Insight Appoints Mårten Blixt as its New Country Manager in the Nordic Region
STOCKHOLM, July 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Mårten Blixt will become the new Country Manager for Insight in the Nordics on July 1st, 2014, taking over from Johan Daderman, who successfully ran the Insight Nordic business since 2011 and is moving on for personal reasons.
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Marten was personally appointed by the EMEA President Wolfgang Ebermann and Johan Daderman and will be working closely with his predecessor to ensure a smooth transition.
Mårten brings 14+ years of leadership experience in the IT Industry to his new role, gained from a number of key sales and operational leadership appointments. Whilst at Adobe Systems, Mårten formed the firm's Nordic GTM and Sales strategy and actively directed the Adobe Nordic Channel Sales organisation responsible for a $100 million revenue sales target.
He also led the innovation and execution of the European establishment and sales organisation for SRM software company, Northern.
In 2010, Mårten joined Insight to lead Insight's Nordic Sales Organisation, responsible for all Global, Corporate and Hosting clients in both the private and public sector. He successfully implemented the highly successful "Insight Partner Eco System", which increased the company's overall revenue by double-digit growth in 2013.
In his new role as Country Manager, Mårten will focus on growing Insight's Nordic business by expanding the firm's current product offering specifically around Services and Cloud Solutions. Mårten will drive a new Go-to-Market approach based on strategic alliances with key Software and Hardware Vendors and Services partners that will allow Insight to strengthen its position as a Trusted Advisor for all clients in the Nordic region.
About Insight:
Insight EMEA is a division of Insight Enterprises, Inc., a leading provider of brand-name information technology ("IT") hardware, software and services to large enterprises, small to medium-sized businesses and public sector institutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Insight is focused on helping organisations move technology goals forward in the areas of Cloud, Virtualisation, Data Centre, Unified Communication & Collaboration, Networking & Security, Data Protection, Mobility & Point of Sale, and Office Productivity. With approximately 5,400 teammates worldwide, Insight is ranked No. 470 on the 2013 Fortune 500 and generated sales of $5.3 billion for the year ended December 31, 2012. For more information, please visit: http://www.se.insight.com
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