01732 759725 42 Blue Touch Paper cooking up a storm .... Belén Satorre S-RM Ben Crompton Doro Simon Watson Kinly First Global Head of Innovation for Kinly AV solutions and services provider Kinly has made Simon Watson its first Global Head of Innovation with responsibility for driving strategic initiatives and overseeing the lifecycle management of AV and UC products, solutions and services globally. Previously Cloud & Video Services Lead for the UK and Ireland, Watson joined Kinly as an Integration Engineer in 2007. In his new role, he will report directly to Stuart Davidson, Operations Director for the UK & Ireland. https://www.kinly.com/ .... S-RM strengthens human rights practice Global intelligence and cyber security consultancy S-RM has appointed Belén Satorre as an Associate Director in its expanding ESG division. In her new role, Satorre will help to develop the division’s dedicated human rights practice, with a focus on providing strategic and practical support for clients as they navigate and implement human rights legislation, regulation and best practice. Satorre joins S-RM from Positive Luxury, a sustainability consultancy focused on the luxury sector, where she worked as a Sustainability Client Services Director, advising clients on ESG reporting frameworks and risk mitigation across their value chains. www.s-rminform.com .... Doro’s Crompton promoted to MD UK & Ireland Doro, a leading provider of technology products for seniors, has promoted Senior Channel Sales Account Manager Ben Crompton to the position of Managing Director, UK and Ireland, after appointing his predecessor Peter Marsden to head People up the company’s new Direct to Consumer division. Following last year’s launch of the Doro Watch and Doro Tablet and the imminent launch of Doro HearingBuds, Crompton will work with suppliers, partners and stakeholders to extend Doro’s market leadership in mobile phones for seniors into other technology areas. Jörgen Nilsson, Doro President & CEO, said: “Ben’s commitment to innovating Doro’s senior product offering makes him the perfect fit for the role. His industry expertise and knowledge of the senior market will be invaluable in aiding Doro on its journey to expand in the UK and Ireland.” www.doro.com .... Collaboration specialist joins Blue Touch Paper Blue Touch Paper, a management consultancy helping tech companies with strategic planning, business transformation and go-to-market programmes, has capped a successful first year with the recruitment of collaboration specialist Lucy Baum as a Crazy Collaborator. Baum, who previously held a variety of roles at BlueJeans by Verizon and ScanSource Europe, has been brought on-board to help Blue Touch Paper’s vendor partner community develop go-to-market strategies and messaging for smart workplace technology. Jon Sidwick, Chief Story Teller at Blue Touch Paper, said: “Lucy’s extensive experience in collaboration has led her to see the channel from many different angles, making her an invaluable addition to the team as we continue to drive innovation, expand our market presence and strengthen our global partnerships.” www.bluetouchpaper.tech IGEL strengthens sales organisation with ex-Citrix hires IGEL, provider of a managed endpoint operating system for secured access to any digital workspace, has strengthened its sales leadership organisation with the recruitment of two former Citrix sales executives, each with decades of experience in end user computing and enterprise software. Mads Skalbo, previously Senior Director, Citrix Service Providers, EMEA, has joined the company as Vice President of Global MSP Business, while Eric Kline, previously Citrix’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for EMEA, has taken on the Vice President of Channel Sales, EMEA role. IGEL CEO Klaus Oestermann said: “Mads and Eric each have unique and proven skills that will continue to amplify our market penetration across key regions in Europe and within the high-growth MSP market category. Their proven track records and expansive contacts will be exceptionally valuable as we accelerate adoption of IGEL OS worldwide.” Skalbo added: “MSPs are quickly realising the value of IGEL OS as the most effective way to deliver a preventative security approach across their customers’ end user computing enterprises, protecting endpoints regardless of where employees are working with an inherently secure, tamper-proof operating platform that reduces organisations’ attack surface.” www.igel.com .... XConnect eyes geographic expansion with Business Development hire As part of its strategy to expand into new sectors and geographies, XConnect, a provider of numbering intelligence solutions, has appointed James Williams as VP of Business Development. Previously Director of Programmes at Mobile Ecosystem Forum, Williams will identify opportunities to support voice, messaging and identity & verification (ID&V) players with XConnect’s trusted data sets and solutions. XConnect, a wholly owned subsidiary of Somos Inc, delivers telephone number intelligence consolidated from hundreds of global datasets to leading telecommunication service providers to help them solve routing, validation and fraud prevention challenges in real time. Its Number Information Services also support the deployment and evolution of next-generation communications such as VoLTE and RCS. https://www.xconnect.net/ PEOPLE Pax8 appoints Director of Strategy for EMEA Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace, has appointed Alvaro Robles as its new Director of Strategy for EMEA, with responsibility for leading the company’s strategic initiatives across the region. Previously Global Sales Operations Director at CloudBlue, Robles has more than 20 years’ experience in sales and operations positions, including 13 years at Tech Data (now TD SYNNEX) where he played a key role in the distributor’s Microsoft Cloud programmes. Harald Nuij, CEO of Pax8 EMEA, said: “Alvaro’s wealth of experience and his expertise in sales strategy and business impact aligns seamlessly with our vision for the future of cloud commerce and makes him an excellent addition to the team. We are confident that Alvaro will play a key role in driving our expansion and contributing to the success of our partners.” www.pax8.com James Williams
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