01732 759725 16 BULLETIN : PEOPLE Board appointment at Ricoh Paula O’Brien has joined the Ricoh UK board as Director of Sales, succeeding Glenn Griggs who was appointed as CEO in July 2023. O’Brien has over 30 years of sales experience across a range of digital services and IT portfolios. Most recently, she headed up the enterprise retail division at AWS where she was responsible for driving year-on-year growth as well as spearheading key strategic initiatives as part of the UK senior leadership team. Prior to AWS, she held senior positions at Xerox and Capgemini. Commenting on her new role she said: “It’s an incredibly exciting time to be joining Ricoh as both the company and the market are in a period of evolution. I look forward to working with Glenn and the rest of the leadership team to deliver success for our people and our customers and can’t wait to meet and listen to my new colleagues as I get to know the business.” www.ricoh.co.uk Carl Tomlinson to head sales at Woodbank Woodbank Office Solutions has appointed former Sales Director, Business by Technology (BBT) Carl Tomlinson, who’s come back into the industry to head up their sales and account management operation. Working closely with Managing Director Janet Bowden and Operations Director, Jason Morris, Tomlinson will be responsible for overseeing the sales strategy, account management and continued growth of the business across the UK. Janet Bowden said: “Carl’s 39 years of experience and reputation is well known throughout our industry. He knows our technology partners well and the benefit both our account management team and our customers will get from his guidance and vast experience will be huge. It’s exciting times.” www.woodbankoffice.co.uk Channel sales veteran joins GoTo Channel and sales veteran Tony Haller has joined GoTo team as Global Head of IT Partner Sales and Strategy. He will be focused on growing partner awareness and performance in IT support and management products such as GoTo Resolve and Rescue. Haller brings decades of technology industry sales expertise to further GoTo’s commitment to supporting and growing the IT partner community around the world, focusing on MSPs and strategic partnerships. In addition to this, GoTo has revamped its traditional Partner Benefits Program (Partner Perks) to be more inclusive and rewarding for direct and agent partners. www.goto.com Sharp/NEC strengthens UK sales team Two new appointments see the Sharp NEC Display Solutions UK sales team continue to grow and strengthen as it evolves ‘towards tomorrow’. Sian Cotty joins the end-user sales team and Kate Butcher joins the channel sales team, both bringing a wealth of professional experience and industry knowledge. As End-User Account Manager, Cotty will drive new business development. Her initial focus will lie within the pharmaceutical and professional services sectors where her proven client-centred solution-oriented approach will perfectly align with the Sharp/NEC ethos. With a 17-year career in the AV/IT industry, both channel and end-user focused, she brings a fully rounded understanding of customer expectation. Butcher brings 10 years’ sales experience in the channel and AV services, previously at Peerless-AV and more recently, Airtame. www.sharpnecdisplays.eu Miriam Murphy returns to TD SYNNEX Miriam Murphy has been appointed TD SYNNEX’s new President, Europe with responsibility for leading the company’s 7,000-strong European workforce, driving business strategy and operational execution in the region. She will report to Chief Operating Officer Patrick Zammit, who she succeeds and will serve on the company's global executive team. Murphy will lead the distributor’s European executive board, which consists of geo leaders, as well as executives responsible for strategic business units and support functions in the region. Murphy returns to TD SYNNEX following two years as Chief Executive Officer, Europe at NTT Ltd. Prior to this, she served at TD SYNNEX for more than 20 years in various leadership roles. https://eu.tdsynnex.com Distology refocuses senior leadership team Distology has announced key changes to its senior leadership team in the form of a new Chief Marketing Officer and a new Chief Technology Officer. Both roles are key to its growth plans in 2024 and beyond and will precede significant portfolio additions in the coming months as the distributor gears up for its new financial year beginning in April 2024. Lance Williams, previously Chief Product Officer, steps into a new role as Chief Technology Officer and following a successful role as Director of Partner Marketing across EMEA and APAC, Sarah Geary brings a fresh perspective to Distology’s go-to-market strategy and partner value proposition. Now, she will use her expertise in building partner programmes, uniting sales and marketing and understanding vendor go-to-market strategies to further strengthen Distology’s rapidly growing portfolio. www.distology.com Paula O’Brien Miriam Murphy Carl Tomlinson Sian Cotty Kate Butcher Sarah Geary Lance Williams
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