Print IT Reseller - issue 52

01732 759725 14 BULLETIN : PEOPLE Growth leads Vantage to make new hire Increased demand for migrations from Service Accent to Vantage Online has led Vantage to expand its implementation team, appointing Simon York as the new Implementation Project Manager. York has twelve years of project management and customer relations under his belt and is experienced in helping clients to implement different software systems. www.vantagecomputing.co.uk IT entrepreneur to spearhead growth at Commercial Richard Blundell has been appointed IT Services Divisional Director at Commercial. Blundell’s early career included entrepreneurial success with Software as a Service offerings in the late 1990s before selling one of his businesses to the MessageLabs Group in 2003. He then co-led Star Internet’s Managed Services Division working closely with IBM to launch their On Demand suite of services in the UK, before switching to be a Communications Director within the main MessageLabs Group in 2007. The business was sold to Symantec in October 2008 for £400m and since then Blundell has been CEO of two technology firms, Housing Partners in Worcester and BugFinders in Cheltenham. Commercial employs 300 people, 70 of whom work in IT Services, and Blundell expects to double the division’s turnover in the next two to three years. His strategic plan for the business includes strengthening Commercial IT Services’ disruptive messaging in the market as well as strengthening its existing position in the legal and education sectors. He is also keen to explore other data-centric industries such as accountancy, financial services and retail. Co-founder of Commercial, Simone Hindmarch believes Blundell’s appointment will be a catalyst for change, both within the business and in the industry at large. www.commercial.co.uk Xerox appoints Corne to lead large enterprise business Kevin Corne has joined Xerox as Director and General Manager for large enterprise organisations in the UK. He was previously a leader for the managed services business in EMEA for Lexmark and has over two decades of experience in the print industry. In his new role, Corne is responsible for expanding Xerox’s footprint across large enterprises in the UK with managed document services and smart print solutions. Xerox UK and Ireland Managing Director, Andrew Morrison said: “We’re ambitious for our large enterprise business in 2018 and with Kevin’s extensive experience, we're more confident than ever in our ability to deliver world class services to our new and existing customers.” www.xerox.com Exertis adds weight to innovation team Paul Jacobs has been appointed to the newly created position of Director of Business Development and Innovation at Exertis. Jacobs will be responsible for working on bringing new and emerging technologies to market that can create value added solutions for resellers and reports to Business Development Director Simon Woodman. Jacobs joins from Tech Data where he spent eighteen years in both sales and product marketing, most recently as Business Director responsible for consumer electronics, accessories and new technologies. www.exertis.co.uk Purpose Software adds ERP sales specialist Purpose Software has appointed Howard Clark as Sales Manager. In this new role, he will be responsible for spearheading all sales and marketing activities for FORZA, the company’s recently launched SAP Business One-based ERP platform, and building relationships with new and existing customers. With over 13 years’ experience of the IT sector, Clark joins direct from Oracle where he regularly exceeded targets in his role as Senior ERP Sales Consultant. Prior to this, he successfully sold cloud-based integrated ERP and CRM solutions for Exact Software, a leading global provider of business software solutions. Managing Director Mike Burke, said: “We are delighted to welcome Howard to our expanding account management team. His extensive experience of working with ERP platforms from some of the world’s leading technology vendors will be invaluable as we introduce managed service providers and print resellers to the benefits that an integrated data platform can bring to their business operations.” www.purposesoftware.co.uk Antalis expands office channel team Antalis has hired two key new players to its office channel, appointing Monika Ostrowska to the role of Product Manager and Andrea Kay as the division’s new Marketing Manager. Both will report into Antalis Office Head of Channel, Susana Marambio. Marambio said: “It’s fantastic to have two people of such a high calibre on board during this exciting time for the business. We have major plans to ensure the office division remains progressive and ambitious. I am very excited to see how they both develop our offering and tools to support our customers.” www.antalis.co.uk Monika Ostrowska Andrea Kay Richard Blundell Simon York Kevin Corne Howard Clark