other database system to facilitate your customer’s billing process. h Easy to Use Software: With minimum training required, you get control of your customers networked printing devices, automatically collect data and meter readings from any printer brand and model, detect toner low levels, set-up smart alerts for pro-active consumables and maintenance supply. h Automatic meter readings export into external systems (ERP, CRM, service system, etc.) using the API interface to facilitate your customer’s billing process. h Reliability of Data: With a multiple DCA installation, the devices are always active. The DCA can be embedded on the device for selected Samsung, HP, Kyocera and Lexmark MFPs (more OEMs coming soon) or run on Raspberry Pi for Windows or Mac OS X so that data, reports, and alerts triggers are always reliable. h Cost/Page Contract Management: Help dealers to manage costs history and optimize customers’ contracts. h KDFM eXplorer helps your customers calculate the forest impact of paper consumption through the PrintReleaf reforestation program. KDFM eXplorer A Multi-Platform Data Collection Agent Unique In The Mps Industry! Learn more – visit www.katun.com/eu/kdfm-explorer-remote-printer-monitoring-solution/ Tim Griffin Brett Morris