Movers and Shakers
Boxlight Corporation a leading provid- er of interactive technology, digital signage and software solutions, today announced that Shaun Marklew has been appointed as Chief Technology
UXG, the leading Leeds-based digital solutions provider has expanded its team with the appointment of Ryan Hill as product design man- ager. Ryan takes on the role left by Garry Pullan, who has been promoted to a newly created head of operations position. Ryan brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the team, having worked for five years at Decora- tive Panels, Europe’s leading sup- plier of flat pack furniture, as a designer on a range of projects for well-known retailers including Wickes and Dunelm.
In his new role, Ryan will be respon- sible for taking client briefs and in- ternal instructions and creating 2D AutoCAD layouts and 3D models to assist in the manufacturing process. He will also lead on the creation of Bill of Materials, providing a compre- hensive inventory of the raw materials, assemblies, subassemblies, parts and components, as well as the quantities of each, needed to manufacture each product.
Commenting on Ryan’s appointment and Garry’s promotion, UXG director
Promethean has announced that Chris Hand has joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer. Mr. Hand joins the executive team leading the strategy, growth, and execution of the Promet- hean worldwide sales organization. Mr. Hand has over 30 years of expe- rience in the technology space, help- ing clients and corporations build new digital data transformation solutions across enterprise, governments, and service provider platforms. As CRO, Mr. Hand will be responsible for rev- enue generation and managing key strategic initiatives essential for global growth, delighting customers and part- ners.
“The notability of Promethean’s solu- tions and efforts in elevating the world’s educational capabilities and resulting improvement in people’s lives is remarkable,” said Chris Hand, CRO of Promethean. “I am excited to
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Officer and Patrick Foley will be ap- pointed as Chief Financial Officer on January 16, 2021.
Both Shaun Marklew and Patrick Foley held senior executive roles at Clever-
Alistair Wright said: “These are ex-
touch, a company acquired by Box- light in September 2020.
Shaun Marklew brings over 20 years of experience in the professional au-
nowned for its industry-leading capa- bilities and products, and I’m looking forward to playing my part in helping the com- pany to reach new heights of success.”
Leeds-based digital solutions provider UXG has expanded its team with the ap- pointment of Ryan Hill as product design manager.
citing times at UXG, with our growing team working on a series of pioneering new projects and products. Garry’s re- cent well-deserved promotion has left some big shoes to fill, but we’re con- fident that in Ryan we have someone who can take our design capabilities to the next level and wow clients with his creative thinking.”
On his appointment, Ryan said: “I’m proud to have joined such a tal- ented and driven team. UXG is re-
join a global team, contribute to their strong momentum, and look forward to many stages of future growth in bring- ing Promethean’s technology to learn- ing environments around the world.” Most recently, Mr. Hand held the role of senior executive and CRO at Arm, a SoftBank Company. Prior to this, he held senior positions at leading SaaS and IT enterprises, including Inova- lon and CA Technologies. His tenure in the technology sector has delivered impressive growth, win rates, and im- provement in sales cycles. As an industry tech veteran, Mr. Hand has led businesses of all sizes ranging from $100M to $1B+, and his ability to help businesses scale will be para- mount in driving Promethean’s strate- gic go-to-market direction. “As the world of education is constant- ly evolving, especially during a chal- lenging year, Promethean delivers ed-
Operating out of a 14,000 sq ft state-of-the-art design and production facility, UXG designs and manufactures digital, LED and retail dis- plays for a range of clients across the UK and Europe, including Pioneer, Halfords,
Dixons Carphone and Yo! Sushi. UXG was also responsible for the upgrade of the digital strategy and wayfinding me- dia for Leeds Playhouse, as part of the theatre’s eight-figure transformation. In June, UXG unveiled Auto-Q, a be- spoke digital signage solution which allows retailers to measure the num- ber of customers inside their store at any given time and monitor hot-sports. It also provides a ‘traffic light’ system for automatic control of entry to the store, along with the additional ability to advertise key information to waiting customers.
ucators the tools they need to enable hybrid and remote learning across a multitude of learning environments,” said Vin Riera, CEO of Promethean. “Chris brings extensive digital trans- formation technological expertise to this role, which will serve us well as we continue to expand globally and transform the way the world learns and collaborates.”
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