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Sydney, Australia, August 19, 2010 – Westcon Group has appointed Tony Heywood to head its new data centre practice in Australia.  

The new practice is built around Cisco, EMC and allied data centre-focused vendors and is a key component of Westcon’s growth strategy.

Commenting on Heywood’s appointment, Leigh Howard, the Managing Director for Westcon Group Australia said, “Tony has more than 22 years experience in the IT industry and has worked for Westcon previously.

“Tony is a rare commodity in Australia and we’re delighted to have him back working with us.  He has unparalleled industry knowledge as result of working for service providers, distributors and systems integrators across many technology areas.  He is innovative and passionate about everything he does.  He commands a lot of respect in the industry and is exactly the right person to evolve our data centre strategy to a more mature solutions offering which will meet the demands that our channel partners are increasingly making of us.”

Heywood said, “Having spent the last 3 years working in the systems integration space,I have learned a significant amount about the sensitivities of running a reseller and how distribution can significantly add to the profitability of those partners that are focusing on selling solutions to their customers.”

“I’m looking forward to working alongside Leigh and the rest of the team to make this new data centre practice a success and offering Westcon’s partners new solutions they can take to market.”

Tony Heywood replaces Neville James, who recently resigned to spend more time with his family.

About Westcon Group

Westcon Group, Inc. is the leading specialty distributor in networking, security, mobility, convergence and storage solutions for leading technology vendors, including Cisco, Nortel and Avaya, Inc. Through its Westcon, Comstor and Voda One business practices, Westcon Group sells products and services to resellers, systems integrators and service providers. Westcon Group has particular expertise in the convergence of voice, data and video applications and technologies, including voice-over Internet protocol, or VoIP, security for networking and communications systems, remote access, Internet and e-business, virtual private networks, videoconferencing and wireless connectivity. For more information, visit http://www.westcongroup.com