technologyreseller.co.uk PEOPLE People continued... Node4 founding member to lead Communicate Technology Paul Bryce, a founding member of Node4 who played a central role in growing that business from zero to 1,100 people and £190m in turnover, is bringing his leadership qualities and experience to Communicate Technology as Group CEO. His appointment follows year-onyear growth of 102% for the provider of cybersecurity and IT network solutions, driven by the successful integration of Blaze Networks in 2025 and investment from private equity firm Rockpool in 2024. Under Bryce’s leadership, Communicate Technology will continue to scale its core networks business, delivering secure, intelligent, multi-site connectivity to support organisations operating across distributed locations and hybrid working environments. Priorities include expansion of its SOC services and further development of its SASE and ZTNA offerings. Communicate founder, transitioning Group CEO and now non-executive director Tony Snaith said: “Paul’s significant track record of successfully leading organisations through high-growth phases gives us complete confidence he will steer the business smoothly into our next chapter. His appointment marks a strategic step change for the business, reinforcing our leadership capability and enabling us to not only deliver best-in-class connectivity and cybersecurity solutions, but to expand our offering and create greater value for our customers.” During his time at Node4, Bryce was actively involved in 10 acquisitions and three rounds of private equity investment. … Andrew Smith promoted to MD of Kyocera Document Solutions UK Kyocera Document Solutions (UK) has named former CISO Andrew Smith as Managing Director and General Manager to the lead the Group, including Annodata and MCL, on its next period of growth. In his previous role, Smith transformed Kyocera’s managed services offering and was instrumental in the incubation of Kyocera Cyber, from 2023 to its launch in 2025. Smith said: “It is a privilege to lead Kyocera into this next chapter. As we move into 2026, we will double down on our heritage of innovation, forging new value in our core print market while aggressively scaling our IT and cybersecurity capabilities.” Smith’s promotion is one of several changes to Kyocera Document Solutions UK’s leadership team. Others include the appointment of Steve Doust as Group Sales Director (Direct Sales); an expanded role for Kyocera veteran Suki Purewal, who as Group Service & Operations Director will be responsible for service and project management in addition to logistics and operations; and the rehiring of Pete Lunn as Sales Lead. https://kyocerads-group.co.uk/ … Nexer Enterprise Applications appoints new UK MD Microsoft Dynamics ERP, CRM and PowerPlatform specialist Nexer Enterprise Applications has promoted former Commercial Director Martin Burden to the UK Managing Director (MD) role. His predecessor Colin Crow will retain ties to the company as Chairman and Company Secretary, while taking on a new global strategic role within the wider Nexer Group. With 2,500 experts in 15 countries, Nexer provides cutting edge services in strategy, technology and communication to some of the world’s largest companies. It is part of Danir Group, a privately held Swedish company with 12,000 employees in 18 countries. https://nexergroup.com/uk/microsoftbusiness-applications/ … Acronis hires General Manager for UK&I Acronis, a provider of integrated cybersecurity and data protection solutions, has appointed Jo Holliday as General Manager, UKI, with responsibility for expanding the company’s presence across the region and deepening its engagement with MSPs and service providers. With 28 years’ experience in software sales, global revenue leadership and go-tomarket transformation, Holliday brings to her new role a strong track record of building scalable partner ecosystems and delivering consistent growth. Ronan McCurtin, RVP Europe Israel & Africa at Acronis, said: “UKI is an important region for Acronis and Jo’s depth of experience across channel strategy, revenue leadership and team development makes her the right leader to drive our next phase of growth. Her partner-centric approach and proven ability to scale high‑performing organisations will strengthen our momentum with MSPs, service providers and the broader partner ecosystem across the UK and Ireland.” www.acronis.com … Dexory appoints Chief Financial Officer Dexory, a leader in warehouse data intelligence, visibility and autonomous robotic solutions, has appointed Bas Lustenhouwer as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with responsibility for the company’s global financial strategy, including financial planning and analysis, reporting and investor relations. His appointment, following Dexory’s $165m Series C funding raise in October, strengthens the UK firm’s executive team as the company expands across Europe, North America and APAC, and continues to scale its real-time data and robotics platform for global logistics customers. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang awarded 2026 IEEE Medal of Honour IEEE, the world’s largest organisation for technical professionals, has awarded its 2026 IEEE Medal of Honor to NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang in recognition of his lifetime of visionary leadership and pioneering work in accelerated computing. The IEEE’s highest accolade (and prize of $2 million for the second year running) is the latest in a series of honours bestowed on Huang, among them the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, Person of the Year from the Financial Times and TIME Magazine, and the Professor Stephen Hawking Fellowship. Mary Ellen Randall, IEEE President, said: “The IEEE Medal of Honor represents the pinnacle of career achievement. Jensen Huang’s contributions have advanced the frontiers of technology and enabled innovations whose impact is yet to be imagined. IEEE is proud to honour work that not only defines excellence in our field but inspires the next generation of engineers and technologists.” IEEE specifically noted his contributions to accelerated computing, which laid the foundation for today’s AI technologies and industrial revolution, and before that, to NVIDIA’s invention of the first graphics processing unit (GPU) in 1999, which revolutionised computing and enabled advances in medicine, engineering, robotics, autonomous vehicles, manufacturing and more. In accepting the award, Huang said: “Receiving the IEEE Medal of Honor is deeply humbling. This recognition reflects the life’s work of thousands of engineers and researchers at NVIDIA. From the invention of the GPU to the engines of modern AI factories, we’ve helped ignite a new industrial revolution. This award belongs to the entire community that built the CUDA ecosystem, advanced computing beyond Moore’s Law and continues to push the frontier of artificial intelligence. Together, we’re building an incredible future for our planet.” Previous recipients of the prize established in 1917 include Vinton G. Cerf and Robert Kahn (Internet architecture), Bradford W. Parkinson (GPS) and Morris Chang (semiconductors). In October 2025 NVIDIA became the first company to top $5 trillion in market cap. https://www.ieee.org Jensen Huang 41 Andrew Smith Kyocera Martin Burden Nexer Enterprise Applications Jo Holliday Acronis Bas Lustenhouwer Dexory
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