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ManageEngine appoints Shankar Haridas as UK country head
ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, has appointed Shankar Haridas as country head for the UK. Shankar has been with ManageEngine for 15 years, beginning as an executive sales professional. “We are thrilled to be appointing Shankar to country head for the UK, marking our ongoing investment into this important region,” said Rajesh Ganesan, president of ManageEngine. “The UK carries considerable weight for ManageEngine, and we believe there is a growing appetite for the integrated enterprise IT solutions we can offer.” The UK market is the second largest for ManageEngine. Shankar will be responsible for managing the existing customer base as well as growing market share for the global enterprise IT specialist. “Shankar will be responsible for maintaining
and strengthening the relationships we have with existing customers and partners as well as developing effective strategies and capitalising on new business opportunities,” said Arun Kumar, ManageEngine’s regional director for the UK. “His knowledge and experience will be a great asset in building on the existing momentum we have in the UK.” This news follows the opening of two ISO/IEC 27001-certified data centre facilities in London and Manchester, reiterating ManageEngine’s commitment to the UK market. “I am looking forward to developing the market and building relationships with our local customers and partners,” said Shankar. “We know that the UK is an advanced market when it comes to cloud adoption, and our broad product suite offers an integrated, holistic approach that can optimise IT requirements to assist operations.”
Shankar Haridas country head for the UK
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TD SYNNEX UK&I appoints new director of services
TD SYNNEX UK and Ireland has appointed Sophia Haywood-Atkinson as business unit director, services. Her appointment underlines the continued focus and investment TD SYNNEX is making to ensure partners can capitalise on the potential to grow their services business. TD SYNNEX offers a wide range of services that partners can offer to their customers on a partnership or white-label basis. They range from pre-shipment installation and testing to software, maintenance and support services, through to the company’s Tech-as-a-Service and Trade-in offerings. In her new post, Haywood-Atkinson will be responsible for development and growth of these offerings and all other aspects of TD SYNNEX’s services business. “Services are an important element of every partner’s business today and this is an area in which there is significant potential for growth,” said James Reed, director, Endpoint Solutions, UK and Ireland, TD SYNNEX. “We are placing increased focus and making strong investments in developing our services capability and, with the experience she brings of working at both distributor and vendor level, Sophia brings a fresh perspective and insight to this key role.”
Sophia re-joins TD SYNNEX after an 18-month spell working at a vendor company. Prior to that she was head of Tech-as-a-Service B2C and trade-in services UK&I at TD SYNNEX. In her new role she will be responsible for the management of the services team and the further development and growth of the TD SYNNEX services portfolio. “TD SYNNEX UK&I has a wonderful services proposition that addresses every stage of the technology lifecycle and with the strong emphasis on sustainability in the market today, that’s going to become even more important and relevant for our partners,” said Sophia. “With Tech-as-a-Service, Trade-in and all the other services we offer, we have a great opportunity to help partners extend their own value and make technology solutions more accessible, sustainable and affordable for their customers.” Sophia is the latest female director- level appointment at TD SYNNEX, which is strongly pursuing its diversity, equity and inclusion agenda. “I’m grateful to be coming to an organisation that takes such a positive approach to encouraging and elevating women and giving all its co-workers every opportunity to learn, develop and grow, to be themselves and to be the best they can be,” she said.
Sophia Haywood- Atkinson business unit director, services
uk.tdsynnex.com
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