Print.IT Reseller - issue 59

01732 759725 14 BULLETIN : PEOPLE DMSL looks north for growth Ruth Hickman has joined DMSL from BT in the newly-created post of Channel Account Manager for the northern region. She will provide hands-on support to resellers throughout the region and nationwide. In particular, she will focus on recruiting managed services partners who need to meet the exploding data requirements of their customers. Hickman worked at BT for more than two decades, the last eight of which were spent in the role of Channel Manager for BT Business, providing sales, marketing and operational support for sales teams. Commenting on her appointment, she said: “This is a good time to be joining a business with such a positive and can-do attitude. The demand for data on both fixed line and mobile services is growing at a phenomenal pace and that potential is certainly not confined to the south of Britain. The resurgence of business in the north is plain to see. It’s a vibrant and dynamic region and the potential in cities like Manchester Leeds, Liverpool and Newcastle in enormous.” The company also recently announced the appointment of another experienced BT veteran Lawrence Mitchell to the new post of BT Partner Business Development Manager. www.dmsluk.co.uk New role at Exertis Howard Ingleby has been appointed to the newly created position of Programme Director for the UK and Ireland. He will report to Richard Hinds, Exertis, Chief Operating Officer and will be responsible for managing change and delivery of key strategic and infrastructure projects as the business continues along its transformation path to meet the growing and evolving needs of a rapidly expanding organisation. Ingleby has worked in a variety of industry sectors, from insurance and engineering to plant hire, construction and management consultants, in change management and business transformation roles, most recently at Assurant and previously at British Engineering Services. He also spent six years as a programme director at Speedy Hire and a combined seven years with Deloitte and Price Waterhouse Coopers. www.exertis.co.uk Exertis promotes Brothwell Exertis has promoted Jamie Brothwell to the newly created position of Business Development Director. In addition, Al Coyne who has successfully managed the Norfolk specialist print team will now assume responsibility for the entire division. Both roles report into Phil Brown, Exertis, Sales and Commercial Director. Brown said: “Our industry is continually evolving with new technologies constantly changing the business landscape. Jamie will be responsible for identifying new and profitable business opportunities for Exertis and ensuring that our customers take advantage of the diverse range of products and solutions that we can offer.” He added: “Al will take on the responsibility of leading our successful print division based from our Norfolk office. Both appointments are fully deserved reflecting the contributions they have made in driving our print business and establishing a centre of excellence for the A3 and specialist print market.” www.exertis.co.uk Midwich appoints divisional directors Midwich has announced the promotion of both Lee Harris and Ross Floyd, following the retirement of Commercial Director Lee Baker . Baker has been with Midwich since 2002 and has played an invaluable role working within the UK Management Team and was instrumental in the development of the AV business. He retired at the end of December to pursue other activities outside of the group. Harris is now Divisional Director focusing on AV (Midwich Ltd) and Floyd has assumed a wider role as Divisional Director covering AV, Document Solutions and further technologies. Both Floyd and Harris said they are excited to contributing towards Midwich’s future growth. www.midwich.com Ultratec recruits industry specialist Ultratec has hired Peter Hodgson as Managing Director of UltraSupport Services, its third-party maintenance (TPM) services business focused exclusively on servicing the IT channel market. Hodgson brings a wealth of experience having spent over 20 years working in the channel services industry. CEO Ian Turnbull, said: “We are delighted to welcome Pete to lead UltraSupport Services. We took our time before launch in getting the operational elements right and we’ve already proven that we can deliver. We’ve got plenty of capacity for more growth and the timing is perfect for someone of Pete’s calibre to take the business to the next level on current activity rates, which are exceeding the business plan.” www.ultratec.co.uk Unsung Hero Rob Jenkins, Integra’s former Financial Director, has received the BOSS ‘Unsung Hero’ Award in recognition of his service to the industry and the BOSS Federation. Jenkins retired earlier this year after being in the industry for over 25 years. During this time, he also played an active and supportive role as Treasurer for the BOSS Federation and has always been committed to its continued success. Rob Jenkins Ruth Hickman Jamie Brothwell Howard Ingleby