Jamie Brothwell becomes senior director at Pluralsight
The seasoned IT leader leaves the channel to join the tech ed industry
Channel vet Jamie Brothwell has joined tech workforce development company Pluralsight as senior director, less than four months after her departure from Exertis Business.
Pluralsight is an online learning platform that provides tech-focused courses and skill assessments to help people and companies develop their competences.
Starting her career at AV distributor Midwich in 2002, Brothwell went onto work at firms including Samsung and Exertis, where she stayed for 11 years.
Brothwell assumed various leadership roles during her time at the distributor, more recently the role of MD at Exertis Business, until her departure in September 2025, following the company’s acquisition by Germany-based private equity investor AURELIUS in July.
“We are on an upward trajectory, and with the new ownership it seemed the right time for me to evaluate what I wanted to do with my life,” Brothwell told CRN after she stepped down.
“I wish everyone at Exertis the very best of success for the future. They are my friends and family, and I feel emotional talking about it.”
Brothwell added she did not “want to do distribution anymore” but was open to the right opportunities that come along.
“I’m sure something will feel right, and hopefully my track record will speak for itself.”
Brothwell takes on this new role just a month after she founded Midis Touch, a company created to assist in supercharging the growth of reseller, MSP, vendor and distribution partners.
Her move to Pluralsight also comes a few weeks after the UK government launched the Women in Tech Taskforce, a new organisation aimed at supporting women, reinforcing diversity and economic growth in the tech industry.
Led by secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, Liz Kendall, the initiative will advise the government on how to better support diversity in tech and ensure the UK gets access to the full talent pool, market opportunities and innovation capacity needed for economic growth.
This will aim to tackle the problem faced by the British economy, which currently loses an estimated £2bn to £3.5bn a year because women leave the tech sector or change jobs due to barriers, according to a report from Lovelace.