News in the Channel - issue #36

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Kyocera Document Solutions UK Group names new MD

Pax8 has appointed Avery Moon as its new chief technology officer. Avery will be responsible for accelerating the transformation of the company’s product-led vision into reality by defining and executing the company’s engineering vision and strategy. Moon will report to Pax8’s CEO, Scott Chasin. Prior to joining Pax8, Avery held senior engineering and science leadership roles that scaled companies from product-market fit through IPO or acquisition four times, grew revenue to over $1 billion twice, and built products now used by more than one billion customers. His experience spans prominent technology startups – including LinkedIn, Wealthfront, and Climate – as well as Fortune Global 500 companies such as Indeed and Bayer. “Pax8’s vision for where the industry is headed, and a corresponding strategy to deliver scalable managed intelligence, inspires and energises me,” said Avery. “We are now at the productivity inflection point for AI, where intelligence is shifting from being embedded in tools to being delivered through autonomous, outcome-driven systems. I’m thrilled to join Pax8 to continue the momentum and technical prowess built over the last decade to deliver the most effective and efficient infrastructure to empower SMBs and managed intelligence providers.” n Pax8 names new CTO

Kyocera Document Solutions UK Group has appointed Andrew Smith as managing director and general manager. With expertise across print, ICT and cybersecurity, Andrew, who was previously Kyocera’s chief information and strategy officer, brings a unique blend of technical and commercial acumen with a profound understanding of Kyocera’s heritage. Over several years, he has transformed the company’s managed service offering and was instrumental in the incubation of Kyocera Cyber from 2023 to its launch in 2025. “It is a privilege to lead Kyocera into this next chapter,” said Andrew. “My focus is on ensuring our managed services remain rooted in genuine customer value, delivered in close collaboration with our talented team and channel partners.” In addition, Steve Doust has been named group sales director (direct sales), while Suki Purewal takes on the role of group service and operations director. Steve will lead a revitalised strategy focused on managed print services, production print and Kyocera’s Business

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Solutions (IT and Cyber) portfolio. Suki has been with Kyocera for

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more than 25 years and sees his remit expanded to include service and project management. In addition, Yuji Doura will continue to serve within Kyocera Document Solutions UK, in a new position as business transformation director. n

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