Westcon-Comstor, the leading value-added distributor of security, network infrastructure, data centre and unified communications and collaboration solutions, has confirmed Clive Hailstone as Comstor Managing Director for the UK and Ireland. Previously Comstor UK sales lead, Clive will report to Willem de Haan, SVP Comstor Europe. Having been at Comstor for over ten years years, his new role will see him provide continuity in leadership and seamless focus on initiatives that support partners in all the Cisco technology markets, especially the key growth areas of security, services, software and all aspects of the Network Intuitive strategy.
Willem de Haan commented:
“Clive has rich and varied experience and is highly respected by our partners, Cisco and the Comstor UK&I team. He has been a key part of Comstor’s leadership over the past ten years, so I’m delighted to see him play a larger role as we look to continue to enable partners to grow with Cisco technologies and Comstor value-add services and support.”
Clive Hailstone added:
“These are exciting times for partners to be engaged with Cisco and Comstor. The new Cisco strategies present great opportunities for partners to enable customers to adapt to the digital demands of the modern world. Comstor’s customer focus and understanding of Cisco technology are well known, and I welcome the chance to lead the talented Comstor team in ensuring all partners benefit from the service and support we are uniquely placed to provide”
Mike Smith, Cisco, RSM Cisco UK Distribution, concluded:
“Clive is extremely well thought of within Cisco and the partner community. His passion for delivering first-class service is backed up with an ability to articulate Cisco’s strategy that’s relevant and meaningful to partners. Clive has a great opportunity to build a ‘next generation’ distribution model within Comstor UK, aligned to some of the priority areas of security, services and recurring software offerings which Cisco is very keen to support.”
About Comstor
Comstor is the Cisco dedicated business of Westcon-Comstor, a value-added technology distributor of category-leading solutions in Security, Collaboration, Networking and Data Center. The company is transforming the technology supply chain through its global capabilities in Cloud, Global Deployment and Services. Westcon-Comstor has teams in 50 countries, combining expert technical and market knowledge with industry-leading partner enablement programs. Collaborating with its partners in a unique engagement model, Westcon-Comstor strives to provide an exceptional partner experience in delivering results together. The company goes to market under the Westcon and Comstor brands.
