UC Advanced - issue #17

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Exertis new AV Sales Director

Steve McIntyre Retires

Exertis AV has announced the appointment of Hannah Sharma as their new AV

After 8.5 years as Niman’s highly regarded Marketing Director, Steve McIntyre is retiring at the end of April 2025. In Steve’s words, “It’s been a wild ride, and I wouldn’t trade it … A huge thank you to everyone at Nimans for the incredible memories and the opportunity to unleash my marketing madness. It’s been an absolute blast.” Steve’s successor is yet to officially be announced.

Sales Director. During the past six months Exertis have redefined their

Hannah Sharma

focus, with one of their specialisms being AV. Hannah brings over a decade of vendor, distributor and integrator experience across multiple departments including sales, marketing, operations and management. Hannah said, “My role at Exertis is focused on driving growth across the Audio Visual pillar of our business including building strong, senior level relationships with our key customers and vendor channel. I’ll also be developing new avenues to strengthen our position in AV with complimentary vendors and product lines, as well as developing customer accounts.” exertis.co.uk

Steve MacIntyre

nimans.com

Samsung Electronics new NAM Dan Pontone is Samsung’s new National Account Manager. Dan

brings a strong history of leadership in channel sales roles across vendor and distribution, with previous roles held at Exertis and Lenovo, so is well poised to bring impending innovation to the market.

Dan Pontone

samsung.com/uk/

Annika Bizon to lead Samsung MX Marketing

Samsung Electronics UK has announced the promotion of Annika Bizon to Mobile Experience (MX) VP of Product and Marketing, UK&I. Annika successfully launched the Samsung Galaxy S25 series and will focus on growing the Galaxy AI user base and launching the highly anticipated super- slim S25 Edge. Annika said: “I am looking forward to taking on this new role and remain committed to providing our customers with the best experience, no matter who they are or what Samsung products they use. In partnership with

my team, I will be focused on putting the consumer first, ensuring every touchpoint with our products and services is seamless and makes them proud to own Samsung. Richard Chang, Corporate VP Mobile Division, Samsung UK&I, added: “Annika has been dedicated to best-in-class customer experience and the leadership of our Irish business. Recently, she has also led the product team, developing category management as a key focus area. I look forward to working closely with her, delivering growth and mobile leadership.”

Annika Bizon

samsung.com/uk/

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