01732 759725 14 BULLETIN : PEOPLE New role at Tech Data Tech Data has appointed Annette Cunningham to the role of Vice President Sales, UK and Ireland. She joined the company in November 2020 as Field and Corporate Sales Director and has worked within the IT industry for more than three decades. David Watts, Managing Director and Senior Vice President, UK and Ireland, said: “Since joining Tech Data, Annette has been a huge asset to our business – as an exemplary leader and mentor. She has a great record of partnership and brings a raft of channel experience to her new role. I look forward to Annette joining our UK&I board, to contribute to and support our strategic direction including the drive to higher value to support our partners’ growth.” Cunningham becomes the fourth female member of the Tech Data UK and Ireland board, joining Human Resources Director Jodie Carrol, Legal Director Sonna Monfared, and Group Marketing Director Linda Patterson. www.techdata.com Canon hires new channel sales lead Canon UK & Ireland has hired Stuart Miller as its new Director of B2B Indirect Sales. In his new role, Miller will be responsible for coordinating all B2B partner business in the UK and driving growth across Canon’s indirect sales channels. The appointment comes as Canon looks to enhance the levels of support that it offers to its resellers. Miller said: “I’m delighted to be joining Canon at a time when it is increasing its focus on its indirect routes to market. I’m looking forward to leading this exciting part of the business and developing initiatives which will benefit the channel. Identifying new customers whose portfolios will be complemented by our technology will also be an important priority.” Miller joins Canon with over thirty years’ experience in the technology sector. He previously worked for Konica Minolta, where he led the organisation’s Scottish business unit as well as its private sector business unit. www.canon.co.uk GoTo Promotes Paddy Srinivasan to CEO GoTo, the all-in-one business communications and IT support and management platform, has announced the promotion of Paddy Srinivasan to President and Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds board member Mike Kohlsdorf, who has served as CEO since January. In his role as Chief Product and Technology Officer, Srinivasan has been a driving force behind GoTo’s recent transformation and platform unification. “Paddy has played a pivotal role in building GoTo’s vision to make IT easy and the associated innovation of GoTo Connect and GoTo Resolve to enable SMB success,” said Kohlsdorf. “Paddy and I have worked in close collaboration for several years, and I believe he is uniquely positioned to see GoTo through this pivotal moment of accelerated growth and product innovation.” https://www.goto.com Exertis names new Sales Director Exertis has named Jonathan Sutherland as Sales Director – Retail, in a move which expands his remit to cover all consumer sales. Sutherland has been at Exertis for 14 years and has held the role of Sales and Commercial Director for Microsoft and Gaming, based in Exertis’ Harlow office, for the last 18 months. One of the focuses of his new role will be to create cohesion and unity between the Basingstoke and Harlow sales teams, and to strategise how Exertis best structures the consumer sales business to maximise opportunities moving forward. Mike Buley, Chief of Sales, said: “The teams at Harlow and Basingstoke will now report to Jonathan, who already has strong relationships with many of our customers. His leadership across consumer will ensure we benefit from best practices across teams, driven by his people-first approach and an easier escalation path for our customers. I wish Jonathan every success in his expanded role.” www.exertis.co.uk Cohesity appoints new CEO and President Cohesity has appointed Sanjay Poonen as CEO and President. He will also join the Cohesity board of directors. Poonen was formerly Chief Operating Officer (COO) of VMware and President of SAP. Mohit Aron, who has been CEO since founding the company in 2013, will accelerate Cohesity’s product innovation and roadmap as Founder and Chief Technology and Product Officer. Aron will continue to lead the company’s research and development support and services, as well as the Office of the CTO and remain on the board. www.cohesity.com First Head of Sustainability for Stone Group Circular IT provider Stone Group has appointed Sheryl Moore as its first Head of Sustainability, with responsibility for leading the company’s CSR, ESG and sustainability strategies and ensuring they are integrated throughout the business. Previously employed at the Kier Group where she developed and implemented the business’s social sustainability strategy, Moore will ensure Stone continues its trajectory to net carbon zero, with a view to obtaining PAS 2060 accreditation by 2030. www.stonegroup.co.uk Annette Cunningham Stuart Miller Paddy Srinivasan Sanjay Poonen Jonathan Sutherland
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