RS appointments 50 RS June - July 2012 People on the move Richard Swift Maginus has further strengthened its JunctionMCR team with the appointment of Richard Swift, as its new head of consulting. Richard joins Maginus from Microsoft Dynamics AX partner, Junction Solutions UK, and brings over 15 years experience with him, working with significant tier 1 companies both in the multi-channel retail and distribution market. He says: “I am excited at the prospect of helping Maginus become the partner of choice for retailers and distributors.” Andy Hood And Maginus has added yet another member to its JunctionMCR team, with the appointment of Andy Hood as its new head of delivery. Andy joins Maginus from Microsoft Dynamics AX partner, Junction Solutions UK and brings extensive experience with him of working with enterprise systems within the multi-channel retail and distribution markets. Andy has over 10 years IT management experience working with companies such as Sainsbury’s, Barclaycard, Vodafone, Netto and the Co-op. Erika Krolikowski eDigitalResearch (EDR) have appointed Erika Krolikowski as panel operations manager as they continue to strengthen their HUB panels and communities offering and capabilities. Working alongside EDR’s 50-strong research team, Erika will provide support and management to EDR’s vast range of panel and pommunity clients, oversee the health of panel and community sites and provide recommendations to help eDigital- Research continue to build indispensable research tools. Jason Delport K3 <strong>Retail</strong>, the UK’s leading provider of retail solutions based on Microsoft technology, has appointed Jason Delport to drive forward all digital marketing activity. Jason has a proven history of developing and delivering successful digital campaigns. His appointment reinforces K3’s market leading position in the retail sector and their commitment to ensure K3 continues developing industry leading solutions to the retail sector. Carmen Busquets Online jeweller Astley Clarke has appointed luxury fashion entrepreneur Carmen Busquets to its board. The business has recently secured a second round of investment funding from Busquets, taking her total investment to $1.2 million. As a founding investor and board director of Net-A-Porter.com, Carmen recognised Astley Clarke’s potential early because of the brand’s online capabilities and inherent understanding of the international growth opportunities. Masaru Tamagawa Sony Europe announced the appointment of Masaru Tamagawa as the new president of the company, effective 1 July, 2012. The current President, Fujio Nishida, will step up to become chairman of Sony Europe to oversee the transformation programme currently being implemented throughout Sony’s consumer electronics operations in Europe, and to ensure a seamless management transition. Tamagawa has been managing director of Sony India since 2007 where he has overseen a growth business. Fergus Gloster Brightpearl, a pioneering vendor of cloudbased commerce software for small businesses, has announced that Fergus Gloster, currently managing director EMEA at Marketo, will join Brightpearl’s board of advisors. With over 25 years industry experience, including founding Salesforce.com’s sales and marketing operations in Europe, Gloster will advise Brightpearl on sales and marketing initiatives to support future growth. Veronika Hofer paysafecard group, Europe’s leading prepaid payment provider, has appointed Veronika Hofer as COO. In this newly created role, Veronika will manage the customer service and service teams for online shops and distributors. The main tasks of the service teams are the organisational and technical integration as well as the ongoing support of the partners. Veronika studied Business Informatics at the University of Regensburg with a focus on Information <strong>Systems</strong>.
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