Insight creates sales VP role in UK

Corporate reseller says promotion of Olaf Akkerman is in line with growth of UK business

Stuart Fenton: We needed to increase the leadership in the sales organisation

Insight Enterprises has created a vice president of sales role in the UK to reflect the recent growth of its local business.

Olaf Akkerman, who joined Insight via the corporate reseller’s 2006 acquisition of Software Spectrum, was recently promoted to fill the slot, from his previous role as sales director of the Enterprise Group & Software Group.

Insight EMEA president Stuart Fenton told CRN: “We have continued to grow in software, hardware and networking in the UK as a result of acquisitions.

“We needed to increase the leadership in the sales organisation to manage the continuing translation of our business into a solutions company.”

Akkerman was UK and Ireland country manager of Software Spectrum when Insight bought the firm for $287m (£178m) four years ago. Fenton said Insight has not yet announced a replacement for his former position.