Print.IT Reseller - issue 57

01732 759725 14 BULLETIN : PEOPLE Unique Copiers appoints new IT manager Telford-based Unique Copiers has appointed Layton Chantry as IT Manager. Chantry, the fifth new hire for the company this year, has previously worked in ICT services for Telford & Wrekin Council and in the IT department of a Telford secondary school. Chantry will be responsible for maintaining and developing existing customer IT contracts as well as network installation of new copiers and printers. He will also take on the responsibility for digital marketing and ecommerce development and look to expand the IT team, including recruiting an IT apprentice. www.uniquecopiers.co.uk Chris Swann joins Woodbank Office Solutions Chris Swann has joined Woodbank Office Solutions as Corporate Account Manager. Experienced in software solutions, Swann has spent seven years managing accounting software solutions to support clients with financial management. His role will focus on building relationships with existing customers covering South Manchester and sourcing new business leads. www.woodbankoffice.co.uk Memjet hires Arnaud Linquette as Senior VP of EMEA Arnaud Linquette has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this newly created position, Linquette will define and implement Memjet’s strategy to increase awareness and adoption of Memjet’s printing technology in the EMEA region. “Over the last year, Memjet has expanded its printing technologies to an increased number of OEM partners,” said Len Lauer, Chief Executive Officer at Memjet. “As a result, we have seen increased interest in our technology coming from many regions, including EMEA. Arnaud’s demonstrated experience in opening and building markets around the globe, combined with his knowledge of the graphic arts marketplace, makes him uniquely qualified to capture these opportunities. We welcome him to the Memjet organisation.” Prior to joining Memjet, Linquette was General Manager of the Graphic Communications Business Group of Xerox Europe. In this role, he developed and executed the marketing business strategy and product launch of the Xerox digital printing, packaging and software business unit in Western Europe. www.Memjet.com New role to drive growth for HP SMB partners Tech Data has appointed James Baulch as its new HP Inc. Business Development Manager and will be placing more emphasis on driving growth for HP SMB partners, exploiting increased opportunities with workstations and encouraging further uptake of Technology as a Service (TaaS) options. Baulch has made the switch from his previous role in Tech Data’s Adobe team, where Kevin Dziaduch now takes over as the dedicated Business Development Manager for the software vendor. In his new post, Baulch is eager to focus on helping HP partners build their sales. Another area of potential over the next few months will be the build-up to the January 2020 end-of-support date on Windows 7. According to Microsoft’s own estimates, more than 184 million commercial devices are still running on this version, 64% of which are more than five years old. www.techdata.co.uk Topping to lead new marketing team The acquisition of Midshire by Sharp Electronics Europe in July 2017 has opened up a new opportunity for Group Marketing Manager Adrienne Topping, who has been appointed Group Brand & Marketing Communications Manager to spearhead a joint Midshire and Sharp marcomms team. www.sharp.co.uk Perry adds EMEA regions to UK technical role RISO UK's Andrew Perry, the company’s UK Technical Manager, has expanded his role to cover the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Perry, who first joined the business nine months ago after a number of years in technical roles with global companies, will now be technical manager responsible for Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, South Africa, Russia, and Turkey. www.riso.co.uk Centiel strengthens sales team Centiel has announced it has strengthened its UK sales team with the addition of Stuart Cockburn as Sales Manager. Cockburn has more than 15 years’ experience in UPS field service engineering, technical customer support and sales and will now be responsible for supplying Centiel’s class leading UPS solutions throughout the Midlands and Wales area. www.centiel.co.uk Zoom makes two senior appointments Zoom has announced the addition of two new members to its leadership. Kimberly L. Hammonds has joined the Zoom board of directors and Aparna Bawa has joined the Zoom executive team as General Counsel. In their roles, Hammonds and Bawa will help Zoom scale and drive key strategies including enterprise and international expansion. www.zoom.us James Baulch Andrew Perry Arnaud Linquette Stuart Cockburn Layton Chantry