ON THE MOVE
New head of IT Services at Konica Minolta
companies in existence, demonstrating a firm understanding of the challenges and opportunities for both large scale providers and the customers that rely upon them.” Russell added: “As the move towards cloud services and SaaS increases in volume and pace, businesses and public organisations are looking for partners that can help them make the transition and free them to focus on their core competencies. Konica Minolta is ideally placed as such a partner with the right technology partners and service offerings. My role is to strategically build further success, to nurture Konica Minolta’s winning formula and continue delivering the service and value our customers need and deserve.”
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has appointed Russell Palmer as its new head of IT Services. Russell will oversee the company’s continued growth and ongoing development as a provider of comprehensive IT solutions. Russell joins Konica Minolta with a highly impressive history of building sales teams, culture, and performance for B2B SaaS companies around the world, with prominent roles at organisations such as Microsoft and IBM. “Russell is exactly the professional we have been looking for to head up our IT Services offering,” said Mark Ash, chief revenue officer at Konica Minolta. “He has a proven track record of working both within start-ups and some of the largest tech
Russell Palmer
konicaminolta.co.uk
Transport specialist joins Brother UK
Business technology solutions provider Brother UK has bolstered its support for customers in transport and logistics with the appointment of a new sector specialist. Gary Morris joins in the new post of senior end user client manager for transport and logistics. He brings more than 30 years of business development experience in the sector to the role, working previously for major operators including TNT and DHL among others. Gary will work alongside Brother’s reseller and ISV partners to help businesses create efficiencies in their operations by using label printing as part of Auto-ID systems. “The UK has more than 18 million sq. ft. of speculative warehouse space under construction. Gary’s wealth of experience and contacts
throughout the industry will help us to effectively support the technology requirements of the fast- growing transport and logistics sector,” said Ged Cairns, head of auto ID business unit at Brother UK. “He will develop on our unique position of being the only provider of mobile, desktop and industrial labelling machines alongside leading inkjet and laser devices, making us a one-stop-shop for warehouses’ printing needs.” Gary added: “Transport and logistics businesses are experiencing high demand while also facing strong headwinds in the form of staff shortages and higher operational costs. The effective use of Auto- ID and label printing technology enables operators to maximise productivity while minimising error, helping them overcome challenges and go after more opportunities.”
Gary Morris
brother.co.uk
Exclusive Networks appoints new UK & Ireland MD
Digital infrastructure cybersecurity specialist Exclusive Networks has appointed Paul Eccleston as managing director of its UK & Ireland business to lead the company through its next phase of growth. Paul takes up the role following the retirement of Graham Jones. wPaul has a proven track record in building and scaling successful channel organisations, driving innovation and accelerating growth, especially around cybersecurity, enterprise software, SaaS and cloud technologies. He has held executive leadership roles at Computacenter, SCC and TechData. He founded Nuvias in 2015, scaling it to a multi-hundred million dollar business across EMEA in just five years. He
joins from cloud security company Zscaler, where he served as VP International Channels & Alliances. “The appointment of someone of Paul’s calibre is a true testament to the power of the Exclusive brand and a real statement of intent as we continue to execute our successful growth strategy,” said Jesper Trolle, chief executive officer at Exclusive Networks. Paul added: “This is a tremendous opportunity to help further scale a highly successful business and I’m delighted to be joining the Exclusive family. I’m really looking forward to working with the team to maximise growth opportunities, evolve our ecosystem, deliver service excellence, and create value for our vendors and partners.”
Paul Eccleston
exclusive-networks.com
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