Multi-discipline Security Distributor Oprema Appoints New Managing Director
Cardiff, UK, 04/11/21: UK Surveillance & Security distributor Oprema is pleased to announce the appointment of Gareth Williams as Managing Director. The appointment marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the Cardiff based distributor and will see Gareth lead the delivery of Oprema’s ambitious growth plans.
Gareth has been working side-by-side with Matthew Epps, Oprema’s current Managing Director, to allow a smooth transition of the business and continuity of leadership. Gareth brings with him over 20 years industry experience, with 6 of those as Sales Director at Oprema.
“Over the past 11 years we have built a great company, full of great people. We recognise Gareth’s immense contribution to the company, and I can’t think of anyone better than Gareth to lead Oprema into the next chapter. I am delighted to appoint him as the new Managing Director, his ability to think strategically and his vision for the company will form the next stage of innovation and growth for Oprema.” said Matthew.
Commenting on the appointment, Gareth said, “I’m so proud to be part of Oprema, its success has been possible because of the passion, commitment and talents of an extraordinary team of people. I’m honoured to be chosen to lead the business forward on the next step of this amazing journey. We’ll continue to strive for innovation and improvements, with our people at the forefront.”
Søren Drewsen, CEO of EET Group, stated “I fully support the appointment and have full faith in Gareth to deliver. Gareth has a successful history within Oprema and has played a key part in their success. Oprema is going from strength to strength and I’m excited to see what the future holds.”
This appointment is effective from 1st January 2022.
For further information, please contact Zoe Poulton, Head of Marketing on +4429 2064 1509.
About Oprema Ltd
Part of EET group, Oprema is the UK’s fastest growing multi-discipline security distributor. Oprema, which has several times been a Fast Growth 50 company, is serving around 1,000 customers annually, and is the UK’s largest Dahua distributor. Oprema carry over 50 other market leading brands, such as Advanced Electronics, Ajax, Apollo, Hochiki, Honeywell, Milestone, Paxton, Secure Logiq, Texecom and Videx. Learn more at www.oprema.co.uk
About EET Group
EET Group is a value adding niche IT distributor within the areas of Server, Computer & Printer parts, ProAV Solutions, Surveillance & Security, Network, Storage, POS & Auto-ID and Consumer Electronics. We provide suppliers and customers with expert industry knowledge, intelligent logistics solutions, unique sales service and smart marketing tools. EET Group was founded in 1986 and we operate in 24 markets across Europe, carry over 1,100 brands and serve more than 30,000 buying customers annually. EET Group is situated in Birkerød and Ballerup, just north of Copenhagen and is the parent company of all EET sales units across Europe with approx. 680 employees in total. For more information, please visit www.eetgroup.com