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technologyreseller.co.uk 39 PEOPLE Four new SVPs for Exclusive Networks Exclusive Networks, the cybersecurity and cloud specialist VAD, has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of four new Senior Vice Presidents (SVPs) – Gerard Allison (EMEA), who joins from Gigamon; Brad Gray (APAC); Scott Lewis (Americas); and Barrie Desmond (Marketing & Communications). CEO Olivier Breittmayer said: “Gerard, Brad, Scott and Barrie are highly experienced operators who will make a valuable contribution to our business in 2020 and beyond. Their arrival coincides with an exciting period of business transformation and innovation as we continue to scale-up and optimise our operational processes for renewed growth in disruptive service offerings, product portfolios and business models.” www.exclusive-networks.com. Vapour Cloud promotes from within Elland-based digital transformation company Vapour Cloud has promoted two popular employees to senior positions within the company. Carol McGrotty , who joined the company in 2013, having spent 10 years working alongside CEO Tim Mercer at Virgin Media Business, has been promoted from Operations Manager to Head of Operations and Compliance. Alec Stephens , who also worked with Mercer at Virgin, has been promoted to Sales Manager, following an impressive 11 months working as an Account Director. Expanded Westcon role for Grant Westcon International, the technology distribution division of Datatec PLC, has appointed David Grant , currently serving as COO, to the position of President and COO. Grant has been with the Group since 2007 when Crane Telecommunications, of which he was CEO, was acquired by Datatec. Commenting on the appointment, Jens Montanana, Executive Chairman of Westcon International, said: “I would like to congratulate David on this promotion in recognition of his instrumental role in reshaping the business over the past two years.” New IT Director for Exertis Exertis has appointed Liz Greenwood as its new UK IT Director. She joins the distributor from Royal Mail Group, where she was employed as business IT director for Parcelforce Worldwide. Prior to that, she spent seven years at Fujitsu Services in a variety of senior IT and business roles and five years at Siemens. In her new role, Greenwood will be responsible for driving improvements in the service and performance of Exertis’s UK IT function and for defining the company’s future SAP roadmap. Xalient appoints UK Sales Director Xalient, the specialist independent network transformation services provider, has made Steve Tucker its UK Sales Director, mirroring the recent appointment of Mike Shishman in the US. The appointment follows the company’s record year-on- year growth of 50%, driven by new global contracts and strong demand for its managed identity and secure SD-WAN services. With over 20 years’ experience in enterprise and channel sales, most recently at HPE Aruba, Tucker will be responsible for growing Xalient’s UK sales team. www.xalient.com Commenting on the appointments, Mercer said: “2020 will be a pivotal year for Vapour, as we have our eyes set on up to 50% growth in turnover. Having the right team in place has never been so important.” Sales manager Alec Stephens (l) with head of operations Carol McGrotty and CEO Tim Mercer (r) Pulsant appoints colocation specialist In a bid to rejuvenate and refocus its data centre proposition, Pulsant, a UK provider of regional data centre services, colocation, workplace recovery and managed cloud, has appointed Ravi Valecha as Director of Colocation Sales. Joining from hyper-scale data centre operator Zenium, Valecha is a colocation specialist with more than 15 years’ experience of delivering projects across the financial services, edge, hyperscale and enterprise sectors. This includes seven years at Telecity Group where, working closely with Pulsant CEO Rob Coupland, he sold colocation services to a number of tech giants. People Gerard Allison, Exclusive Networks David Grant, Westcon Liz Greenwood, Exertis Steve Tucker, Xalient Ravi Valecha, Pulsant IN BRIEF n DXC Technology, which was formed in 2017 following the merger of HP Enterprise and CSC, has promoted Steve Turpie to Senior Vice President & General Manager for the UK, Ireland, Israel, Middle East and Africa (UKIIMEA). n Enterprise software company Commvault has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of former Dell Technologies Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Sales, Marco Fanizzi , as Vice President of EMEA. n Nutanix has a new Director Global Accounts for EMEA. Thomas Rollin joins from NetApp where he worked for 16 years. n Sanjay Gupta has joined LogicMonitor as Global Vice President, Channels and Alliances with a brief to expand the hybrid IT infrastructure monitoring company’s ecosystem of channel partners and strategic alliances and further integrate channels into its go-to-market strategy. Honorary DSc for Dr Roberts Andrew Roberts , Managing Director of Avoira, has been made an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) by the University of Salford. The honorary degree was presented by Professor Nigel Linge, Director of the Data Science and Computing Directorate within the School of Science, Engineering and Environment, in recognition of Dr. Roberts’ contribution to the world of science and innovation and his 20-year relationship with the university. Professor Linge said: “For over 40 years Andrew has worked within the telecommunications sector, rising from radio technician to Managing Director. He is a vital industry partner for the university, playing a pivotal role in the development of the programmes that we offer, acting as a role model and provider of masterclasses for students and supporting us in the delivery of public outreach and academic conferences. He has paved the way to create opportunities for our students and graduates as well as sharing his unrivalled knowledge of the sector. We are grateful for all he has done for the university.” www.avoira.com Andrew Roberts receiving his doctorate from Professor Jackie Kay, Chancellor of The University of Salford