Westcon COO given new president role
David Grant's appointment comes four months after distie adds collaboration and cybersecurity arms to business
Westcon International has announced the internal promotion of David Grant to President, four months after a business-wide restructure of operational units. Grant (pictured) is currently serving as COO of the $3bn-revenue VAD, and will continue in that role in addition to being president. The latest management change at Westcon comes four months after the New York-headquartered distributor rejigged its EMEA operations and made a series of senior appointments. The distributor added two new...
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