APPOINTMENTS
Epson Epson Europe BV has announced that from 31 March the current president Mr Yoshiro Nagafusa will retire, and Mr Takanori Inaho will become its new president.
Mr Inaho has worked at Epson for more than 33 years, holding
positions in Europe, America and currently Japan, as general administrative manager for the sales and marketing division. Mr Inaho has expertise across printers, home and business projectors and micro devices. Mr Inaho said upon his appointment: “EMEA is an extremely
important region for the Seiko Epson Corporation and I am proud to accept this appointment. I wish Mr Nagafusa a wonderful retirement and look forward to working with the skilled team of Epson Europe and developing the strategic business areas for the continued success of the region.”
TD Synnex TD Synnex has appointed Miriam Murphy as the company’s new president, Europe. Murphy starts in her new role on April 8th, 2024, and will be
responsible for leading the company’s 7,000-strong European workforce, driving business strategy and operational execution in the region. She will report to Patrick Zammit, the chief operating officer, TD Synnex – who she succeeds as president, Europe – and she will serve on the company’s global executive team. Murphy will lead the distributor’s European executive board, which consists of geo leaders, as well as executives responsible for strategic business units and support functions in the region. Murphy returns to TD Synnex following two years as chief
executive officer, Europe at NTT Ltd. In this role, she held responsibility for the strategy and P&L for 14 countries, delivering technology solutions, consulting, and managed services to enterprise clients across multiple sectors. Prior to this, she served at TD Synnex for more than 20 years in various leadership roles, including senior vice president, Advanced and Specialized Solutions, Europe, and regional leader for Northern Europe among others. Murphy is a prominent advocate for diversity, equity and
inclusion in the IT industry. In her previous stint at TD Synnex, she played an active role in helping to establish and advance the company’s inclusion programs in Europe, supporting the creation of co-worker resource groups covering topics such as gender equity, disability, and LGBTQ issues.
VIP VIP Computer Centre has appointed Harpreet Sahni as its new managing director, effective immediately. Harpreet will take charge alongside the existing board
of directors. Jatti Sahni, who has been operating as acting MD since September 2020 will now step back into his role as chairman of VIP. Harpreet Sahni joined VIP in February 2019, initially serving as
head of operations. Since then, his responsibilities have broadened to include purchasing and IT. Currently, he holds a pivotal role in overseeing the company’s daily operations and spearheading
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the IT strategy. Under his leadership, the business has achieved significant growth, improved customer satisfaction, and enhanced operational efficiency. Harpreet has over a decade of IT industry experience. As a
management consultant at Accenture, he worked with different clients across the Retail, Consumer Goods and Pharmaceutical sectors, and built expertise in project management, system implementation, and delivering tailored solutions to enhance and strategically align with client business needs.
Consenna Consenna has appointed Derek Rose as managing director as the Scottish-headquartered business accelerates its growth plans.
Rose is a respected technology business leader and brings
extensive leadership experience gained at V-Group, a global leader in ship management and marine services, and also at Police Scotland, Arnold Clark and Barclays Bank. Rose has worked across the private and public sectors and in recent years has successfully delivered major digital transformation programmes. Outside of business, Rose was an international football assistant
referee, where he was involved in officiating matches at the highest level in Scotland, European competitions such as the Champions League, European Championships and the World Cup. Rose said: “As a long-time client of some of the world’s top
technology firms and their reseller channels, I know that there is a fantastic and hugely exciting opportunity for Consenna to build on its existing partnerships and establish new ones. I am thrilled to be joining such a dynamic, professional, passionate and like-minded group of people.”
AMD Neil Spicer’s role at AMD has been expanded. Spicer already leads AMD’s global component channel sales division, and in his newly expanded
role, he will also be taking responsibility for AMD’s OEM business, with his new title as corporate vice president, global OEM, channel client and graphics. With this new role, Spicer will be instrumental in driving
the strategic direction and growth for these key areas of AMD’s business. A 14-year AMD veteran, his proven track record and extensive experience in the industry position him perfectly for this role. Spicer said: “I am thrilled at the opportunity ahead of me as the
industry embarks on a new era of AI across all the AMD product lines. Our client and graphics products have been at the heart and soul of the 50+ years of AMD, built around an incredible product portfolio, brought to market by our World Class ecosystem partners and customers’ With the expansion of Spicer’s role, AMD has also promoted
Omar Fakhri to corporate vice president, global component channel, reporting to Spicer directly, managing the Ryzen and Radeon graphics business.
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