Patrick moves up 3Com ladder

3Com volume distribution manager Marie Patrick has been promoted to sales distribution manager. She takes over John Sedzikowski's systems distribution role, prompting speculation that he will leave.

Patrick was described as having 'shot herself in the foot' at a distributor conference (PC Dealer, 12 June), when she announced she was leaving to take up an OEM management role with 3Com Europe. She did not get the job.

The change comes just four months after Sedzikowski took over the systems distribution role.

Marketing director Mark Hollister, said: 'The job merge is a response to resellers wanting one point of contact.'

Sedzikowski said a decision had not been made on whether he would stay at the networking vendor.