News in the Channel - issue #42

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Westcon-Comstor appoints UKI sales leader

Westcon-Comstor has appointed Olya Scekaturova as vice president of regional sales for the UK and Ireland (UKI). Olya joins Westcon-Comstor from digital infrastructure provider Black Box where she served as vice president, UKI and Europe. She brings more than 15 years of experience in sales and technology services leadership, with a strong track record of driving revenue growth, leading large-scale transformation programmes and building high-performing teams.

partner and vendor engagement and driving consistent execution. She will lead a newly integrated UKI sales operation that unifies the distributor’s Westcon and Comstor teams in a single structure, in line with its reshaped European go-to-market strategy. Olya will be supported by a team that includes John Nolan, who becomes senior director, vendor sales, having previously led the Westcon business in UKI. “I’m excited to join Westcon-Comstor at such an important point in its journey,” said Olya. “My priority is to ensure we support partners in capturing high-margin, repeatable and lifecycle-led opportunities while enabling vendors to accelerate their channel-led growth, harnessing emerging technologies and simultaneously retaining the focus on human relationships that are central to success in the channel.” n

Olya Scekaturova Vice president, regional sales UKI

A certified change management practitioner, Olya has won several

channel industry awards and volunteers as a STEM Ambassador, bringing real-life science, technology, engineering and mathematics experiences into schools to inspire young people. At Westcon-Comstor, Olya will be responsible for accelerating growth across the UK and Ireland, strengthening

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Sharp Europe appoints new European president

Sharp Europe has appointed Paul Yokoyama as European president. Paul will be responsible for the growth and development of Sharp’s European business, focusing on its Document Solutions business, expanding its new unified IT Services business and fully integrating its broad Display portfolio. Paul replaces Joe Tomota, who will now take on a new role as global head of Sharp’s Smart Business Solutions. With extensive global experience spanning two decades at Sharp, Paul has worked in Europe and held senior leadership positions in Japan, where he oversaw business strategy and growth for the Middle East, Africa, Oceania and Asia. In his previous roles, Paul also focused primarily on streamlining business operations, business planning

and profitability. “This is an exciting time for Sharp as we continue to build an ecosystem that brings together a range of capabilities across products and services to help our customers navigate technological change,” said Paul. “We are committed to connecting people and technology, delivering tailored solutions, best-in-class customer service and security for all customers. “My priority is to build on our strong foundation to drive sustainable and profitable growth across our European B2B business. I am confident we have a strong team capable of supporting and continuing our business transformation across Europe. Through collaboration, innovation, and building our capabilities together, we can deliver even greater value to our customers.” n

Paul Yokoyama European president

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