Anthony Willis

Ex-SNI Director Anthony Willis Joins Toshiba To Head Support And Service

Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Ltd today announced the appointment of Anthony Willis, formerly a worldwide business development director with Siemens Nixdorf IT Service, as head of technical support and service for the company's PC Division.The appointment follows Toshiba's highly successful launch into the desktop market with the introduction of its Equium range of business systems, and is intended to strengthen the senior management team of the new business group and increase the service and support offered to resellers and users.

Willis brings over 20 years experience in customer service and technical support to Toshiba, and has worked with a wide range of IT companies in both the computing and networking markets.He joins Toshiba from Siemens Nixdorf IT Service, where he held the position of Worldwide Business Development Director, based in Munich.In this capacity he was responsible for the design and development of a range of services delivered through systems management centres throughout the world.Prior to Siemens Nixdorf, Willis has worked with Dowty, Wang, 3COM, Cabletronand Ascom Timeplex.

At Toshiba, Willis will be responsible for developing the service and support provided to the reseller channel and end user organisations, and as a member of the senior management team for Toshiba's PC Division will promote the strategic value of service and support throughout the company.Willis will also be involved in the new product evaluation process and manage the training and sales support services provided by Toshiba to its resellers.
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And the appointment of Anthony Willis to such a senior position in service and support demonstrates our long-term commitment to success in both the portable and desktop markets."

Toshiba's launch into the desktop market was made on June 2 1997 with the introduction of its Equium range, following an 18 month preparatory period.The desktop range was supported by a 31.5 million marketing campaign and launches to channel partners and corporate customers were staged in Manchester and London.