O’Keeffe returns to Brightstar after 13 years at Exertis

Strong international performance helped the distributor through a challenging year in the UK

Vishal Chhatralia joins from RS Components to drive digital charge at the distributor 

The partnership will allow resellers to compare build and quote SIM Only deals

Exertis acquired distributor in 2018

James Goddard started as a technician at the company

The programme sees Exertis working with its MTR subsidiary 

Fitzsimons joined Exertis in 2012 as part of a graduate scheme 

The tech distributors carried out a self-assessment about recruiting and retaining disabled people

Exertis will add the Moto G, Motorola One and Moto E ranges to its portfolio

Eagle replaces Mark Kahr who became Exertis Group procurement director in June

The appointment of Turner is Exertis’ fifth in the past fortnight 

Distributor has made four appointments in past week

The distributor welcomes back a familiar face and promotes another internally

Angelo Apa has spent over 25 years working in the IT industry

Refurbished Samsung smartphones will be available from Exertis today (Aug 5)

Hitting a year in the hot seat, Tim Griffin thinks recent and new acquisitions will solidify a healthy position

Andy Jones joins from Tech Data where he spent three years in a business development role

Blacklisting of Huawei likely to have have a ‘significant negative impact’ for the rest of the year

Exertis reshapes the executive team for international expansion ambitions

Both firms took £216.7m in revenue in total Exertis has acquired German audiovisual distributor Comm-Tec for an undisclosed fee. Comm-Tec generated over £78 million in its last financial year and employs over 150 staff across Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Spain. The company distributes products from audiovisual vendors such as Barco, Brightsign, Chief, Gefen, Middle

Zagg International general manager Gavin Slevin says the firm is on a four-year mission to reach $1bn 

The Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) accreditation streamlines import and export procedures for trusted firms 

Industry veteran tasked with expanding Lease Telecom’s channel to 500

The winners trophies will be presented at a black tie gala dinner and dance at The Hilton on Park Lane on March

Exertis’ third annual channel event will be held on May 16

This year the distributor is focussing on an international expansion

The distributor has sponsored the Mobile News Awards for half a decade

Both internal appointments will report to sales and commercial director Phil Brown

Ingleby has worked across a number of different sectors and was most recently at Assurant  Exertis has announced the appointment of Howard Ingleby to the newly created position of programme director for the UK and Ireland. The role sees Ingleby reporting to Exertis chief operating officer Richard Hinds and he will be tasked with the

Exertis claims it is the “home of Android”

Bale joins from Co-Op and spent 11 years at Ernst and Young 

In the newly-created role Hinds will report to Exertis UK and Ireland managing director Paul Bryan

O’Keeffe moves into international role as Exertis look to expand in new territories 

Distributor will continue to provide all Huawei products

Warren Lewis will lead the newly branded Exertis Pro AV Solutions team

IT departments will be able to securely deploy their own devices in bulk according to Weston Exertis has announced Android zero-touch enrolment as it offer its resellers a more simple service for mobile enterprise deployment. Android zero-touch enrolment is a streamlined process for the deployment of large scale corporate-owned mobile devices. The service will be

The distributor was best in ‘recognition initiative’, fending off competition from Nissan, Shell International, Countrywide, Communisis, Comply Direct and Touchpaper Marketing

Former Microsoft vice-president Gary Fowle will take the helm from CEO Beatrice Lafon as head of Kondor Exertis has announced the appointment of ex-Microsoft vice-president Gary Fowle (pictured) as head of Kondor following its acquisition of the accessories distributor, replacing CEO Beatrice Lafon (below). The announcement was made today (Aug 2), Fowle will head up

Kondor will resume operations with its 250 members of staff

Global end-user spending on UC expected to reach £33.7 billion by 2021

Exertis on the charge to increase its range. 

Revenue spurt from gains in audio-visual, gaming, and upsurge in components demand. 

The distributor held its annual Plug In partner event at Silverstone Race Circuit last month for 700 attendees

The distributor currently partners 300 global technology brands in the UK and has over 11,000 resellers

Jacobs spent 18 years at Tech Data

Audica products continue to be available for customers of Exertis Unlimited within its premium audio range

Industry veteran joins Eurostar after six-year stint with Exertis

The acquisition adds £10.8 million to Exertis’ current revenue of £2.6 billion

The upcoming event will be held across three venues in the UK on various dates next month

He joins following a five year stint at Samsung and will look to drive the business and services offering

The television acts as a digital picture frame when not in use

Distributor adds refurbishment and reverse logistics to its service portfolio

The distribution agreement includes Intel processors, SSD, Optan memory and NUC products

Ian Sempers will step down to focus on other endeavors with Ian Aitken to step up as director

The technology provider is the only distributor in the UK to gain the status for both IT solutions and IP networking

Jonathan Wagstaff began his newly created role this month tasked to identify new trends and players in the market 

Ferguson spent three years at Brightstar and eight years with Vodafone

MD O’Keeffe looks to deals with HMD Global and Sky Mobile following “fairly flat year” in division

It will see Exertis offer STK’s full handset range, which currently includes the Hero, Galactic, Sync and Storm

This follows Exertis’ acquisition of audio/visual distributor Medium UK in November

Samsung and Exertis also win two awards each at the UK mobile industry’s biggest night of the year

This latest deal adds to recent ones signed with smart specialists Netatmo and Nanoleaf

It has since grown the number of vendor partners it works with in the sector to more than 30

The number of smart home partnerships established by the distributor now stands at more than 30

The partnership with the smart home specialist adds to existing smart home agreements with Alcatel, Belkin, Hive and Motorola

Manufacturer partners with distributor and recruits industry veterans to shake-up the industry

The ‘Plug in to Exertis’ event will be held at Twickenham Stadium on May 11

Exertis UK and Ireland managing director Gerry O’Keeffe tells Mobile News his thoughts on what might happen this year, including exchange rate effects on the UK and new ownership for some telecom firms 

The new 540.000 square foot centre is based at Burnley Bridge Business Park in Lancashire

It will sell the Chinese manufacturer’s full range of drone and flying camera products in the UK

It will sell US multinational conglomerate’s smart heating and security system products

London-based Medium Ltd specialises in the distribution of Casio, Hitachi, LG, NEC and Samsung audio visual equipment

The event between the two companies is being held on November 10

The acquisition will add £155 million to Exertis’ £3 billion turnover should it be approved by the European Commission

It is the latest deal since Exertis entered the handset space in 2008, adding to existing partnerships with Samsung, Microsoft, LG, Sony, Lenovo, Acer, Huawei, ZTE, Doro, Medion, Kazam and Wileyfox

The campaign is designed to increase the attach rate of Microsoft Office Home & Business 2016

The service acts as a portal for partners to sell digital video games, films and audio books online

Formerly retail category manager at the distributor, Holt will report to head of IT in newly created role

Distributor’s reseller partners will be able to offer Airangel’s venue-based, value added WiFi services

The award was presented on June 22 at the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Malta

Talks to become an official handset distributor are understood to be at an advanced stage

Alistair Coyne and Theresa Downes are latest recruits to join distributor’s OA and document scan team

Distributor now offers Drayton range of miGenie thermostats, 360-degree Allie Camera from IC Real Tech and iHealth Labs new “Wave” Fitness Tracker

Exertis has agreed to sell its airtime business to rivals Mainline and Daisy. Exertis entered the airtime space three years ago, amassing a base of around 22,000 connections across Vodafone, O2 and EE. At its peak, it was connecting 1,500 SIMs a month on average. It confirmed last month it planned to exit the market

The Basingstoke-based distributor will offer StorageCraft’s full range of backup and recovery products

Distributor is offering home security cameras, motion triggered cameras and video doorbell systems from Swann

The distributor had gathered a base of 22,000 connections across Vodafone, O2 and EE

The tablet is available in both 10-inch and eight-inch variants

Distribution agreement will see Dutch firm’s range of speakerphones and web-based conference solutions made available to resellers

Parent company DCC said the decline was due to slowdown of growth in market

‘Out-of-the-box’ interactive display solution will be aimed at the corporate and education sectors

Basingstoke-based distributor will exclusively stock the Korean manufacturer’s new two-in-one premium Windows 10 tablet hybrid

Manufacturer believed to be looking for closer strategic relationships as it aims to increase its falling UK market share

Ten top performing Samsung Galaxy customers will be flown out to Monaco for all expenses paid visit to world famous Grand Prix

Basingstoke-based distributor will also stock PCs and laptops from Lenovo-owned manufacturer

Siracom supplies range of third party branded wireless infrastructure and security products to over 1000 partners across the UK

Smartphone is compatible with plug-in modules to enhance camera and audio functionality

Matt Cushway will be responsible for Exertis’ Microsoft business