APPOINTMENTS
Agilitas Agilitas IT Solutions has appointed Sara Wilkes as chief operating officer. With over 15 years of experience in the technology channel, including
roles at Computacenter and most recently director of customer experience at SCC, Wilkes brings a wealth of expertise in driving innovation across the entire service. As Agilitas’ operational leader, Wilkes will be responsible for strengthening the company’s customer experience strategy and ensuring the voice of the customer remains embedded in its culture. In addition to Wilkes’ passion for enhancing the customer
experience, she is committed to supporting teams across the business. As part of this, she created and chaired the Diversity and Inclusion Council at SCC. As chief operating officer, Wilkes will be a driving force in
Agilitas’ technology-driven growth, strategic expansion and employee empowerment, working closely with department heads to execute the company’s operations and support the wider team.
Cato Networks Cato Networks has named Kanwar Loyal as vice president for the SASE leader’s Northern Europe and Middle East & Africa (MEA) regions. Loyal joins Cato
from CrowdStrike, where he has spent the past six years in various customer-facing leadership roles. Reporting to Luca Simonelli, vice president of sales for EMEA at Cato
Networks, Loyal will scale his team to help meet the growing customer demand for Cato’s networking and security solutions throughout the Nordic, Baltic, Middle East, and African markets. He will lead Cato’s team dedicated to delivering an outstanding client experience for enterprises transitioning to the Cato SASE Cloud platform. Loyal brings over two decades of experience in the technology
sector. In addition to CrowdStrike, he also held key positions at cyber companies Imperva, and Fortinet where he led high- performing sales teams.
Northamber Northamber has appointed Jeremy Keefe as the new group managing director. Keefe, a seasoned industry executive with over 30 years of experience,
brings a wealth of knowledge in building and managing successful sales teams. His impressive career includes leadership roles at prominent companies such as Poly (Formerly Polycom), Westcon, Computacenter, Avaya, Citrix, and, most recently, Nuvias UC, where he served as chief revenue officer and CEO. Keefe’s appointment comes as the company continues to expand its
presence in the technology distribution sector. With a proven track record of profitably driving growth and fostering strategic partnerships, he is well-equipped to lead Northamber into a new era of success. Keefe will be succeeding and reporting to Alex Phillips, who will
be transitioning to the role of executive chairman. As part of this leadership transition, Colin Tompson, the current non-executive chairman, will be refocusing on strategic projects for Northamber and remain as non-executive director.
12 | January/February 2024
This month’s movers and shakers in the tech industry...
Pax8 Pax8 has named Robert Belgrave as chief operating officer (COO) and Elizabeth (Libby) McIlhany as chief product officer
(CPO). Belgrave will continue reporting to John Street, chief executive officer (CEO), and McIlhany to Scott Chasin, chief technology officer (CTO). Belgrave has transitioned from CEO of Wirehive to CEO of
Pax8 EMEA, then extended his leadership globally into the role of chief people officer. Te role of the COO is to oversee the day-to- day operational functions. Belgrave will work closely with other executives to optimize and align operations to realize Pax8’s mission, vision, and strategy. As senior vice president of product, McIlhany has led Pax8’s
product strategy and execution for two years. Her leadership has been instrumental in driving the company’s evolution into a technology- led company. In her new role as CPO, McIlhany will spearhead the global product management function, shaping the strategy, craſting the technology roadmap, and overseeing execution. She will play a pivotal role in guiding Pax8’s overall direction and ensuring seamless alignment between its technology and business strategies.
TD Synnex Patrick Zammit has been named chief operating officer at TD Synnex, reporting to company CEO Rich Hume effective 01 January 2024. In this new
role, Zammit will coordinate the company’s business strategy to drive profitable growth across all technologies, geographies and vendors, and to accelerate the adoption of new, high-growth technologies around the globe. Zammit has served at TD Synnex as president, Europe, since 2017, adding executive responsibility for Asia Pacific and Japan in 2021. A new leader for TD Synnex’s business in Europe will be announced in the coming weeks. With this organisational structure change, regional presidents in
the Americas, Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) and Europe will now report into Zammit, along with the corporate functions responsible for global strategy and information technology. Additionally, Michael Urban, President, Americas, has decided to leave the company and has offered to support Patrick with this transition through 1 March.
Vault365 Vault365 has appointed Mike Basile as channel manager for the UK and Ireland. In this new role, Basile is responsible for managing the relationships
with partners who deliver Vault365’s data protection and backup services to customers in the UK and Ireland. He plans to drive growth of Vault365’s solutions suite and expand the company’s partner base, while also growing the number of customers across both markets. Basile will also focus on continuing to evolve the relationships with existing customers. Prior to joining Vault365, Basile was product manager with
Cadoo, a business messaging provider. Here, he oversaw the design and development of new products and features in Cadoo’s portfolio across iOS and Android apps, as well as web messaging.
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