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Top L to R: Mia Charman, Adrian Diviney, Nigel Eaton Bottom L to R: Jon Atherton, Becki Carrington, Paul Anderson, Tom Saunders Mia Charman has stepped into an Account Manager role at LucidLink. Adrian Diviney is Toshiba Tec UK’s new National Business Partner Manager for Ireland. Nigel Eaton has joined Folio1 Solutions – the UK distributor for Genius Bytes GmbH and Zeendoc – as Commercial Director. Jon Atherton is now Group Managing Director at Titan Data Solutions.

Top L to R: Tudor McManus, Antonia Hamberger, Dr. Dirk Reimer Bottom L to R: Alexander Troshin, Colette Adams, Anthony Boylan, Lee Hayes Tudor McManus has started a new position as Vendor Marketing Manager at Ignition Technology. Antonia Hamberger has been appointed Business Development Europe for Bluefin International Inc. Dr. Dirk Reimer was recently appointed Senior Vice President, Sales & Business Development EMEA at BOS Semiconductors.

Top L to R: Sarah Doghmi, Andrew Becherer, Jayme Kiester Bottom L to R: Steven Day, Timothy Letso, Jennifer Foxworthy, Dylan Herrera Sarah Doghmi recently joined Shure in the position of Global E-Commerce Marketer. Andrew Becherer is now the Chief Information Security Officer at Socket. Jayme Kiester is now leading the development and execution of Alleo’s partner ecosystem strategy, as Director of Partnerships.

SY Electronics is a UK manufacturer of professional audiovisual (Pro AV) control, connectivity and signal distribution solutions. Its products are designed for AV integrators installing systems in environments such as education, corporate offices, healthcare, hospitality and public sector buildings.

Top L to R: Bethan Topping, Rob Billingham, Andrew Skipsey Bottom L to R: Anthony Gerrits, Kieran Wilson, Benjamin Collins, Kiran May Bethan Topping has been promoted to Academy Sales Manager at Bechtle UK. Rob Billingham is now Operations Director – Europe North at Ingram Micro. Andrew Skipsey has been appointed to the position of Commercial Director at Voip Unlimited. Anthony Gerrits has joined ADI Global Distribution in the position of Benelux Sales Manager.

This article first appeared in UC Advanced magazine issue #25. How is the AV industry addressing the challenges teachers face in the classroom? Modern educators face the growing challenge of shorter student attention spans, which increasingly demands highly engaging teaching methods. To adapt successfully, modern classroom audiovisual technology has shifted from fixed presentation tools toward flexible, interactive digital ecosystems.

This article first appeared in UC Advanced magazine issue #25. While CRM platforms continue to encroach on the Contact Centre, the newly appointed 8×8 Vice President of Sales EMEA is more interested in meeting customer goals. Chris Angus, 8×8’s VP of Sales EMEA, views contact centre AI as a natural evolution rather than a sudden disruption. As CRM platforms increasingly encroach on the customer experience market, 8×8 stays competitive by focusing on an outcome-based approach.

Epsilon Telecommunications (Epsilon) and ESpanix, a connectivity hub in Southern Europe, have partnered to meet the surging demand for flexible, low-latency, and scalable connectivity between the Iberian Peninsula and global markets. The collaboration connects global customers to an ecosystem of cloud, data centre, and internet exchange network services across the Iberian Peninsula, while extending network reach worldwide through Epsilon’s global network.

Fancy equipping your teams with combatting vishing skills in a safe environment? Vishing (short for voice phishing) is a cyberattack in which criminals use phone calls or voice messages to trick people into revealing sensitive information, transferring money or granting access to systems. Unlike email phishing, vishing relies on conversation, urgency and manipulating people into giving away information, money or access by exploiting trust, fear, curiosity or urgency rather than hacking technology.

Top L to R: Jacob Campbell-John, Alice Arnold, Vid Dahiya Bottom L to R: Kate Farrelly, David Moriarty, Kai Williams, Marianne Van Der Pluym Jacob Campbell-John has joined TD SYNNEX UK&I in the position of Adobe Business Development Manager. Alice Arnold has joined Phoenix Software as an Account Manager. Vid Dahiya recently joined Kyocera Document Solutions UK as a Product Marketing Manager. Kate Farrelly has joined the Business Systems team as Head of Marketing.