Simon Minett, Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Logistics, Westcon Group - Prior to his current position, Simon was previously Chief Operating Officer, Westcon Group Europe, a position he held since October, 2004. He joined Comstor UK as its operations director in 1998 and was promoted to Managing Director in 2001. He was then appointed to vice president of operations for Westcon Group European Operations in 2004 before being appointed to his current position. Mr. Minett holds an honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Greenwich University, London.
Jon Pritchard, President, Comstor Worldwide - Jon is President, Comstor Worldwide with responsibility globally for the business of Comstor, Westcon Group's Cisco oriented brand. Jon also retains responsibility for Comstor Europe. He was formerly Executive Vice President of Comstor Worldwide. Jon is a seasoned channel executive, having spent the last 21 years in the IT industry. He joined Comstor UK as a sales director in 2003 where he established a track record of driving solid growth on both a Pan-European and global basis. Jon holds a science degree from Liverpool.
Willem J.H. de Haan, Vice President, Westcon Europe - After being the managing director of Landis in the Netherlands for one and a half years, Willem became responsible for their European distribution activities in March 2000, a position which he continued to hold until the acquisition by Westcon in May 2002. Prior, Mr. de Haan spent 5 years at A-Line Technologies bv, where he held the position of general manager. From 1989 to 1993, he performed various sales and sales management positions within the Dutch Getronics Group. Mr. de Haan holds a technical bachelors degree from the Hoogeschool Eindhoven and a degree in business administration (CT) from the University of Nijenrode.
David Grant, Senior Vice President Europe, Westcon Group - David is responsible for the continued growth and success of Westcon Group's European business, including European strategy, human resources and legal organizations. David has been with Westcon Convergence for three years and was previously CEO of European distributor Crane before its acquisition by Westcon Group in 2007. Prior to his role at Crane, Grant spent 14 years in a variety of senior level positions with Canon UK Ltd.
Richard Hodgetts, European Finance Director - Richard joined Westcon in 2004 as UK Finance Director, and then moved into the European role in January 2009. Previously Richard had spent ten years spent in senior commercial finance roles with software vendors Attachmate and Compuware. Prior to that, Richard spent six years with leading airline caterer Alpha Airport Group, plc.
