Distributor Exertis has promoted Phil Brown to Sales and Commercial Director for IT, to lead the commercial business units and IT reseller base for B2B and VAD solutions.
He will align the sales and commercial units more closely.
The move sees him promoted from B2B Sales Director, a remit which involved responsibility for the core IT and specialist sales teams, reseller partners and B2B vendors.
Before this, he was Commercial and Marketing Director at Exertis, driving vendor strategy and relationships while identifying investment opportunities.
Prior to Exertis, he undertook sales and general management roles at ASUS, Samsung Electronics and Computer 2000.
"This position will enable me to help develop the Exertis proposition and ensure that all our partners have access to a wealth of great technologies, solutions and services we offer," said Brown. I can't wait to get started."
MD Paul Bryan added: "Phil has already demonstrated his skills and attributes in the course of his previous roles with us and I am confident he will build on this in his new role. This is an important next step in our evolution as we enhance our focus in the market."