People PEOPLE 01732 759725 40 Exertis appoints AV Sales Director Specialist distributor Exertis has announced the appointment of Hannah Sharma as AV Sales Director with responsibility for cultivating strong relationships with vendors and enhancing Exertis’ strong AV proposition and developing strategies to boost sales and extend market reach. Jamie Brothwell, Managing Director of Exertis Business, said: “I am delighted to welcome Hannah to the Exertis family at such an exciting time in our journey.” Exertis’s AV business, one of five of the distributor’s specialisms, along with Components, Mobile, Print and IT Solutions, has been growing strongly and winning industry recognition. After winning Distributor of the Year and DE&I Initiative of the Year awards at last year’s AV Awards, Exertis picked up awards for Distributor of the Year and Sustainability Initiative of the Year at ISE 2025 in Barcelona. www.exertis.co.uk … Amy Davies promoted to MD of Midland Computers In line with its commitment to internal growth and talent development, IT support services provider Midland Computers has appointed Amy Davies at its new Managing Director. Davies said: “I joined the team back in September 2006, beginning my journey as an Accounts Administrator. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to gain a holistic understanding of the business, as well as participate in training initiatives and complete my AAT Level 4, which has supported my progression – first to Office Manager and then to Finance Director in February 2023. “When I began my career, I never anticipated that I would become MD, but it has been a natural evolution. Many of my responsibilities involve reviewing processes, introducing new systems and solutions, taking care of the team and monitoring spending – all aspects of the business that I’ve been heavily involved with throughout the last two decades.” Established in 1999, Midland Computers provides businesses in Shropshire and the Midlands with a full-service solution for all IT requirements. Its state-of-the-art facilities include an in-house data centre, build and repair centre, retail store and warehouse. www.midlandcomputers.com … New CRO at Six Degrees Six Degrees, a Microsoft Azure MSP with expertise in cloud technology, cybersecurity and agile working technologies, has recruited Jeremy Suddards as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) as the company strategically repositions itself to capitalise on market opportunities presented by the use of cloud technologies to grow, navigate cyber threats and harness the power of data and AI. Suddards previously held growth advisory roles with Stack Digital and Tillon Group, before which he served as Group CEO at Aptitude Software and held several executive and senior sales positions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. https://www.6dg.co.uk/ … Celerity prepares for new growth phase with CFO appointment Celerity, the BGF-backed provider of hybrid cloud and IT managed services, has continued its ongoing leadership transformation with the appointment of Ed Brookes as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). His recruitment follows the promotion of Craig Aston from COO to CEO in September 2024 and the recent appointments of Mike Gowan as Chief Revenue Officer and Graeme Smith as Chief Technology Officer. Celerity has grown strongly since securing a £15 million investment from growth capital investors BGF in 2021, increasing turnover to more than £40 million and headcount to 90 through service diversification, strategic partnerships and complementary acquisitions. Commenting on Brookes’ appointment, Aston said: “It’s great to welcome Ed to the Celerity team at such a crucial moment in our journey. His extensive experience in building scalable financial systems, driving organisational change and supporting M&A activity aligns perfectly with our strategic goals as we continue to expand into new sectors, pursue acquisition opportunities and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.” … Stuart Harvey joins techUK Scale-Up Council Stuart Harvey, CEO of Belfast-based data management company Datactics, has been appointed to the techUK Scale-Up Council to further its commitment to support highgrowth technology businesses and advocate for policies that accelerate innovation. The UK is home to over 34,000 scale-ups that collectively generate £1.4 trillion for the economy and employ 3.2 million people, with key skills in cloud computing, big data, AI and machine learning. Harvey said: “I’m honoured to join techUK’s Scale-Up Council at such a crucial time for the UK’s economic strategy. Scaleups are proving that smart investments in data quality solutions can help businesses and government bodies extract greater value from their information which leads to better public services, improved operational effectiveness and stronger economic outcomes. I look forward to collaborating with industry leaders to create the right conditions for sustainable growth and to champion the role of high-quality data and data readiness in the UK’s digital future.” As a specialist in AI-powered data quality solutions, Datactics itself has developed tools that improve government efficiency, including single citizen view solutions and NHS product matching. … Sophos channel role for Chris Bell Building on its acquisition of Secureworks, cybersecurity company Sophos has named Chris Bell, erstwhile Secureworks Chief Strategy Officer, as its new Senior Vice continued... Jeremy Lewis appointed Chairman of the Board at Vaultree Vaultree, a secure data enablement company specialising in Data-in-Use Encryption that enables businesses to process, share, collaborate and analyse encrypted data without the need for decryption, has made Jeremy Lewis Chairman of the Board to drive governance excellence, foster strategic efficacy and provide advisory expertise to board members as the company pursues an ambitious international growth strategy. Lewis qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG before becoming an investment banker, latterly as a Director of M&A and Equity Capital Markets at Robert Fleming. After that, he joined the board of video game developer Eidos Plc (creator of the Tomb Raider franchise) before serving as CEO for software businesses such as Terraplay Systems AB, Catalis SE and Universe Group Plc. He is currently a Member of the Supervisory Board of CI Games SE, a publicly quoted video games company, and board advisor to a number of machine/deep-learning, cybersecurity and Web3 businesses. In addition, he is one of 300 business mentors to the 31,000 academics and students at Imperial College London, as part of the Imperial Venture Mentoring Service. Commenting on his appointment, Lewis said: “I am delighted to take on this role at such an exciting time for Vaultree whose proprietary Fully Homomorphic Encryption technology and data-in-use encryption solutions address many of the challenges now faced by data custodians and owners, CISOs and privacy and legal teams, globally.” www.vaultree.com Jeremy Lewis Hannah Sharma Exertis Amy Davies Midland Computers Jeremy Suddards Six Degrees Ed Brookes Celerity Stuart Harvey Datactics
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