PEOPLE 01732 759725 42 Advania strengthens UK leadership team Advania UK, part of the Northern European IT services leader Advania Group, has appointed Sabrina Harris as Chief Financial Officer and Tara Allison as Chief Marketing Officer as it looks to build on the momentum it has gained since entering the UK in 2021 and acquiring Servium and CCS Media last year. Harris joins from BT, where she held a number of senior finance roles. Allison was previously Marketing Director UKI at Trend Micro. … Graham Kirkpatrick recruited by Absen After a decade at Sharp Display Solutions (formerly NEC Display Solutions), Graham Kirkpatrick has joined leading LED display brand Absen as Industry Development Director for its European team. In this role, he will work closely with AV consultants, architects and planners to support the delivery of visual solutions across a wide range of projects and help Absen’s regional teams and key partners to accelerate business growth. Emma Liu, Regional President Europe, Absen, said: “Graham’s appointment is an important step in bolstering Absen’s consultant engagement strategy across Europe. He brings a rare blend of deep technical knowledge and commercial insight supported by a strong understanding of how projects are specified and delivered across Europe. His experience will be instrumental in helping Absen add value where it matters most.” … Experienced technology leaders to drive next phase of growth at Node4 Node4, an Azure Expert MSP and long standing Microsoft Inner Circle member, has appointed two experienced leaders to guide the company through its next phase of growth – Neil Muller as CEO and Patrick De Smedt as Non-Executive Chair. Muller, who was previously CEO at both Digital Space and Daisy Group and MD of Computacenter UK&I, will focus on sharpening Node4’s strategy and enhancing its AI-augmented managed services platform, alongside its ERP, CRM and data analytics solutions. He said: “Node4’s position within the top 1% of Microsoft Inner Circle partners gives us a powerful foundation to build from. There’s a real opportunity to scale the business while staying agile, original and firmly customer-focused.” Patrick De Smedt, who succeeds Chris Woodhouse as Non Executive Chair, has previously served as Chair of Nasstar, KCOM Group plc, EMIS Group plc and Microsoft EMEA and currently serves as Chair of Bytes Technology Group plc and The Rent Company B.V.. www.node4.co.uk … Guardsix appoints Global CRO Guardsix, formerly Logpoint, has hired Annbritt Andersen as Global Chief Revenue Officer as it looks to scale significantly across Europe by providing a locally anchored alternative to global platforms. Andersen said: “European organisations are increasingly demanding locally rooted security solutions, driven by regulations like NIS2 and a growing wish for digital sovereignty. Having spent many years in the global ecosystem with some of the largest US tech brands, I am excited to apply that experience to strengthen European capabilities in a field that has become both mission- and society-critical. Companies like Guardsix are exactly what the market needs. They possess a strong culture and a unique product that integrates security directly into the customer’s own infrastructure, ensuring full control over data and systems.” ...continued Ali Hayward to head classroom screen support start-up Ali Hayward has been appointed Managing Director of PanelWise, a new UK service designed to help schools and multi-academy trusts manage the cost, risk and disruption of classroom screen failures after the manufacturer’s warranty has expired. In a 20-year career, Hayward has held senior leadership roles at Promethean (SVP for UKI and APAC), RM, Granada Learning, Xerox and HP. It is estimated that there are more than 450,000 screens installed in classrooms across the UK, many of which are moving out of warranty, leaving schools responsible for faults and repair costs. PanelWise gives schools a fixed-cost way to extend support for existing classroom screens and reduce the risk of sudden replacement spend. Working across mixed estates and multiple brands, it provides a structured support model that includes rapid triage, engineered swap-out and replacement and recycling services. Hayward said: “Schools are dealing with a very real challenge as large numbers of classroom screens move out of warranty at the same time. When something fails, it’s not just a technical issue; it becomes a budget decision, a procurement decision and often a disruption to teaching. PanelWise is about giving schools a practical, straightforward way to manage that. It brings certainty to something that is usually reactive and helps schools stay in control of both cost and continuity.” PanelWise is supported operationally by Equinox Maintenance, a UK-based service organisation with national coverage, established infrastructure and the capability to deliver consistent service at scale, including rapid response, on-site engineering and device replacement and recycling. www.panel-wise.com Ali Hayward Other appointments Kocho, a UK-based provider of identity, cybersecurity and cloud transformation services, has recruited Steven Jones as Chief Technology Officer, with responsibility for shaping Kocho’s technology strategy in line with Microsoft’s identity platform and security roadmap. Jones joins the identity-centric Microsoft security and cloud partner from Amido, latterly part of Ensono, where he was employed for 10 years, ending up as Vice President of Digital Consulting. … Thinventory, provider of a business to engineer field inventory network, has rejigged its leadership team following a year of record revenue and profit growth. Adam Smith has been promoted from Managing Director to CEO, with his predecessor, Dave Wilson, succeeding Stuart Miller as Chairman. Miller will continue to contribute to the success of the company as Founder. …Tanny Jeffrey, Managing Director of mobile distribution specialist Mdee, has stepped down after 12 years in the role to work as a projectbased consultant at Pomegranate Soup and spend more time with her family following her marriage last October. Under her stewardship, Mdee extended its reach by more than 100,000 customers and became one of the top distribution partners for BT/EE. …Exabeam, a global leader in intelligence and automation for security operations, is strengthening its on-the-ground support for customers and partners in northern Europe with the appointment of Chris Hartley as Vice President UKI and Nordics. Hartley previously held leadership positions at Cisco, Intel Corporation and Rapid7. … Creative ITC, a global high-performance private cloud infrastructure platform provider specialising in GPU-accelerated digital workspace environments for design and engineering-intensive industries, has appointed Lewis Pinner as Chief Revenue Officer. Lewis, who has held senior positions at Cisco, JP Morgan Chase, Pure Storage, NetApp and most recently Verkada, will lead the sales, pre-sales technical and marketing functions. https://www.creative-itc.com Graham Kirkpatrick Absen Annbritt Andersen Guardsix
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