technologyreseller.co.uk 47 APPOINTMENTS Jonny Crebbin Veritas Technologies Wayne Gratton Nuvias UC Zac Ambler ArtSystems Shannon van Dulken Lakeside Software Erna de Ruijter-Quist WestconComstor Matt Knell ESET Simon Bennett Lakeside Software appoints UK Partner Director IT data intelligence company Lakeside Software has appointed Shannon van Dulken as Partner Director for the UK, Ireland and Southern Europe as it seeks to enhance its global partner ecosystem and extend its reach to new regions and customers. With more than 15 years’ experience in FinTech in New York and London, van Dulken will strengthen the company’s partner ecosystem and help partners deliver the company’s solutions for measuring, analysing and optimising IT environments and employees’ digital experience. New UK country manager for ESET Cybersecurity company ESET has appointed a new country manager to drive further growth in the UK. As Managing Director UK, Matt Knell will head up ESET’s team in Bournemouth, with responsibility for galvanising its partner programme and strengthening its bespoke Corporate Solutions for enterprises and large SMBs. Knell has almost 25 years’ experience in cybersecurity, including 16 years at McAfee and more than eight years at Sophos as an Enterprise Sales Director and Senior Sales Leader for Strategic Growth and Channel. www.eset.com Crebbin takes on new channel role at Veritas Technologies Veritas Technologies, the secure multi-cloud data management company, has recruited Jonny Crebbin as its new UK&I Channel & Alliances Director. Crebbin has 25 years’ experience in the IT industry, working for vendors like EMC, NetApp, HPE and, most recently, Dell. In his new role, Crebbin will work with partners across the UK and Ireland to drive market differentiation and accelerate growth. In addition to his experience leading end-user and channel sales teams, Crebbin is a qualified NLP Master practitioner and trainer, helping people to improve their motivation, performance and public speaking. Cloud disruptor appoints new board Dootrix, a disruptive technology consultancy providing Microsoft Azure expertise to organisations such as Heathrow and Confused.com, is building on a 74% rise in revenue in 2023 with the formation of a new board to drive the company’s continued growth. Managing Director Rob Borley and Technical Director Kevin Smith have become CEO and CTO respectively, with tech heavyweight Tom Fitzgibbons, previously Managing Director of digital development agency Zoocha, being brought in as COO. In the New Year, Dootrix plans to recruit a Chief Growth Officer to help make inroads into the retail and healthcare markets and grow Dootrix into a £20 million revenue business within three years. DISTRIBUTION Chief People Officer first for Westcon-Comstor Westcon-Comstor, the global technology provider and specialist distributor, has appointed Erna de Ruijter-Quist to its executive leadership team in the newly created role of Chief People Officer. Born and raised in the Netherlands and now living in the UK, de Ruijter-Quist joins Westcon-Comstor from Sage, where she led major organisational redesign programmes and established strategic workforce planning capabilities. Before that, she held international leadership roles at HSBC, Virgin Media, Liberty Global, Sony and GE Capital. In her new role, de Ruijter-Quist will support the distributor’s transition to a software and subscription-based recurring revenue model by implementing programmes around innovation, internal mobility and learning and development for the company’s 3,500-strong global workforce. Nuvias UC move for Wayne Gratton Unified communications, collaboration and cloud solutions distributor Nuvias UC has recruited Wayne Gratton as Chief Commercial Officer. Joining from Infinigate, where he served as Marketing Vice President, Gratton has more than 25 years’ experience in distribution and is best known as co-founder of Clarity Technology, which he helped grow into a £200m business before its acquisition by Avnet. Ambler promoted to ArtSystems supplies team ArtSystems, the specialist systems distributor and service provider, has promoted Zac Ambler to the position of Supplies Account Manager in its specialist wide format supplies team. For the last 18 months, he has worked in the Nottinghambased distributor’s sales administration team. Part of Westcoast Holdings Group, ArtSystems serves the design, manufacturing, graphics, sign and display markets with imaging and printing hardware, materials and consumables from leading manufacturers. It employs 70-plus people and has a turnover of more than £70 million. Simon Bennett to take over from Matt Child at TD SYNNEX TD SYNNEX has announced the imminent promotion of Simon Bennett to Managing Director of Advanced Solutions, UK&I. Currently Senior Director, Enterprise Software and Cloud, UK&I, Bennett will take up his new position in December when his predecessor Matt Child assumes the role of Senior Vice President, Digital, Europe, taking over from Andy Gass, who is retiring in January 2024. Bennett joined TD SYNNEX (formerly Tech Data) in 2009 when it acquired SDG, where he was an internal sales and operations manager. https://uk.tdsynnex.com/ Steinar Østbye appointed CSTO by Infinigate Infinigate, the value-add distributor of cybersecurity, secure network and secure cloud, is expanding its Executive Management Team with the recruitment of Steinar Østbye as its London-based Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer (CSTO). Joining from Mastercard, where he led the commercial integration of the businesses acquired from Nets Group and the global strategy for Bill Pay, Østbye will be responsible for accelerating Infinigate’s ongoing digitalisation and expanding its portfolio of cybersecurity solutions, as it seeks to more than double revenue from €2.2 billion in fiscal year 2022/23 to €5bn by 2027. www.infinigate.com
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