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Ingram Micro strengthens
EMEA team
Ingram Micro is strengthening and
investing in its regional go-to-market team
and capabilities in EMEA and has made
a number of changes to its EMEA vendor
engagement team and leadership team.
Jacek Murawski has been appointed Vice
President, EMEA Vendor Engagement. He most
recently served as General Manager and VP
EMEA for Odin Automation, a cloud provisioning
management technology platform acquired by
Ingram Micro in December 2015. Günter Schiessl,
who until recently led volume vendor management
for Ingram Micro Germany, is tasked with leading
the distie’s volume vendor engagement team in
EMEA and Jordi Muñoz will head the EMEA value
vendor engagement team, he formerly served as
the value business lead for Ingram Micro Spain.
Tasneem Baldiwala, formerly vendor
engagement lead for EMEA, will move to a new
role leading strategic planning and execution for
the region and Mark Chlebek has been promoted
to Executive Director, EMEA development.
Barker to lead BNP Paribas Rental Solutions
Ian Barker has been appointed as the new Head of BNP Paribas Rental Solutions. Barker has been
with the company for 24 years. Tristan Watkins, CEO at parent company BNP Paribas Leasing
Solutions UK, said: “Ian is highly experienced and knows the leasing and rental market inside out.
He will play an important role in driving the ambitious growth plans for this business line as we
continue to grow our footprint in the commercial vehicle market.”
Zammit named
President, Tech Data
Europe
Tech Data Europe has appointed
Patrick Zammit as President, reporting
into Executive Vice President And Chief
Operating Officer, Rich Hume.
Zammit was formerly Global President,
Avnet Technology Solutions prior to the
acquisition by Tech Data. He previously
led Avnet’s Electronics Marketing EMEA
components business and held a number of
leadership roles across finance, operations
and strategic planning.
“I am looking forward to exploring
new opportunities to engage with channel
partners and vendors across Europe,”
he said. “We are bringing together two
businesses with a mutual commitment to
providing a world-class customer experience.
My focus will be to ensure that our partners
benefit from the broader and differentiated
portfolio of IT solutions now available from
Tech Data.”
Synaxon invests to support
member growth
Synaxon UK underlined its commitment to
driving growth for its members and partners,
by making further investments in its senior
UK team. The channel services group has
welcomed back former UK Channel Manager
Nathan Addison as its new Cloud Business
Development Manager, and recruited Lisa
Winstanley as Marketing Manager.
Derek Jones, Managing Director of Synaxon UK,
said: “This is the right time to be investing in and
strengthening our team. Nathan will already be a
familiar face and voice to many of our members and
partners, and bringing Lisa in with her extensive
experience of driving campaigns that get results, will be
a great asset to our business.”
OKI Europe appoints HR strategist
Keren Chapman has joined OKI Europe as Vice President, Human Resources from INC
Research where she worked as Senior Director, HR. In this new role, she will oversee
all people-related functions within the organisation, including employee relations and
communications, HR policy and processes, performance management, talent management
and acquisition and compensation and benefits.
“Keren is a most welcome and valuable addition to the senior management team,” said Terry
Kawashima, Managing Director, OKI Europe Ltd. “Her experience and leadership will enable us to further
nurture the considerable talent already within the organisation and ensure we can add the right skills for
further growth and success.”
Keren Chapman
