Atos appoints Jon Pritchard CEO of Unity

Atos, the France-based international IT services corporation, has appointed Jon Pritchard as chief executive officer (CEO) of Unify, the Atos business for communications and collaboration software and services. In his new role, he joins the Atos executive committee and will have overall responsibility for Unify’s strategy, business direction and global execution.

Pritchard has spent over 25 years in the IT industry. He was most recently executive vice president (EVP) channels at Unify, where he revamped and expanded its channel programme to drive significant growth in revenue.

Prior to joining Unify, Pritchard was president of Comstor Worldwide, a US$2.5bn channel IT business operating across 40 countries, where he was responsible for global operations of Westcon’s Cisco dedicated business practice. He oversaw operational and strategic sales programmes, marketing and business development initiatives, business segmentation planning and organisational development. Pritchard also held previous positions at Ingram Micro UK.