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Power players: Top 10 appointments of 2014

Who hired who across the Aussie channel?

By Steven Kiernan on Dec 24 2014, 8:43AM

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Tony Simonsen

Company: Avaya
New role: MD, Australia & NZ
Announced: March
Previous role: Managing director, Equinix
Internal or external? External
Replaced: Tim Gentry

In their words
Avaya APAC president Mike Muller said: “Simonsen has all the credentials, knowledge and leadership skills to take our business forward strongly."

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Jacqueline Korhonen

Company: SMS Management & Technology
New role: CEO
Announced: December
Previous role: ANZ country manager, Infosys
Internal or external: External
Replaced: Tom Stianos

In their words
SMS chairman Derek Young said: "I am delighted to announce the appointment of Jacqueline Korhonen as the new chief executive officer of SMS... I believe Jacqueline’s skills and experience will assist SMS in achieving its strategic objectives whilst driving improvements in operational performance," said Young.

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Dominic O'Hanlon

Company: Rhipe
New role: CEO
Announced: July
Previous role: Chief Strategy Officer, MYOB
Internal or external: External
Replaced: Douglas Tutus

In their words
Executive chairman Mike Hill described O'Hanlon as the "perfect fit". "He has wide experience ranging from strategic planning, go-to-market execution and key stakeholder management."

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Theresa Eyssens

Company: Datacom
New role: CEO, Datacom Australia
Announced: September
Previous role: Partner & Natural Resources Sector Leader, IBM Global Business Services
Internal or external: External
Replaced: Peter Wilson

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Nathan McGregor

Company: Juniper
New role: Managing director for Australia and New Zealand.
Announced: May
Previous role: Juniper's key account director for Telstra
Internal or external: Internal
Replaced: Mark Ablett

In their words
The company said in a statement that Ablett is "transitioning to the newly-created role of vice president, South Asia" and that McGregor would be reporting to him.

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Laurence Baynham

Company: Data#3
New role: CEO
Announced: November
Previous role: Group general manager
Internal or external: Internal
Replaced: John Grant

In their words
Outgoing chief John Grant described Baynham as a “committed and loyal deputy”, saying he was “totally comfortable that we will achieve an effective transition.”

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Darren Simmons

Company: Acer
New role: MD
Announced: January
Previous role: Sales director
Internal or external: Internal
Replaced: Charles Chung

In their words
Darren Simmons said: ""Over the last nine months, Acer Australia has been undergoing restructuring activities, business realignments and changes to the internal teams to adapt to the changing market and promote further growth with a strong focus on the channel. With these changes in place the company is in a strong position."

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Richard Murray

Company: JB Hi-Fi
New role: CEO
Announced: April
Previous role: CFO
Internal or external: Internal
Replaced: Terry Smart

In their words
Richard Murray said: "We have many opportunities to grow the business as we continue the store roll out, expand JB Hi-Fi Home, further develop our online and digital platforms and build our commercial and education division."

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Angela Fox

Company: Dell
New role: Managing director, Australia & New Zealand
Announced: June
Previous role: VP and GM, Dell Services, Asia Pacific and Japan
Internal or external: Internal
Replaced: Joe Kremer

In their words
Angela Fox said: "We will continue to build our channel. I will come into the role and work closely with Pete Murphy, who leads our channel business in ANZ."

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Dave Caspari

Company: Optus
New role: Vice President, Products and ICT; Head of Singtel Group Cloud at Optus
Announced: June
Previous role: Managing Director, HP Australia & New Zealand
Internal or external: External
Replaced: -

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Optus Business managing director John Paitaridis said in a statement that Caspari would be responsible for leading product and solution development of core telecommunications and ICT, as well as "articulating the Optus ICT vision to customers and partners".

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