Page 42 - EngineerIT June 2022

APPOINTMENTS

Infinidat appoints channel director for EMEA and APJ

Infinidat has appointed James Lewis as channel director, EMEA & APJ. Infinidat is committed to building a world class
channel partner network and Lewis’ extensive experience in the channel will significantly enhance an already highly
regarded team of channel storage experts.
Based in Frankfurt, Lewis will have responsibility for Infinidat’s EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, including Japan.
Lewis served in the US Military before embarking on his technology sales career. Most recently, he worked for Data
Interchange as head of channel sales and was the strategy and growth officer for Altdata Technology Solutions, focusing
on the cyber security market. He also spent 15 years at EMC and RSA, based in London and Frankfurt, where he built up
comprehensive experience in the recruitment, enablement and leadership of channel partners and distributors.

Commvault expands West and Central African operations with strategic new
appointment
Commvault has appointed Rasheed (Ola) Jimoh as senior director for West and Central Africa (WCA). This appointment
will expand the company’s presence in this strategically important region. Jimoh is tasked with leading Commvault’s
business and operation in the WCA region.
Jimoh has over 20 years of experience in the technology space in the region. Before joining Commvault, he was
the IBM Systems BU executive for Central, East, West and Southern Africa. He led multi-disciplinary teams across these
regions to deploy and support technologies that aid the customers in achieving their business objectives. Before IBM, he
was the general manager for EMC (now DellEMC) for years and country manager for Netapp in the previous three years
before EMC. Jimoh holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Lagos Business School Pan-Atlantic
University and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Ilorin.

Bosch Rexroth Africa Development appoints new business development manager
Bosch Rexroth Africa Development, formerly Hytec Services Africa (HSA), has promoted Lennox Joubert to business
development manager.
Joubert joined the group in 2012 as an internal sales representative and was promoted to technical service
representative two years later. In 2016, he was promoted again to internal sales supervisor where he additionally
managed the group’s Zambia branch. In his new role, Joubert reports to Petrus Viljoen, the recently appointed manager
of Bosch Rexroth Africa Development.

TechSoft International appoints senior account executive in its software sales team
TechSoft International, the exclusive African territory partner of TIBCO Software has appointed Pedro Tembe as senior
account executive in its software sales team.
In his 15 years within the industry, he has held senior account management roles at SAP Africa, CSB-System
International in Germany, South Africa, Ireland, and Madagascar, and served tenures at Deloitte Consulting and Murray
and Roberts. His career spans experience in both the private and public sectors, covering Europe, South Africa, Kenya,
Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Nigeria.

Silicon Engineering appoint senior
sales representative
Silicon Engineering has appointed Chris Pelczarsk
as senior sales representative.