CCOOMMMMSS N NEEWWSS - MOVERS & SHAKERS
ROSSANO TAKES OVER FROM HENRY
WEST AT FLUIDONE
HENRY WEST, DIRECTOR of Channel at FluidOne, has decided to move
on to a new exciting role much closer to where he lives with his
young family in Bristol, he will be leaving at the beginning of the next
quarter.
Chief Executive Russell Horton said “Henry has done a great
job for me since joining the team, aiding the management buyout
backed by Livingbridge in February 2019 and building Fluidone’s
brand in the channel. He has helped put in solid foundations upon
which we can build our next
stage of channel growth. I wish
Henry every success in his new
role and thank him for all of his
support.”
Horton continued “I am pleased
to announce that Lee Rossano has
been appointed to lead the FluidOne
Channel team, reporting to myself,
and starts in the role from 1st
February with Henry supporting him
during a hand over period to ensure
a smooth transition for our channel
partners.”
Meads to lead Cisco’s UK&I business
CISCO HAS APPOINTEd David
Meads (pictured) to lead its
UK & Ireland business. Meads,
who recently led the Partner
Organisation for Cisco in Europe,
Middle East, Africa and Russia
(EMEAR) and prior to that, spent a
decade in leadership roles for the
company in the Middle East and
Africa, will take on the role with
immediate effect.
“Technology has the power
to help the UK and Ireland
accelerate its digital future to
BYTES... OFCOM
TOLLRING
Tollring has appointed Erica Bleij as
European Regional Account Manager
to oversee customer accounts and
enhance its support for regional
partners.
RECRUITING
Vaioni Wholesale has announced
ambitious plans to increase its
headcount by 25%. This recruitment
drive comes on the heels of the £5.5m
fundraise with Panoramic Growth
Equity, new roles, based at their
MediaCityUK HQ, will sit in Product
Management, Software Development,
Sales, Service Delivery, Engineering and
Technical Support.
ROBERT APPOINTED CEO OF EPSILON
Epsilon has appointed Michel Robert as
its Group Chief Executive Offi cer, with
immediate effect. Bringing more than
two decades of technology experience,
Michel will lead Epsilon’s executive
leadership team to build on Epsilon’s
global strategy in high-growth markets
including Asia Pacifi c, Europe and the
United States.
MCDONALD
Adrian McDonald will shortly become
EMEA President for Dell Technologies
tripling the size of his current
organisation. In his new role, he will
be responsible for all businesses,
including PCs, server, storage and
services, across the Europe Middle East
& Africa region.
INDIGO
Indigo Telecom Group has named
telecommunications expert Kevin
Taylor MBE as the group’s chairman.
Indigo also announced that following its
acquisition of 4site in December 2019,
Ian Duggan joins the board of Indigo.
APPOINTS DAME
MELANIE DAWES
AS CEO
THE OFCOM BOARD has
appointed Dame Melanie
Dawes as Chief Executive.
Dame Melanie has been
Permanent Secretary at
the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local
Government since 2015.
Dame Melanie said:
“Ofcom plays a crucial role
in ensuring that people
and businesses across the
UK get the best from their
communications services.
It’s a great privilege to be
appointed as Chief Executive
at a time of signifi cant
change in the sectors Ofcom
regulates.”
advance cultural, economic and
social development,” commented
David Meads, Chief Executive,
Cisco UK & Ireland.
With over 30 years of
experience in the ICT industry,
in his role as Vice President
of Cisco’s EMEAR Partner
Organisation, Meads was
responsible for developing
strategic initiatives to help
manage and support partners
who represent the company’s
primary route to market.
RYAN LEADS PARTNER
CHARGE AT ZAPAPPI
ZAPAPPI HAS ANNOUNCED that Peter Ryan (pictured) has joined the
team to accelerate the company’s growing partner base. Ryan will be
responsible for business strategy, enablement and channel programs.
Ryan said “It’s a great time to join the team. Zapappi are changing
the way in which telephony, voice, SMS and SIP is used online with
intuitive, user friendly platforms and portals. The team are focused on
creating innovative products for our resellers, to help them provide
solutions for their customers and I’m very much looking forward to
letting the channel know what we have to offer them.”
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