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DAWN LILL
The Yealink business unit at Nycomm
has been boosted by the arrival of
industry ‘powerhouse’ Dawn Lill. Dawn
boasts 30 years’ channel expertise
and has joined as Channel Business
Development Manager to further fuel
sales and build even closer reseller
relationships.
BARRETT JOINS COMMSWORLD
Bringing close to four decades of
experience, Keith Barrett joins
Commsworld from his role as Head of
Wholesale at aql Telecommunications
in a move that will see him take the fi rm
to new markets and opportunities in the
south of England and beyond.
NEW DATTO CTO
DATTO HAS ANNOUNCED that
Robert Petrocelli (pictured) has
joined its executive management
team as Chief Technology Offi cer
(CTO). In this role, Petrocelli will be
responsible for communicating
the company’s technology
vision and aligning strategy with
its business goals to ensure
the company continues to
meet the evolving needs of the
MSP market. “Datto fi nds its
inspiration by exploring new and
Nimans takes on new
Director of Sales
COMMS DISTRIBUTOR NIMANS is ramping up its CCTV
focus with the appointment of a dedicated Director
of Sales.
Camilla Kirkham (pictured) is spearheading a
new CCTV and AV division and brings 29 years’
experience to the role. She joins Nimans from
specialist distributor Norbain where she was
Divisional Director of Sales as part of a near threedecade
career.
“For the majority of resellers CCTV should be a
natural extension of their business and I’m looking
forward to helping them take advantage of the huge
market opportunities,” she emphasised. “We will be
working with big name brands and lots of different
technologies to inspire, excite and educate the
reseller community, based on Nimans’ renowned
industry pedigree.”
Camilla highlighted how opportunities lie much
different approaches to solving
the biggest challenges facing
both MSPs and SMBs today, and
Bob shares that same curiosity
and drive. Throughout his career,
he has immersed himself in
several different technologies
and is fuelled by the desire to
learn and challenge the status
quo,” said Tim Weller, CEO.
“When I was seeking my next
opportunity, I wanted to be able
to apply my technical knowledge
along with my entrepreneurial
KRISTINE OLSON-CHAPMAN LEAVES
TALKTALK BUSINESS
AFTER A SUCCESSFUL tenure at TalkTalk Business Kristine Olson-
Chapman (pictured) is to leave the business.
TalkTalk CEO, Tristia Harrison, said “We are sad to see Kristine leave
after ten successful years, but
respect her decision to stay
closer to her family in London
as the business moves our
HQ to Salford. Kristine leaves
TalkTalk Business in a strong
position, with robust growth
and a great management
team. We will work together
on a smooth transition and
remain focussed on providing
a seamless service for
customers.”
beyond traditional security-based solutions, with
retail analytics one growing area of business.
“Today’s CCTV cameras are much more than
just catching criminals. It’s about improving and
speeding up the shopping experience, developing
marketing opportunities, enhancing health and
safety and improving overall footfall through
analytics. Combined with the latest AV technologies
it’s a very powerful combination.”
experience to help an
organization and individuals
achieve their goals. Datto is an
organization that continuously
focuses on both people and
improving its product portfolio in
an effort to ensure partners are
successful,” said Petrocelli. “My
vision is to lead Datto’s technical
team as we continue to innovate,
but also lead in data stewardship
as the ecosystem grows as we
must be more prepared for the
technological challenges ahead.”
Logan joins LogRhythm as CEO
LOGRHYTHM TODAY ANNOUNCED
the appointment of Mark
Logan as the company’s chief
executive offi cer (CEO).
As CEO of LogRhythm, he
will lead the company as it
continues to drive innovation,
expand its cloud-based
security offerings and
increase market share in the
security information and event
management (SIEM), user and
entity behaviour analytics
(UEBA), network detection and
response (NDR), and security
orchestration automation and
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Logan commented,
“LogRhythm’s customers
run some of the most
sophisticated and effective
enterprise security operations
in the world, and the
LogRhythm platform is an
indispensable part of how
they detect, investigate and
neutralise advanced threats.
I look forward to working
closely with our customers
and business partners to drive
our shared success to new
levels.”
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