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Tech Data promotes Filip Waelkens
2012-05-23
Belgium : Filip Waelkens has been appointed Sales Director Belux by broadliner Tech Data. He will work with a team made of Bart Roeland (SMB Sales Manager), Annick Van Den Abbeele (Corporate Sales Manager), Catherine Meert (Retail Sales Manager) and Jurgen De Biscop (Specialized Sales Manager for Apple, Components, Licensing, Supplies and Xerox).

Computer 2000 adopts TDTriade name for Consumer BU
2012-05-01
United Kingdom : broadliner Computer 2000 has adopted the TDTriade name for its consumer electronics division in the country. The new business unit encompasses both the current retail sales organisation and the recently-formed consumer electronics business unit of Computer 2000. Together these businesses already generate in excess of €290m of sales per annum in the country on unlisted brands in the official press release. It is anticipated that they will grow significantly as the Triade division extends the existing relationships that Computer 2000 has with key technology vendors and takes more innovative digital solutions to the consumer market.

Jo-Anne Foreman, director of Triade for the UK and Ireland, said: "by formally adopting the Triade name, we are making a clear statement of our intention to grow and develop our consumer electronics business. We already have a very strong presence in the retail sector and within the group we already have relationships with most of the top CE brands, so there is tremendous scope to extend the range of products that Triade takes to market." In the future, as well as a wide range of well-established computing products, TDTriade will offer a full range of CE products, not only to the retail channel, but also to SMB, vertical and corporate channels.

The TDTriade name will be gradually adopted across Europe by Tech Data for its consumer electronics businesses. This follows the acquisition by Tech Data of Triade Holding, a privately-held value added distributor of consumer electronics in the Benelux and Denmark, which operates companies like MCC (in Belgium and the Netherlands), Rosenmeier in Denmark (now merged into the local office of Tech Data), Hakro-Oosterberg-Nijkerk and Quote Components in the Netherlands.

Tech Data reviews its management
2012-03-22
Belgium : following the return of Els Demeester in the region, broadliner Tech Data has reviewed its local management. Carl Alloin, who was sales director Belux since 2010, is leaving the company and is replaced by Filip Waelkens. Patrick Steenssens remains the local country director.

Tech Data changes its European organisation
2012-02-06
Tech Data Europe has unveiled changes to its European organisation which will enable it to optimise its efficiency whilst enhancing the support for its country operations. As a result of its acquisition strategy in Europe and the diversification of its distribution business, a new European Executive Board (EEB) has been formed to represent the company's technology areas and country and business operations. The EEB will drive the strategic direction of the company's European operations and ensure it takes advantage of the growth opportunities that exist in both its traditional IT business, its specialist divisions and its services. In addition, to provide greater focus and consistency in execution, the European country operations have been divided between two Regional Senior Vice Presidents. One will be led by Andy Gass who will be responsible for the following country operations: Belgium & Luxembourg, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. The other will be led by Jonas Elmgren who will have responsibility for Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland. Both Regional Senior Vice Presidents will report into Néstor Cano, President, Europe. "The formation of an EEB and two regional operations will enable the company to be even more efficient and agile in its decision making at a strategic level, while allowing us to benefit from the strength and experience of country managers in their own markets," said Néstor Cano, President, Europe. "These changes are consistent with our major business goals and provide our country operations with the opportunity to take full advantage of the technology areas in which we operate, utilising our existing pan-European infrastructure and resources, whilst they focus on excellence in execution in sales and marketing to develop and grow our business."

The EEB members are:

• Néstor Cano, President, Europe
• Alain Amsellem, Senior Vice President, Finance & Business Operations
• Andy Gass, Regional Senior Vice President
• Henk Makaske, Senior Vice President, Triade (Consumer Electronics)
• Jonas Elmgren, Regional Senior Vice President
• Nimesh Davé, Senior Vice President Broadline & Processes
• Rod Millar, President Brightstar Tech Data (Mobility)
• Simon England, Senior Vice President, Value Added Business, responsible for Azlan (Enterprise), Datech (Design Software) and Maverick (Professional Audio Visual)
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Michael Dressen joins Tech Data
2012-02-03
Michael Dressen, who has long been ALSO's director in Germany, has joined the ranks of its competitor Tech Data as director of its businesses in Austria and Germany. He replaces Isabelle Roux-Buisson who takes in charge the value (aka TD-Azlan) business in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. On its side, Els Demeester, who once was in charge of Tech Data operations in DACH and Benelux regions, now focuses only on Benelux (Belgium and the Netherlands).