PEOPLE 01732 759725 42 its data centre storage. With this method, servers are submerged in a dielectric liquid within a self-contained unit that cycles the liquid around energy-hungry electronic components, reducing the need for traditional air-cooled systems. As an added benefit, heat generated from the cooling of the technology can be recycled. https://peasoup.cloud Sales boost for Sophos cybersecurity as a service offering Sophos has appointed Darren Barker as Regional Vice President of Sales for Northern Europe. Barker, who has nearly 30 years of sales experience, working with brands such as Tanium, Hitachi, EMC and Fujitsu, will be responsible for leading sales of the company’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Incident Response (IR) services, as well as its portfolio of endpoint, network, email and cloud security solutions in the UK, Ireland and Nordics. Gerard Allison, Senior Vice President of Sales EMEA at Sophos, said: “Darren’s strong history in sales leadership will be key to achieving our growth goals within Northern Europe, especially as we continue to build our cybersecurity as a service offering, with Sophos Managed Detection and Response at its heart.” He added: “Businesses are operating in a complex cyberthreat landscape that is moving at pace. For most organisations, cybersecurity has become too difficult to manage alone and the need for alwayson detection and response is imperative. Sophos’ team of experts and our complete portfolio of advanced security solutions, coupled with Darren’s sales expertise, will ensure our partners are best equipped to protect their customers.” Sophos MDR is compatible with security telemetry from a range of thirdparty vendors, which is automatically consolidated, correlated and prioritised with insights from the Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem and the Sophos X-Ops threat intelligence unit. www.sophos.com New Schneider role for Mark Yeeles Schneider Electric has appointed Mark Yeeles as Vice President of its Secure Power division in the UK and Ireland. Yeeles joins the provider of physical infrastructure solutions for data centres, server rooms and edge computing from Schneider Electric’s Industrial Automation business, where he delivered a sustained period of growth through sales of robotics and process automation solutions. Yeeles’ priorities in his new role are to work with Schneider Electric data centre Hagiwara takes reins at OKI Europe Takaaki Hagiwara has been promoted to Managing Director of OKI Europe, with responsibility for EMEA and India. Previously OKI Europe’s VP Corporate Planning, Hagiwara succeeds Tsukasa Takasawa, who is taking up a business development role in Singapore. In his 33 years with the professional print company, Hagiwara has held a number of senior positions, including Managing Director of OKI Systems (UK) Ltd. from 2013 to 2018. As MD of OKI Europe, he will be responsible for the development of solutions for specific verticals and new applications within the professional print sector. Hagiwara said: “After a period of transformation, OKI Europe will continue its focus on printing technology, expanding its verticals and applications, including labels and packaging, while also exploring the introduction of additional technologies that are already commercially available in Japan.” OKI Europe employs approximately 200 staff in 15 locations and is represented in 60 countries throughout EMEA and India. www.oki.com/eu First Global People Director for Kinly Kinly, the global provider of AV integration and collaboration services and support, has appointed Katy Thorpe as its first Global People Director. In her new role, Thorpe, previously HR Director for Kinly in the UK, will provide guidance and support to the company’s regional HR Directors and help develop and execute plans that benefit Kinly’s 1,100-plus employees across the globe. Her appointment follows the opening of new Kinly offices in Germany and Switzerland as part of the company’s global expansion plans. https://www.kinly.com/ New Business Development Director to drive further growth at PeaSoup Cloud specialist PeaSoup is building on a period of strong growth, including investment in larger offices in Weybridge, Surrey, with the appointment of sales professional Steve Charnock as Business Development Director. His appointment comes at a time of rising demand for the company’s energyefficient cloud services, which use liquid immersion cooling technology to reduce the amount of energy needed to power customers, end-users and IT channel partners to address challenges around data centre sustainability, efficiency, energy security and resilience. He will also work with the company’s OT and electrical channels, including electrical contractors, panel builders and distributors, to diversify Secure Power’s EcoStruxure for Data Centres offering. This brings together racks, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), energy efficient cooling systems and data centre infrastructure management software (DCIM) systems. Xalient appoints Simon Church as chair Fast growing secure network transformation specialist Xalient is turbo-charging its international growth strategy with the appointment of cybersecurity specialist and IT industry veteran Simon Church as its new chair. This follows the recent appointment of two new business directors to the company’s leadership team – Chief People Officer David Bowes and UK-based Director of Marketing Dorota Gibiino. Church has held executive leadership positions at NTT Security, Vodafone, Optiv, Verisign, NetIQ and, most recently, Maxive Cyber Security, which was acquired by Thales, the French aerospace, defence, infrastructure and security company. Church, who also serves on the Advisory Boards of Glasswall and Persefoni, said: “Businesses are increasingly seeking innovation, customer service and speed to results from specialists like Xalient. Their approach, focused on securely and efficiently connecting users and devices to applications and data, sees them challenging much larger global competitors and positions the company incredibly well to meet the digital transformation needs of large enterprises.” Xalient was established six years ago to disrupt traditional markets for secure networking, taking advantage of the huge shift to cloud technology that has created high demand for flexible, costeffective global connectivity and protection against increasingly complex cyber threats. Combining software-defined network, security and communication technologies with intelligent managed services, Xalient helps top brands such as Kellogg’s, Hamley’s, WPP and Keurig Dr Pepper become more resilient, adaptable and responsive to change. www.xalient.com People Katy Thorpe, Kinly Darren Barker, Sophos Takaaki Hagiwara, OKI Europe Steve Charnock, PeaSoup Mark Yeeles, Schneider Electric David Bowes Dorota Gibiino
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