Brian Walshe, Dimension Data's general manager of end user compute, has parted ways with the company after 13 years to join independent software vendor Nintex.
Walshe, a well-known identity across the Australia Microsoft channel, started as Nintex’s vice president of sales for Asia Pacific in January.
Microsoft ISV Nintex was founded in 2006 when it was spun off from Melbourne IT services provider OBS (now part of Empired). In 2010, Nintex was sold to a consortium of private equity firms.
The company provides workflow automation tools for SharePoint – its product catalogue includes Nintex Workflow, Nintex Forms, Nintex Live and Nintex Mobile apps.
The ISV now has more than 5000 customers worldwide, and 200-300 partners in Australia. The company was named Office and SharePoint application development partner of the year at last year's Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.
Walshe said he was looking forward to transitioning from a services giant to a vendor, bringing his 35 years of industry experience.
“I had 13 extremely good years with [Dimension Data] but after that, you get the feeling it might be time for a change,” said Walshe. “I’ve known people at Nintex for a long time, I looked at the challenge and I thought it would be interesting.
“Having a long history on the other side of the fence makes it easier because I understand where partners are coming from and understand where they’re coming from. To have great conversations with partners, you have to understand how they make money.”
Walshe joined Dimension Data in 2002, working for its Microsoft business. He was promoted to general manager of Microsoft solutions infrastructure in 2009, and was most recently appointed general manager of end user compute in 2014.
Dimension Data is yet to announce Walshe’s replacement.
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