Canon UK & Ireland has appointed Andy Vickers to head up its Business Solutions (CBS) division, as CBS country director. He joined Canon from Hewlett Packard in November last year and will take over the new role in January 2006. The promotion will also see him become Canon UK’s new managing director, replacing Lars-Erik Kennbert who is to retire after more than 30 years with the company.
At Hewlett Packard Vickers was responsible for managing all sales channels in the UK and Ireland, as well as associated sales and marketing activity. With more than 20 years experience in the industry, he has also held senior positions at Dell and Compaq, where he was national sales manager, general manager of specialised sales, and director of both alliances prior to the company’s merger with HP.
27-Sep-2005
