CMS Distribution expands leadership
team
IT specialist distributor CMS Distribution has appointed Niall
Wall as Non-Executive Director.
Wall brings with him a wealth of leadership experience from various
CEO positions held at Ardagh Group, Sterile Waste Group and Tipperary
Crystal.
Commenting on the appointment Wall said: "I am delighted to join
the board as I believe CMS Distribution is at a very exciting stage of its
evolution in a very, very exciting industry.”
Xerox appoints new MD
Xerox has announced the appointment of
Andrew Morrison as Managing Director
for the UK and Ireland.
In his new role, Morrison will lead and grow
the document outsourcing business. He also
will oversee plans to expand reach in the SMB
segment through an increased channel partner
presence.
“As digital technology advances, the way
businesses and organisations communicate,
connect and work is changing. By connecting
the paper and digital worlds, Xerox helps
many organisations in their digital journey,”
said Morrison. “Working with the team I look
forward to making 2017 a defining year for
Xerox in terms of growth by aligning to a set
of common financial goals and driving for
efficiency and productivity for the advantage of
our customers.”
During the past 15 years Morrison has held
a number of divisional, country, regional and
global organisational positions at Xerox.
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Kodak Alaris names Marc Jourlait CEO
Marc Jourlait has taken the helm as CEO of Kodak Alaris Holdings
Ltd. Interim CEO Jeff Goodman will return to his role as COO to
support Jourlait during the next few months.
The company says that Jourlait’s arrival and Goodman’s transition will
position it in a strong, future-facing direction to best serve its customers.
Jourlait joins Kodak Alaris from Navico, the global leader in marine
electronics for recreational and commercial use where he was Deputy
CEO. He has previously held leadership roles with Apple, HP, Seagate,
Technicolor and Bose.
Spicers Alliance
strengthened
Spicers’ continued commitment to helping
forward-thinking dealers grow and prosper
in an ever changing and diversifying market
place, has led to the appointment of Kim
Thurgood as Alliance Development Director.
Time spent with both wholesalers, as well as
XPD, combined with her active involvement with
many dealers, made her the top choice to drive the
Spicers Alliance programme forward.
Jeff Whiteway, SPOT Group CEO said: “We are
thrilled to have Kim as part of the Spicers team.
We have restructured our business over the last
18 months to position ourselves as a true supply
chain partner for progressive dealers. We are
pleased Kim shares our vision and I am certain
she will support our customers to maximise the
opportunity.”
Purple makes high profile
appointment
Richard Roberts, former MD Commercial and
Partner Sales for Cisco UKI, relishes new role
as Purple’s VP EMEA.
Roberts is set to supercharge Purple’s EMEA
partnerships and continue its fast growth. He
will be responsible for leading the regional team
and driving revenue through and with Purple’s
customers, distributors and channel partners.
He joins Purple at a time of impressive global
traction with major service providers, a series of
large customer wins and huge growth in platform
usage. Purple now boasts 18 million users, with
deployments in 73 countries, with offices in the
UK, Spain, the US, Singapore and Australia; with
more international locations coming soon.
Commenting on his new role he said: “This
is the opportunity I have been looking for and I
am thrilled to be joining the team. I have been
involved with Purple for the past three years,
during which time the business has flourished in
a challenging market. The proposition has evolved
to capture the imagination of even the largest of
customers.”
Panasonic to focus on
expansion
Panasonic Toughbook has appointed Sylvaine
Smith as its Head of Partner Management
for Europe to further expand its share of
the rugged notebook, tablet and handheld
markets with industry solution-focused
partnerships.
Smith will drive market expansion by focusing
on bringing together an exclusive group of existing
and new resellers, system integrators and ISVs
to offer business customers complete technology
solutions for their mobile workforces.
Panasonic’s Engage Channel Programme, with
more than 1,000 partners across Europe and 30
Registered ISVs, is being enhanced with Certified
ISV partner status. Certified ISVs will offer solutions
that have been designed, tested and pre-approved
by Panasonic engineers for use with their devices.
Certified ISVs are being recruited to offer end-to-
end solutions across all vertical industry sectors.
product/partners
Nuvias plans to further
grow its Southern
European business
Patric Berger has been appointed Regional
Vice President South for pan-EMEA high
value distributor Nuvias Group.
In his new role, he will be responsible for all
business aspects within the Southern European
region, which includes France, Italy, Spain, Malta
and the Mediterranean. Berger is also tasked with
growing Nuvias’ business in this area. He will be
based at the Group’s French office in Versailles.
Niall Wall
Marc Jourlait
Richard Roberts
Kim Thurgood
