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Jon Sidwick, Managing Director, Maverick AV Solutions, has left the company the company af- ter 23 years’ service. Sidwick certainly played his part in transforming a local projection supplier on a shabby Reading industrial estate into an AV solutions business with a lot of crossover with IT and a pan-Eu- ropean market in professional AV, smart signage and collabo- ration. Jon's successor will be Joel Chimoindes, the current Vice President of Maverick AV Solution. Joel will continue to manage the European senior management team and 19 spe- cialist country divisions. Sidwick said: “Maverick has been in my DNA for over two decades since I started as Managing Director with just six employees. We have seen a huge deal of change, which has accelerated in recent years with new opportunities arising from the proliferation of VC and smart technologies. The business has never had more exciting prospects and a more brilliant portfolio of vendors, so I feel that now is the right time to pass the baton of leadership to Joel and the team." Sidwick has worked in the AV industry since 1991 when he sold fax machines. rising to as- sume the leadership of the pro- fessional AV division of Sharp Electronics UK. In 1997, he joined Maverick Presentation Products. That business was acquired by Tech Data in 2007 to form a specialist profes- sional AV business retaining the Maverick name In the last 13 years, Sidwick has led the


Technological Innovations Group (TIG), has appointed Nena Dre- her as its new UC Sales Manag- er for the DACH region. Nena will be the go-to technical ex- pert for TIG’s UC team across the DACH region, focussing in particular on the Enterprise product range from Crestron. Her in-depth knowledge of the entire Microsoft ecosystem, and UC/AV sales experience with brands like Cisco, Poly, Citrix, LifeSize and Blue Jeans, serves as a huge benefit to as- sist TIG customers in choosing the best solutions to suit their specific UC needs.


Paolo Visintini, Sales Director of TIG’s Unified Communica- tions division, says: “We are excited to have Nena join our team – she will support our UC specialists and we will call on her wealth of experience, knowledge of the sector and extensive network to offer cus- tomers the best advice, support and service possible as they de- ploy their UC projects. Nena’s expertise will be critical in sup- porting Microsoft deployments and will ensure seamless inte- grations, as she is the perfect person to resolve any complex technical issues that clients may face.” Nena adds: “I’m also really excited to join TIG and I am looking forward to bringing my passion, dedication, experi-


Ingram Micro UK has announced the appointment of Gary Lomas as UK Sales Director. In his remit, Gary has responsibility for sales performance across Ingram Micro UK and Com- ms-care, its UK channel-only services specialist arm, bring- ing strategic guidance to its Sales teams. With three decades of experi- ence in IT, Gary is an experi- enced Sales Professional who is a consistent high achiever. He has a proven track record of developing trust-based, long standing relationships with cus- tomers, vendors and partners at all levels. He previously spent thirteen years at Logicalis UK, and his earlier career included roles at Ultima Business Solu- tions and Computacenter. Gary also has a demonstrable record of building and leading


Sidwick leaves Maverick after 23 years


business through many pivotal moments including


the shift


towards collaboration which brought IT and AV businesses together and was critical to the success of Microsoft Surface Hub and new Logitech meeting solutions.


Joel Chimoindes, VP of Maver- ick AV Solutions added: “Mav- erick is a brilliant business, and this is due in large part to


the team spirit, collaboration culture and focus on innova- tion which Jon has instilled throughout the countries. It has been a pleasure to work alongside [Jon} for the last three years. We have never had such an inspirational vendor line up or such great leadership throughout the business to take his legacy forward.”


Leader Electronics has appointed Neil Coles as its European Re- gional Development Manager. Based in London, he will be working directly with customers and via the Leader network of distribution partners to extend the company's presence across the continent.


"Neil is a popular and high- ly respected member of the broadcast industry with a good knowledge of the creative and commercial aspects as well as the technology on which our customers depend," com- ments Leader Europe Manag- ing Director Koichi Fukagawa. "His areas of responsibility will include promoting the wide range of test and measurement solutions to the existing Leader user base and helping increase our share of the broadcast, dig- ital film and web-TV market." "Accurate, repeatable and cost-efficient


test and mea-


surement are essential in the highly competitive sphere of


Legrand's Shading and Residen- tial Controls business has an- nounced that Charlie Derk, Di- rector of Product Marketing for the company's QMotion brand, is now also leading the product and marketing strategy for Van- tage, Legrand's luxury residen- tial lighting control brand. "The health and wellness cat- egory is experiencing tremen- dous interest across both the residential and commercial markets, and human-centric lighting and shading solutions are playing a key role," said Derk. "Legrand employs some of the brightest product teams in the world, and we are go- ing to leverage the investment that the company has made to reimagine what the next gener- ation of wellness solutions will look like. This will allow our customers to transform the way their end users interact with their homes."


ence and relationships to help grow the UC division. I can’t wait to be able to support TIG’s customers during this exciting time, and to contributing to the TIG story!”


Nena Dreher: TIG’s new UC Sales Manager for the DACH region.


"Charlie has been leading the product and marketing efforts for QMotion since 2018," said Amy Hahne, Vice President and General Manager for Leg- rand's Shading and Residential Controls business. "By bringing


highly focused teams who de- liver against their target and key business objectives. Gary said, “I am absolutely delighted to be joining an in- novative company that is right at the heart of digital transfor- mation across the globe. Our customers and partners have never needed to demonstrate their value and relevance to their customers more than they do now. The impressive Ingram Micro and Comms-care portfo- lio of Products, Solutions and Services, and our talented peo- ple puts us in a really strong position to help us develop and grow business for our existing and future partners.” Gary’s energy, know-how and enthu- siasm make him a great asset to the Ingram Micro Executive Leadership Team in the UK.


content creation, postproduc- tion, storage and distribution," Neil Coles adds. "I am delight-


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Gary Lomas: Ingram’s new UK Sales Director


ed to be joining a company which is clearly living up to its name as a world-leading pro- ducer of


innovative, intuitive


and affordable instrumenta- tion. Leader has already made significant advances in the OB market which we see as an area with considerable growth po- tential both into the 4K UHD domain and, longer term, into 8K Hi-Vision."


Leader Electronics has ap- pointed Neil Coles as its Eu- ropean Regional Development Manager.


Vantage under his purview, we are able to better serve our customers by focusing on a


Neil Coles commenced his ca- reer in 1996 at a London post- production house, progressing through various roles including account management at West 1 Television and postproduction management for travel docu- mentaries. His development path included senior positions at NEP Group and Bexel Global Broadcast Solutions. He also established his own company specialising in the provision of high-grade broadcast produc- tion facilities and system inte- gration services.


on lighting control and auto- mated shading


products. He


was instrumental in develop- ing the HomeWorks platform for Lutron Electronics in the late '90s and went on to bring wireless control and integrated shading to the family.


In 2006, Derk joined the Doherty Design Group, where he collaborated with end us- ers, architects, designers, and builders to design easy-to-use yet sophisticated lighting con- trol and shading systems. Most recently, he helped build the shading product portfolio Crestron Electronics.


for


Charlie Derk, Director of Prod- uct Marketing for the company's QMotion brand, is now also lead- ing the product and marketing strategy for Vantage, Legrand's luxury residential lighting control brand.


complete residential lighting control solution that incorpo- rates both natural and artificial sources."


Derk has 22 years of experi- ence in the luxury residential market, focusing exclusively


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"Combining our luxury lighting and shading brands under one marketing strategy enables us to bring a truly unique expe- rience to our customers and, ultimately, end users," added Hahne. "I'm excited to have Charlie leading the way."


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