Jan Lawford is joining Avaya to head up its Europe, Middle East and Africa channel programme.

Lawford is joining from distie Bell Micro where she was European Commercial Director. Her official title at Avaya is senior director of Europe, Middle East and Africa channels. She has previously worked at CHS, Merisel and RSA Security.

Michael Bayer, Avaya's president of field operations, said: "With her wealth of channel experience in both the UK and EMEA, Jan is very well regarded throughout the industry, and she will provide critical input to the EMEA management team as Avaya implements our high-touch channel-centric strategy." ®