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Exertis has announced the pro- motion of Richard Hinds to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Paul Bryan, Exertis UK & I, Managing Director. Hinds will have responsibility for the fi- nance, purchasing, IT, logistics and customer services func- tions.


Hinds was previously


Group Finance director for Ex- ertis UK & I.


“Richard has created an ex- cellent finance function in the last three years and I am con- fident that he can replicate his achievements in the added ar- eas of responsibilities that he now has taken on in this new role. As we continue to grow our business, Richard and his experienced team of direct re- ports will ensure we deliver a consistently high level of ser- vice to our customers whenever


they engage with Exertis,” said Bryan.


Hinds joined Exertis in 2015 from Flogas, an energy com- pany which is part of the DCC group, where he spent three years as the Finance Direc- tor. Prior to that, he worked at Speedy Hire in a variety of senior finance and operational roles, having previously spent four years serving in the Army. “I am delighted to be taking on this challenging role in what is an exciting time for Exertis as we continue to grow our busi- ness both organically and by acquisition. The UK and Ire- land businesses are in great shape and I am fortunate to be inheriting a highly capable team that has many years’ ex- perience in their respective roles,” said Hinds. Mark Kahr, Exertis UK Purchas- ing


Director; Sion Wineyard,


Exertis UK Operations Director; Nigel Arkwright, UK IT Director and Meurig Evans, Exertis UK & I Finance Director will all report to Hinds. Kahr will also have an expanded global brief in addition to his UK role.


Richard Hinds has been appoint- ed to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, report- ing to Paul Bryan, Exertis UK & I, Managing Director. Hinds will have responsibility for the fi- nance, purchasing, IT, logistics and customer services functions.


Exertis has announced some further or- ganisational changes to its European, UK and Ireland operations which posi- tion the companies to take advantage of opportunities to grow their business now and in the future. Paul Bryan, Exertis UK, Managing Di- rector will take on the added respon- sibility of the Irish business, supported by Rod McCarthy who becomes Head of Ireland following John Dunne’s pro- motion to the new position of Chief Commercial Officer, North America and Gerry O’Keeffe’s move to an interna- tional role responsible for expanding Exertis’ presence in existing and new territories, replicating the success already achieved in his previous posi- tion as Managing Director for the UK, Ireland and Middle East. McCarthy will report to Bryan with Dunne reporting to O’Keeffe. Both Bryan and O’Keeffe re- port to Tim Griffin, DCC Technology and Exertis Group Managing Director.


“These changes to our organisation reflect our evolving business and our strategic ambitions to expand geo- graphically, leverage our capabilities across our territories and ensure we serve more customers with the prod- ucts, solutions and services that enable them to grow. I am confident that with the depth of experience and talent of our leadership team, we are in a great position to continue our suc- cessful transition into a service led, value-added distributor that provides specialist expertise and support for customers across a diverse range of technologies,” said Griffin. The European and ME country Man- aging Directors and the CEOs of Jam Industries and Stampede (N. America, Latin America, Asia Pacific) will also report to O’Keeffe along with the EMEA category heads for Pro AV Solutions and Consumer Solutions.


Philips Professional Display Solutions has appointed a new UK and Benelux Marketing Manager, Vicky Fox, and a UK Hospitality Sales Manag- er, Daniel Everett, to support the continued expansion of the business. The two new re- cruits follow hot on the heels of the appointment of Senior Key Account Manager, Ellie East, who joined the growing line-up in May this year. Vicky Fox joins Philips Profes- sional Display Solutions fol- lowing twenty years working as an Account Director in a number of marketing agen- cies. Vicky has planned and implemented hard-hitting in- tegrated campaigns across a wide spectrum of industries – including for AV, corporate, education, hospitality, public sector and travel clients – and brings a detailed knowledge to the team that spans the full marketing mix.


“My experience in marketing across such a wide range of sectors allows me to focus strongly on the target au- dience and specific market needs, perfectly matching Philips Professional Display Solutions future requirements


as the company continues to grow its share in key verticals,” said Vicky. Daniel Everett comes to Philips Professional Display Solutions from systems integrator, Quad- riga. With an enviable career in both AV and the hospitality sec- tor, Daniel will focus on nurtur- ing new business within those key verticals.Having also worked with Crave, deploying Cloud- based Android OS solutions, Daniel has a first-hand knowl- edge of the systems that are required in order to provide the full Philips Professional Display Solutions offering, including the company’s innovative content management platform, CMND. Commenting on the appoint- ments, Martin Ware, EMEA Business Management Director Philips PDS, said: “Providing a full solution with truly outstand- ing service is at the heart of our offering at Philips Professional Display Solutions and our people are the key resource very much at the centre of all our activity. We are a forward-looking business that seeks to continually improve its offering, so I’m delighted to welcome Daniel and Vicky to our growing team.”


sales organization. These invest- ments demonstrate that consul- tants and integrators can depend on us for the solutions and tech- nical support needed for success with all of their projects." Kellermann is the third member to join Biamp's European team as part of the company's ongo- ing investment in the region. With more than 20 years of ex-


perience in professional AV, she will help serve the grow- ing market in her new role as Regional Manager. Fluent in several languages, including Croatian, Italian, Danish, and English, she served as the EMEA Manager and Sales Di- rector for several global com- panies prior to joining Biamp.


Sandra Kellermann is the third member to join Biamp's European team as part of the company's ongoing investment in the region.


StarLeaf has appointed leading technology marketer Shallu Be- har-Sheehan, to serve as its Chief Marketing


Officer.


New to Philips Professional Display Solutions UK, Vicky Fox, Benelux Marketing Manager, and UK Hospitality Sales Manager, Daniel Everett.


Biamp has hired Sandra Kell- ermann to support its sales channel throughout Eastern Europe and the Nordic coun- tries. Kellermann will assume the role of Regional Manager responsible for driving sales of Biamp products within the region while providing chan- nel partners and customers with system design assis- tance, technical support, and a regional understanding of how best to address the needs


of the European market. "Biamp is committed to grow- ing its sales within Europe and is expanding its sales and sup- port organization to achieve that goal," said Stephen Patterson, Sales Development Director, Eu- rope and Africa, at Biamp. "The addition of Sandra to the team strengthens Biamp support in Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries and is the latest move in a long-term plan to signifi- cantly expand Biamp's European


Shallu will


lead the global marketing organ- isation to further accelerate cus- tomer adoption and elevate brand awareness. She joins StarLeaf as the company continues to experi- ence strong revenue growth and increased demand for its solu- tions globally. With many accolades to her name,


Behar-Sheehan is ac-


knowledged as one of the Top 100 Most Influential B2B Tech- nology Marketers in Europe. For StarLeaf, Behar-Sheehan brings international marketing leader- ship and expertise from previ- ous executive roles with major brands, including Cisco and F5 Networks. She is also known for


significantly raising the brand profile of technology organi- sations in highly competitive environments and delivering significant marketing influ- enced revenue growth on a global basis.


Behar-Sheehan brings in- valuable experience to the StarLeaf leadership team as the company goes head-to- head with some of the biggest brands in the meeting solu- tions and video conferencing space.


“This is a strategic appoint- ment for StarLeaf and signals the next phase in our evolu- tion as a global business com- munications provider,” said Mark Loney, CEO of StarLeaf.


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