Former Cisco UK MD joins WWT to lead EMEA growth

by Andrea Gaini, CRN UK

World Wide Technology (WWT) has announced Dominic Pierce is joining the company as VP of global accounts for EMEA.

Pierce brings expertise in business development to develop the global accounts team, accelerating the vision for growth in EMEA and building existing and prospective alliances.

Leo Makhlin, SVP of global accounts at WWT said: "Pierce brings to our organisation exceptional leadership skills and an impressive track record for generating growth, and we are confident he will be a valuable leader for our EMEA business."

Prior to his role at WWT, Pierce spent 17 years at Cisco, where he most recently served as managing director for Cisco's UK and Ireland channel organisations and was responsible for developing alliances across the Cisco partner community.

Before that, he headed up Cisco's enterprise business in the UK, leading a team dedicated to helping FTSE 100 organisations embrace digital transformation.

Earlier in his career, Pierce also served in various sales, training and operational roles for Reuters, Thomson Financial and in investment banking.