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CPS Group hires new MD CPS Group has appointed Paul Little as the new Group Managing Director. In his new role Little is will be responsible for the strategic development and leadership of the group with a view to taking its growth within the UK and wider European markets to the next level. He said: "I am really excited to join a progressive forward thinking and dynamic company at a very exciting time. I look forward to working with the team and helping to lead them into a new chapter of the group's growth." CPS owner Simon Green will continue his involvement with the group, which is currently recruiting additional staff to handle a booming order book, focusing on new business development. www.cpsgroupltd.co.uk 01732 759725 16 BULLETIN : PEOPLE SentryBay announces two senior appointments Security protection software company SentryBay, has announced the appointment of Jamie Box as Vice President of Global Sales and Ivan Blesa as Chief Product Officer. www.sentrybay.com Promotion at BlueStar Manel Baranera has been promoted from Chief Financial Officer to Chief Operating Officer of BlueStar Europe Distribution B.V. Baranera has been with BlueStar for the past eight years and serves on the board of directors. He has an extensive background in IT distribution with over 24 years of experience in the technology channel both in Europe as well as the Americas. “We are pleased to extend this opportunity to Manel Baranera to direct our European Operation,” said CEO/President Steve Cuntz. “Over Manel’s tenure he has been instrumental in the consolidation of 11 distribution companies into a pan-European business model, as well as leading our team in the expansion and management of our new distribution centre and European headquarters in The Netherlands. We look forward to Manel’s guidance and execution of our European go-to-market strategies.” www.bluestarinc.com TIBCO names new CIO TIBCO Software has announced the appointment of Rani Johnson as Chief Information Officer, joining the executive leadership of the company. With more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry, Johnson brings with her extensive knowledge of the full IT ecosystem. With an innovative and collaborative leadership approach, she will help integrate customers’ technology solutions with strategic business outcomes. www.tibco.com Sophos expands leadership team Sophos has promoted Erin Malone to Senior Vice President of Sales for Americas. Kevin Isaac has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Chief Revenue Officer Michael Valentine, said: “Malone and Isaac are strategic additions to the Sophos senior leadership team, and their decades of expertise will be pivotal in helping partners evolve their security strategies to defend against today’s persistent attackers.” www.sophos.com Agilitas chairman receives OBE Tom Kelly, Chairman, Agilitas IT Solutions has been presented with an honorary OBE for services to the information and communications technology sector. The award was presented by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire, David Briggs MBE, during a ceremony held at Tatton Park on October 8. “I’m honoured to be recognised for my contribution to the IT sector with this OBE,” he said. “I feel privileged to work in an industry that still motivates and energises me after all these years. It is fantastic to be a part of a company like Agilitas and to work closely with Shaun Lynn and his team to help make the business’ ambitious plans for sustained growth a reality.” www.agilitas.co.uk Exertis restructures UK finance team Exertis has appointed Gary Hollington as Business Transformation Director, the role will see him focus on optimising front and back office business processes ensuring that they are easily scalable, driving operational efficiencies, and enabling the provision of timely and quality decision support information. Chris Banks will be stepping up to replace Hollington as Group Financial Controller. Chief Operating Officer Richard Hinds, said: “Recent months have seen businesses impacted in a variety of ways, and at Exertis, we are constantly assessing how our business is best equipped and structured. I'm confident that these steps will help us respond to any future challenges in the best possible way. We wish each of these individuals in new roles every success for the future.” www.exertis.co.uk Keefe joins Nuvias as CEO Nuvias has appointed Jeremy Keefe as the new CEO, current CEO Steve Harris will become Executive Chairman. Keefe was formerly Regional SVP of UK, Ireland and Benelux at Polycom. His 18 year channel career includes work at Computacenter, Westcon, Avaya and Citrix. Commenting on his appointment he said: “I am honoured and excited to have been appointed to lead the business and work closely with Steve, Rob and the whole team as they begin their next strategic growth cycle.” www.nuvias.com Jamie Box Ivan Blesa Rani Johnson Paul Little