Roberta McCrossan has been appointed EMEA marketing director, Brian Davis as VP sales UK and Ireland, David Keating as country manager Ireland and group security sales director, Kamel Kerbib as country manager France and Patrick Van Arendonk as sales director Benelux.
McCrossan has more than 24 years’ experience in the IT industry and was the group marketing director for DataSolutions, which was acquired by Climb in October 2023. She will continue to work with DataSolutions and other Climb subsidiaries across EMEA - including key markets such as the UK, Ireland, France and the Netherlands.
Davis starts his new role after spending the last 11 years leading the cloud and digital workspace division for DataSolutions. With 24 years’ experience in distribution, he led the UK establishment and expansion of DataSolutions and works extensively with tier 1 vendors to accelerate and grow their business through the channel.
Keating begins the role after more than 20 years with DataSolutions. Joining in 2002, he was appointed group security sales director in 2017. He manages security sales for Climb Channel Solutions and will continue in this role alongside his new position.
Van Arendonk joins Climb with a wealth of experience having worked for several vendors and distributors, one of which was acquired by Exclusive Networks. He later went on to manage the Netherlands for Exclusive Networks and the cloud first division for the group.
Kerbib is tasked with expanding the Climb brand across France. Having worked in the information technology, cloud and services industries, he was the former co-founder and VP sales for FEDALGO by Clougnitive Technology and regional sales director for Violin Memory.
Gerard Brophy, chief revenue officer, Climb, said, “We’re very pleased to welcome Roberta, Brian, David, Kamel and Patrick to our EMEA team - a team that is tasked with spearheading Climb’s expansion across the region. What matters for Climb as we look towards growth is ensuring we have the right people with the experience we need to be successful.
“In Roberta, Brian and Patrick we have exactly that. I am personally looking forward to working closely with each of them, and to achieve our shared goals together.”