01732 759725 PEOPLE People SPARK TSL appoints new Sales Director as part of SPARK Fusion push SPARK TSL has recruited David Hawkins as Sales Director to boost take-up by the NHS of the company’s SPARK Fusion infotainment solution. Bringing together state-of-the-art touchscreen technology and a dynamic digital platform, SPARK Fusion provides communication, entertainment and information services to patients, as well as useful apps, such as a nurse call system and food ordering app. In addition, integration with core IT systems using HL7 messaging enables productivity-enhancing apps for medics and staff. SPARK TSL, which provides wi-fi to retail outlets, transport and conference venues, has developed a specialisation in healthcare since it started working with a large London Trust in 2005. After becoming part of the Volaris Group in 2020, followed by legacy bedside unit provider Hospedia in 2021, SPARK has been encouraging trusts and health boards to move away from the unpopular patient-pays model for communication and entertainment to SPARK Fusion instead. … BCN appoints Chief People Officer to attract new talent Managed service provider and digital transformation specialist BCN has appointed Victoria Jackson as Chief People Officer to oversee the human resources function and ensure BCN’s working environment and leadership strategies help BCN attract new talent and nurture existing employees. BCN has experienced rapid growth in the past three years through the acquisitions of Cloud2, Reach Consult, Evo-soft and NewCMI and now has more than 400 employees across offices in Manchester, Leeds, Reading and Belfast. Victoria Jackson has 20 years’ HR experience in a range of organisations, from boutique independents to FTSE100 businesses, and is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and a trustee and board member of Octagon Theatre Bolton. https://bcn.co.uk/ … Jamie Ford recruited to grow Proact IT in UK Tech veteran Jamie Ford has joined Proact IT Group AB as Business Unit Director UK to help drive the company’s expansion in the UK and oversee the strategic development of its customer offering. Previously Managing Director of cloud, connectivity, security and workplace services provider Claranet UK, Managing Director of BT Business Solutions and CEO of Plusnet, Ford will bring his extensive experience to the wider Group as a member of the Group’s management team. Proact is a specialist in data and information management with a strong focus on cloud services and data centre solutions. www.proact.eu … Fiona Hartley welcomed back to Eureka Solutions East Kilbridebased software solutions company Eureka Solutions has appointed Fiona Hartley as Head of Marketing to oversee, develop and coach its communications and marketing team. In the last few months, this has doubled in size with the addition of four new members. Fiona is no stranger to Eureka Solutions, having worked as a Graphic Designer and Marketing Assistant for the Oracle NetSuite, Sage and iplicit partner from 2011-2013. She said: “Knowing how strongly the business believes in its own culture is important to me. There are so many opportunities for growth and for the team to progress internally. That made a huge Alison Hastings to lead Avaya’s European channel business Avaya has appointed Alison Hastings, previously Senior Channel Director for the UK and Ireland, to the new role of European Channel Lead. With responsibility for growing Avaya’s channel partner ecosystem throughout the UK, Europe and Israel, Hastings will report to Cameron Thomson who was recently appointed Group Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), including Turkey and Pakistan. Over the last two years, Avaya has completed a recapitalisation and a strategic reset of its customer value proposition as it seeks to become a leader in Enterprise CX with an extensive cloud communications and services portfolio, including the Avaya Experience Platform. Hastings said: “I am looking forward to working with our channel partners to drive the skill investment and domain expertise needed to create the compelling CX value propositions that our customers demand. As our world moves away from the typical resale model, our partners are finding great opportunity in becoming experts and consultants, offering guidance to large customers as they navigate their innovation journeys.” http://www.avaya.com Macrium’s David Joyce promoted to CEO Macrium, a provider of intuitive backup and recovery solutions for organisations with complex IT and OT environments, has promoted Dave Joyce to the position of CEO. He is taking over from Macrium founder Nick Sills who will focus his efforts on nurturing the technical excellence and developer-led roots on which the company’s success is based. Joyce, who joined the company as COO in 2023, has over 25 years’ experience leading software, payment and fintech businesses, including turnarounds and venture-backed growth stage businesses. He said: “The scale of the opportunity in the backup and disaster recovery industry is huge, largely driven by the ceaseless pressure on businesses to be cyber resilient and keep up with evolving regulations. The new NIS2 directive coming into effect in October is a prime example of how today’s regulations are pushing companies to prioritise cyber resilience.” He added: “We’re also seeing how rapid advancements in technology are reshaping the industry. AI is a great example; it’s an amazing tool for innovation, but it can also be a serious threat to business security if misused. The need for organisations to adapt their thinking from reactive security measures to proactive cyber resilience is crucial, and a solid backup and disaster recovery strategy is the backbone of it.” With its headquarters in Manchester and an office in Denver, Colorado, Macrium has clients worldwide, including Sysmex, General Motors and Disney. www.macrium.com Alison Hastings Cameron Thomson David Hawkins SPARK TSL Dave Joyce Fiona Hartley 38
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