Martin Fairman named as Kyocera’s Group marketing chap

Kyocera UK has appointed Martin Fairman as the company’s new Group Sales and Marketing Director.

Fairman was previously UK & Ireland Managing Director and Channel Director at Lexmark, and brings over 20 years of senior leadership experience in technology organisations to his new position.

Fairman spent over 12 years at Lexmark, occupying a number of sales and channel roles during his tenure. Prior to this, he was a senior exec at Samsung and Konica Minolta.

Fairman said: “The last year has thrown up a number of challenges for businesses operating in the print and document management space, but Kyocera has continued to deliver despite these pressures. The company now has ambitious plans to further expand its product and service portfolio, offering a range of holistic solutions that cover areas such as cloud, disaster recovery, automated workflow software and full managed ICT services.”

He said he was looking forward to helping “nurture and grow” Kyocera’s relationships with its channel partners, using all his experience in this area to make a positive impact.

Kyocera Document Solutions UK CEO Rod Tonna-Barthet said: “Martin brings all the experience and knowledge we need to make this happen, so we’re extremely pleased to have him join the team. His experience, leadership skills and knowledge of technology are second to none, and we’re very much looking forward to him getting started.”