technologyreseller.co.uk 43 PEOPLE Armin Derpmanns Toshiba Electronics Europe Jacob Wall Workpro Farhat Sameja Workpro Stuart Hodkinson Plain ID Steven Vindevogel Panasonic Connect Europe Workpro expands headcount to meet customer demand Case management software specialist Workpro, the market-facing brand of Edinburgh-based Computer Application Services Ltd (CAS), has strengthened its project and systems teams with three new appointments – Systems Analyst Jacob Wall, Project Team Leader Farhat Sameja and Infrastructure Engineer Aju Jose. Bringing total headcount to 33, the new recruits are joining CAS at a time of growing demand for its Workpro family of case management software, now available as a SaaS solution. www.workpro.com EMEA ROLES New President and CEO at Toshiba Electronics Europe Toshiba Electronics Europe has promoted Peter Lieberwirth, previously Vice President Marketing & Operations Division, to the position of President and CEO. He takes over from Tomoaki Kumagai, who has been promoted to the global role of Corporate Vice President, General Executive, Global Strategy & Business Development, Japan. In his new role, Lieberwirth, who joined Toshiba in 1992, will lead the development and execution of Toshiba’s strategy for its electronic components business in Europe. Armin Derpmanns will take over the position of Vice President Marketing & Operations Division after acting as General Manager, Semiconductor Marketing for the past five years. Derpmanns has held several senior roles since starting at Toshiba in 1989. www.toshiba.semicon-storage.com Vindevogel to head Panasonic Europe’s mobile solutions business Panasonic Connect Europe has promoted Steven Vindevogel from Deputy to Head of Mobile Solutions Business Division Europe, following his predecessor Daichi Kato’s appointment as Managing Director of the Panasonic Avionics Business Unit in Japan. During his tenure as Deputy, Vindevogel spearheaded the development of TOUGHBOOK end-to-end solutions, a portfolio of managed services offering tailored, lifelong support for customers’ rugged mobile computing investments, from bespoke application development to predictive maintenance and servicing. As Head of Mobile Solutions Business Division Europe, he aims to accelerate the development of wrap-around services that enable customers to take advantage of new technologies, such as private 5G networks, while also encouraging the circular economy through initiatives like TOUGHBOOK Revive, a not-for-profit circular initiative encouraging customers to donate retired devices to be recycled or reused by smaller organisations and charities. https://eu.connect.panasonic.com/ gb/en/product-groups/toughbookhomepage Rubrik appoints EMEA Field CISO Rubrik has hired Richard Cassidy as EMEA Field CISO to develop the Zero Trust Data Security Company’s EMEA strategy. The Forbes Technology Council member joins Rubrik from Securonix, where he was VP of Global Technology. Commenting on his new role, Cassidy said: “Running breach and threat hunting investigations in the UK & Europe has set me up well for a CISO position, where I’ve been involved with organisations across industry verticals such as finance, military, central government and automotive. I’m passionate about demystifying the complexities of cyber security and how this translates into building viable security ecosystems that stand the test of time.” Rubrik Security Cloud, powered by machine learning, secures data across enterprise, cloud and SaaS applications, improving customers’ resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders and operational disruptions. www.rubrik.com PlainID strengthens presence in EMEA Authorisation as a service company PlainID is expanding its presence in EMEA with the appointment of Stuart Hodkinson as VP for EMEA. Hodkinson previously served in sales and leadership positions at Courion, Sun Microsystems, Transmit Security, Arkose Labs and ForgeRock, where he was instrumental in building ForgeRock’s brand and revenue growth leading to a successful IPO. He will help PlainID expand its footprint in the region by building out the sales team and coordinating business development efforts with partner and marketing teams. Tom Ammirati, Chief Revenue Officer at PlainID, said: “This appointment represents a significant milestone in PlainID’s journey as the market leader in authorisation. Stuart is a well known and highly respected executive leader in the Identity and Security industries across Europe. His appointment demonstrates PlainID’s commitment to serving our customers and partners across Europe.” Andy Evans to lead TD SYNNEX Maverick in Europe TD SYNNEX Maverick, a specialist business of TD SYNNEX, has promoted Andy Evans to the position of Vice President, Maverick, Europe, just months after he joined the professional audio-visual, collaboration and digital signage distributor. With more than 30 years’ experience within the AV/IT industry, Evans previously held commercial director roles at integration businesses Electrosonic and Kinly and senior positions at Viju and Cisco. In his new role, Evans will lead Maverick’s European growth strategy, with a focus on deepening its specialist capabilities, reinforcing vendor relationships and empowering the Maverick team to deliver best-in-class smart signage and collaboration offerings to partners across Europe. Hugo Graça, Senior Vice President, Specialized Solutions, Europe at TD SYNNEX, said: “Andy has made a huge impact on our business in the past few months thanks to his knowledge of collaboration technology, the channel and our industry verticals. He is a natural fit to lead the Maverick team to its next level of high performance and business success.” www.tdmaverick.eu Splunk move for Turbitt Alexandra Turbitt has joined Splunk as General Vice President (GVP) of its EMEA Partner Organisation. Previously leader of Dell Technologies’ EMEA Global Alliances team, Turbitt has more than 19 years’ experience at Dell, EMC and Fujitsu Siemens. In her new role, she will drive Splunk’s sales and partner strategy in EMEA and help organisations across the region take advantage of the company’s unified security and observability solutions. Mark Barry joins HubSpot HubSpot, the customer relationship management (CRM) platform for scaling companies, has appointed Mark Barry as Vice President of Sales and Managing Director for EMEA. He joins HubSpot after seven years at Stripe. Christian Kinnear, Chief Sales Officer (CSO) at HubSpot, said: “With approximately 15,000 HubSpot paying customers in the UK alone, there is no doubt that EMEA is a region experiencing rapid expansion. It’s for this reason that we’re committed to supercharging our regional team with Mark’s appointment.” www.hubspot.com
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