PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Cohesity appoints director of channel development
Jeremy Keefe appointed CEO of Kubus
Kubus has appointed Jeremy Keefe as chief executive officer. Jeremy is bringing his extensive skill set to focus on Kubus' aim of being a flexible, ambitious and trusted expert partner for IT infrastructure provision. Jeremy has more than 25 years of experience working in the UK IT channel at technology leaders such as Computacenter, Citrix and most recently Uniphore. His expertise spans several business-critical areas for Kubus’ future, including unified communications, telecoms, contact centre, software, professional and managed services, and cloud-based solutions such as SaaS, UCaaS and CCaaS. "Following on from last year’s significant investment from BGF, I am joining Kubus at a pivotal moment in the company's journey,” said Jeremy. “At a time when the IT channel is continuing to go through systemic changes, Kubus has continued to build a strong and solid reputation. Built on technical expertise, agility and a strong commitment to its clients, that reputation is well deserved. I am looking forward to working with the talented team to drive sales, fully leverage the benefits of recent investments, and build on the company's core strengths to become a global IT infrastructure and managed services partner." Executive chairman at Kubus Group Ltd, Paul Brennan, said: “Jeremy joining us for the next stage of Kubus’ evolution is focal to our success. Aligning Jeremy’s cross-continent industry experience with our global coordination capabilities, innovative services, and highly accredited partner technology solutions, I am even more confident of our successful expansion." n
Cohesity has appointed Harvey Smith as director of channel development, UK, Ireland and Benelux. Harvey will lead the company’s channel strategy, driving growth across those markets, through integration and engagement via the new Cohesity Aspire Partner Programme, launched in August. Harvey brings a proven track record of delivering data security and AI driven transformation partner initiatives at scale, having successfully implemented extensive eco-system programmes for DocuSign, Hitachi Data Systems, VMWare, and Tableau (acquired by Salesforce). “[Harvey] Smith’s appointment marks an exciting next step in our partner strategy for the UK, Ireland, and Benelux.” said Stéphane Arnaudo, senior director of channel sales, Europe, at Cohesity. “His track record of leading transformative, large-scale partner and alliance programmes across the region is going to be instrumental in helping our partners deliver more innovative, impactful data security solutions with increased compliance and business insight capabilities.” Harvey added: “The channel has evolved. Customers aren’t just buying products anymore, they’re buying outcomes. The best relationships are built upon listening to and supporting partners, aligning on where customers have a need, and working together to address it. My focus is on building an even stronger, more connected channel across the UK, Ireland and Benelux, and making sure our partners have everything they need to lead that conversation. As AI adoption and data storage continues to grow, the ability to offer secure, AI powered data management will become increasingly integral to Cohesity’s, and our partners’, offerings.” n
Harvey Smith director of channel development, UK, Ireland and Benelux
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Jeremy Keefe chief executive officer
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