Jim Holland, Regional Director – Africa, Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group, is a Chinese multinational technology company headquartered in Beijing. The Lenovo Group designs, develops, manufactures and sells personal computers, tablet computers, smartphones, workstations, servers, supercomputers, electronic storage devices and IT management software. Holland describes his management attitude as one that empowers and supports his people […]

Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? In my current role, I am responsible for strengthening relationships with channel partners, with a view to developing and enabling a robust partner community. I try to incorporate my experience, expertise and track record of building relationships and delivering results into my daily […]

Veeam Software, a backup vendor that delivers cloud data management solutions, has announced the appointment of Chris Norton as Country Manager of Africa. In his new role, Norton will support Veeam’s continued investment and strong presence in Africa and accelerate the region’s growth with a specific focus on enterprise. Norton will report directly to Patrick […]

Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? My role is about helping my teams to perform their roles as best as they can. We have very talented people in Eagle Eye Networks in a multitude of departments, from engineering to support to sales – and we’re always trying to grow […]

Building on recent investments that have driven its momentum in the Middle East, Kissflow has further strengthened its regional presence by appointing Rahul Bhageeradhan as its global director – Digital Architecture to support Low-code/No-code customers. In the newly created role, which represents the evolution of the company’s pre-sales strategy, Bhageeradhan will look to establish and […]

Armis, a provider of agentless device security platform, has appointed Tim Mackie as the new Worldwide Vice President, Channel. As part of Armis’ commitment to its global channel partner programme and the accelerating demand for businesses to collaborate with it, Mackie has been appointed to lead this high growth function. “Tim’s reputation, experience and success […]

Lars Schmermbeck, Senior Director, Channel Sales EMEA, Zebra Technologies, a US-based technology vendor that manufactures and sells mobile computing, scanning and computer printing technologies. Schmermbeck talks about his currently role and how Zebra Technologies is working with partners to develop the EMEA channel that it grows profitably. Describe your current job role and the parts […]

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has announced the appointment of Ahmed ElSayed as Regional Channel Manager for Middle East and South Africa (MESA). In the new role, ElSayed will drive the company’s growth and expansion in the region by assuming overall responsibility for the channel partner ecosystem, including distributors and managed service partners. He […]

The pandemic has changed the way people work across the world with some of the changes here to stay. Kristine Dahl Steidel, Vice President EUC EMEA, VMware, explains how companies need to embrace these changes and build mutual trust with employees as they work from anywhere. She includes insights from Dr Carl Benedikt Frey, Director […]

Vectra, a leader in network threat detection and response (NDR), has announced the appointment of Jerome Jullien as Vice President of International Partner Sales to its leadership team. With more than 25 years’ experience in Enterprise Technology, including managing Channels, System Integrator and Service Provider (SI/SP) and Alliances, Jullien brings a strong track record of […]