Status: For Immediate Release
Ref.: ATPR 0015 – Comms Channel
Date: 13 July 2009
AVENIR MAKES A NEW CONNECTION!
Distributer Announces New Push into the UK Comms Channel...
Ex-Nortel/Telstra International Channel Manager to Head Up Campaign...
Avenir Telecom, the UK's leading business-to-business telecoms distributor, today announces a new initiative which will significantly ramp up its presence in the UK comms sales channel.
Currently celebrating its 20th anniversary as a major force in the mobile industry, in recent years Avenir has diversified into IT/mobile convergence, mobile accessories and now the fixed-line telecommunications channel.
Ben Price joins Avenir this month from Nortel and will head up this new initiative as Channel Manager. He will oversee work across voice, data and IP/convergence projects whilst supporting and growing Avenir's dealer base
"Ben brings with him a wealth of expertise and enthusiasm which is perfectly matched against our ambitions to become as significant a player in the comms channel as we are in mobile," explains Avenir Telecom's MD Andy Tow. “He has already made some impressive connections outside of our core dealer base and into the broader comms space, and we look forward to watching this develop further.”
"I have worked in the networking and telecommunications industry for over 10 years," explains Ben. "In this time I've gained a wide variety of knowledge and skills through employment with market leaders, most recently working with Nortel. I assisted Nortel in successfully launching its SMB product range into British Telecom through their Local Business division. Prior to that I worked for Telstra Europe and Weston Digital Technologies where I recruited and worked with many different independent resellers."
About Avenir Telecom
Currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, Avenir Telecom is one of Europe's biggest and longest-standing distributors of telephony products and services. In the UK, Avenir focuses on the distribution of airtime, accessories and IT/telecoms convergence solutions in the business-to-business space. It works with the leading B2B network operators including O2, 3, Orange and Opal, the business-to-business division of the TalkTalk group. Avenir employs over 3,000 people across six countries: Bulgaria, France, Portugal, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom. It is listed on the NYSE Euronext - Compartment B (Euronext Paris). Its shares form part of the CAC All shares, CAC Mid & Small 190, CAC Small 90, IT CAC, Next150 and SBF 250 indices. ISIN: FR0000066052. Reuters: AVOM.LN. Bloomberg: AVT:FP. More info: www.avenir-telecom.co.uk.
Media Contact
Further information, photography and interviews are available from:
Ian Peel
Avenir Accessories Press Office
@ Solid State Marcomms
Tel: 07775 937494
Email: ian@solidstatemarcomms.com