PEOPLE 01732 759725 42 Docker (Vice President and GM, EMEA & APAC), as well as sales and management roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Intel Corporation. Tim Pfaelzer, General Manager and Senior Vice President of EMEA at Veeam, said: “Piero’s leadership and passion for partner success are exactly what we need to drive our next phase of growth in UK&I. His expertise in channel strategy and customer engagement, honed at some of the world’s most respected technology companies, will help us deliver even greater value to our customers and partners.” www.veeam.com … Chris Allan takes the reins at mhance Microsoft Solutions Partner mhance has appointed Chris Allan as CEO, following its acquisition last year by SilverTree Equity, a London based private equity firm. Drawing on previous experience as CEO of private-equity-backed businesses, including Carlyle-backed Livingstone Group and Francisco Partners-backed Adludio, Allan will aim to use SilverTree’s investment as a springboard for growth and capability expansion. With offices in London, Manchester and Dublin and more than 120 employees, mhance boasts all six Microsoft Solutions Partner designations and delivers solutions across Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure, Power BI, SharePoint and the Power Platform. Allan said: “What attracted me to mhance was the strength of the foundations already in place – loyal customers, experienced teams and a reputation for integrity. With SilverTree’s backing, we have a strong opportunity to further invest in areas such as Power Platform, Data & AI and broader horizontal cloud capabilities.” He added: “Our customers are moving beyond standalone ERP and CRM implementations toward integrated cloudnative and AI-enabled platforms. Our priority is to ensure that Microsoft technology not only delivers modern, end to end solutions but drives meaningful operational and commercial impact for our clients throughout their lifecycle.” www.mhance.com … Gos Hein van de Wouw appointed SVP EMEA Sales at Extreme Networks Extreme Networks, a leader in AI-driven cloud networking, has recruited Gos Hein van de Wouw as Senior Vice President of EMEA Sales, reporting to Norman Rice, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Van de Wouw was previously Vice President, Europe at Juniper Networks, where he led go-to-market strategies and sales initiatives across the region, helping to double annual revenue from $500 million to $1 billion in three years. Before that, he held sales leadership roles at NetApp (VP Global & Strategic Accounts), Exact Software (Head of Global Sales and Operations), Cisco, Avaya and Compaq Computer Corporation. Rice said: “Gos Hein’s deep industry expertise and customer-first leadership make him the right choice to build on our strong momentum in EMEA, accelerate customer outcomes and continue to expand our market share. As customers look to simplify, modernise and scale in a rapidly changing market, Extreme is uniquely positioned to help them succeed.” www.extremenetworks.com … Verkada’s ambition helps bring Coates on board Verkada, a provider of video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms and intercoms integrated via a secure, cloud-based software platform, has recruited seasoned enterprise technology leader Mark Coates as VP of EMEA. Taking over from Ardon Anderson, who grew Verkada’s EMEA business by more than 700%, Coates was previously Vice President, EMEA at Gigamon, where he delivered three consecutive years of record performance. Before that, he was Vice President of North and West EMEA at Digital Realty where he increased revenue by more than 30% and played a key role in the integration of Interxion following its $8.5 billion acquisition. Coates has also held leadership roles at DTEX Systems, Veritas Technologies, Good Technology and Symantec. Commenting on his new role, he said: “Verkada is modernising physical security and building operations by replacing fragmented on-premises systems with a single, AI-driven, cloud-based platform. What stood out for me was the ambition of the team and the momentum they’ve already built.” www.verkada.com … TP-Link signals channel focus with Kieran Vineer promotion TP-Link, a provider of business and consumer networking, ISP and smart home solutions, is reinforcing its commitment to channel growth with the promotion of Kieran Vineer to Distribution Channel Director, UK&I. Over the last decade, Vineer has played an instrumental role in the UK&I distribution of TP-Link’s Omada networking solutions through distributors, resellers and installers. In his new, expanded role, he will be responsible for the distribution of the company’s VIGI surveillance solutions as well. He said: “I’m grateful for the trust placed in me at a time of considerable channel growth in UK&I for TP-Link. With expanded responsibilities for surveillance across our VIGI and Omada solutions, I’m excited to continue the strong momentum built in the market, working even closer with our incredibly talented team and deepening relationships with partners.” www.tp-link.com/uk ...continued The Access Group adopts co-CEO model to accelerate AI transformation The Access Group , a UK-headquartered software company with £1.2 billion in annual revenue and over 160,000 customers worldwide, is supporting its accelerated pace of innovation with the adoption of a dual leadership model that will see Jon Jorgensen and Chris Bayne working together as co-CEOs. Under the arrangement, Bayne will retain financial stewardship of the group and focus on operational excellence and platform evolution, including direct oversight of products and technology, while newly promoted Jorgensen will be responsible for the company’s go-to-market strategy, working directly with divisional leaders to foster a culture of commercial excellence. Chris Bayne said: “It’s not a typical corporate structure. It’s Access doing things differently because serving 160,000 customers across many different sectors, from care providers to schools to hospitality, demands leadership with the bandwidth to care deeply about each of them, across both the products and experiences delivered.” Jon Jorgensen added: “Chris and I have worked together for over 20 years, and that’s why this leadership evolution matters: it gives us even more capacity to obsess over our customers’ success. We each bring different perspectives, and that’s a real strength – we make major strategic decisions together.” Complementing the dual CEO model, Access has promoted Emma de Sousa, previously Managing Director of Access Recruitment and Access Legal, to the Chief Revenue Officer role and promoted Jon Coello to Chief Product Officer. www.theaccessgroup.com Chris Allan mhance Gos Hein van de Wouw Extreme Networks Mark Coates Verkada Kieran Vineer TP-Link
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