News in the Channel - issue #9

ON THE MOVE

Sharp Europe appoints new president

Sharp Europe has appointed Joe (Yoichi) Tomota to the position of president to lead its business, which includes its established Document Solutions portfolio, expanding IT services division, Energy Solutions business and Sharp NEC Display Solutions in Europe. Joe has extensive international experience with nearly 30 years of expertise in industrial design, innovative technology development, manufacturing and sales. His career at Sharp has included 10 years at overseas subsidiaries and roles that championed innovation in MFP controls, large display formats and substantial time as part of the business planning function at Sharp Corporation. His most recent role was as vice president at Sharp Europe. He lives in the UK and is based at Sharp’s European headquarters. “These are exciting times at Sharp Europe as we evolve our business to meet the changing needs of businesses and society,” said Joe. “I am passionate about how

innovation and technology can constantly provide new value to businesses and I’m looking forward to bringing new products and services to market that will achieve this. “But our business is now equally as focused on services. We first established our own pan-European IT Service Centre in Warsaw in 2021, which is run by Sharp employees who provide customers with up to 24/7 multi- language helpdesk support for IT Services. We have made key acquisitions in recent years further developing our IT services business across the UK and Switzerland and have launched IT services divisions in the Netherlands and Belgium this year. A priority of mine is to continue to extend and expand this in existing and new European markets. “Alongside accelerating innovation, we need to do what we can to protect the environment and ensuring Sharp Europe takes responsibility for this is another of my key priorities.”

Joe (Yoichi) Tomota president Sharp Europe

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Brother UK strengthens leadership team

Brother UK has further strengthened its leadership team with two senior promotions to support the firm’s strategic growth plans. Stuart Maclean and Mike Anderson have been appointed new roles, both reporting directly to managing director, Phil Jones. Stuart has been promoted to chief financial officer from his former role as head of finance and corporate planning. In the new position, Stuart will be responsible for overseeing the business’ financial activities including auditing, strategy and delivering profitability across the firm’s categories. He will also continue his role as head of European finance shared services,

leading a team of 33 across 13 countries, including the UK. Mike has become chief marketing officer after eight years as head of marketing at Brother UK. He will have full responsibility for the business’ marketing operations, developing strategies to drive Brother UK’s growth and will oversee a team of 25. Mike’s new role follows the retirement of sales and marketing director Andy Forsyth. “As the print sector rapidly evolves, we’re more determined than ever to grow and add value to our internal team to better serve our partners and end users,” said Phil.

Stuart Maclean

Mike Anderson

Andy Evans promoted to lead TD SYNNEX Maverick Europe

TD SYNNEX Maverick, a specialist business of TD SYNNEX, has promoted Andy Evans to the position of vice president, Maverick, Europe. Andy will now lead the overall growth strategy for Maverick in Europe, with a focus on deepening the distributor’s specialist capabilities, reinforcing vendor relationships and empowering the Maverick team to deliver best-in-class smart signage and collaboration offerings to partners across Europe. Andy previously served in commercial director roles at integration businesses

including market leaders Electrosonic and Kinly, and held senior positions at Viju and Cisco. “Since joining the company earlier this year, I have learnt first-hand about the immense power, knowledge and experience of our team and the continued potential for growth in our business,” Andy said. “In my new role, I am looking forward to enabling the whole Maverick team to realise the many opportunities in front of us in the smart signage and collaboration space.”

Andy Evans

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