PrintIT Reseller - issue 58

01732 759725 14 BULLETIN : PEOPLE Two new staff members strengthen NEC technical sales competence NEC Display Solutions has welcomed two new staff members to its UK sales team. Adele Thornton brings 18 years’ industry experience in professional AV, videoconferencing, IP based technologies and collaborative solutions. In her new position as Channel Account Manager covering the north of England, Thornton will manage and develop NEC’s channel business across its LED, LFD, projection and collaboration product ranges. With special focus on transportation, energy, MOD and public sector, Stephen Wair joins NEC’s corporate sales team as End-user Account Manager. www.nec-display-solutions.com Exertis announces key organisational moves Exertis has announced some organisational changes to its European, UK and Ireland operations which position the companies to take advantage of opportunities to grow their business now and in the future. Exertis UK Managing Director Paul Bryan, will take on the added responsibility of the Irish business supported by Rod McCarthy who becomes Head of Ireland. McCarthy’s new role follows John Dunne’s promotion to the new position of Chief Commercial Officer, North America and Gerry O’Keeffe’s move to an international role responsible for expanding Exertis’ presence in existing and new territories. McCarthy will report to Bryan with Dunne reporting to O’Keeffe. Both Bryan and O’Keeffe report to Tim Griffin, DCC Technology and Exertis Group Managing Director. The European and ME country managing directors and the CEOs of Jam Industries and Stampede (North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific) will also report to O’Keeffe along with the EMEA category heads for Pro AV Solutions and Consumer Solutions. Griffin said: “These changes to our organisation reflect our evolving business and our strategic ambitions to expand geographically, leverage our capabilities across our territories and ensure we serve more customers with the products, solutions and services that enable them to grow. I am confident that with the depth of experience and talent of our leadership team, we are in a great position to continue our successful transition into a service led, value-added distributor that provides specialist expertise and support for customers across a diverse range of technologies.” www.exertis.co.uk Exertis continues retail push Exertis has announced some key management appointments within its consumer division. Mike Buley has been promoted to the new role of Managing Director for the division, continuing to report to Paul Bryan, Exertis UK & I Managing Director. He will lead a strong and highly talented team of senior managers that have extensive experience and are widely respected within the retail sector. Reporting to Buley, the consumer division’s senior management team that will lead the business in its next phase of growth comprises Alex Croft, Commercial Director and Jon Sutherland, Sales Director – based in Harlow. Both take on an expanded role responsible for the following categories: gaming, leisure, peripherals, Microsoft, software, core electricals and accessories. Glen McClelland, Sales and Commercial Director also based in Harlow will be responsible for premium audio and own branded products. Liam La Cumbre, Commercial Director, based in Basingstoke is responsible for consumer, commodity networks and Smart Tech, and supporting computing, TFT, print, components, and mobile. Sales Director Mike Harris also based in Basingstoke will look after computing, commodity networks, components, mobile, consumer, visual, Smart Tech, print, accessories, UC devices, premium and own brands. www.exertis.co.uk Scality names new Chairman Scality has named veteran executive and experienced corporate board leader Jason Donahue, to its board of directors as Chairman. The company has also appointed Randy Seidl, Founder and CEO of Revenue Acceleration, as an advisor to its board of directors. In this role, Seidl strengthens his long-standing relationship with Scality, bringing the extensive background in storage and the broader tech industry that he earned over the years working for companies that include Hewlett-Packard and EMC. www.scality.com Harris joins Aura Alliance Jonathan Harris has joined Aura Alliance full time as Chief Technology and Strategy Officer. Harris will lead the global strategy and technology roadmap to support the company’s transformation from being an Avaya centric specialist to becoming a multi- vendor global alliance in the deployment of global enterprise communications. As a former executive of G3 Comms, an Aura Alliance UK business partner, Harris brings two decades of experience in developing and delivering technical business strategy, sales leadership and building global customer platforms. www.auraalliance.com Arcserve appoints EMEA channel director Arcserve has named Vince Blackall as its new EMEA Channel Director. Blackall comes with a proven track record of delivering transformational revenue growth and sales productivity across existing and new sales teams and will oversee the development and delivery of Arcserve’s EMEA channel growth strategy. The appointment comes at a time when the company is experiencing growth at twice the industry pace. www.arcserve.com Mike Buley Adele Thornton Jonathan Harris Tim Griffin Stephen Wair