ERA Ltd announced today the appointment of Gareth Hodkinson as Senior Sales Consultant. Based at the company’s new headquarters in Chesham Buckinghamshire and working from their London Soho office, Gareth will provide sales and consulting expertise across ERA’s complete portfolio, with a strong focus on storage solutions.

One of the founding team at ERA when the company was established in 1999, Gareth went on to hold senior sales and support roles across the industry, working with storage leaders including DataDirect Networks, EMC Corporation, Coraid and Seagate Technology. He now returns to ERA with a wealth of experience and in-depth knowledge of large-scale media, cloud and storage solutions.

“We are delighted to welcome Gareth back to ERA,” says Sean Baker ERA’s commercial director. “His experience of IT storage solutions will bring us valuable market and technical insight and will strengthen our ability to address our clients’ increasingly sophisticated and complex requirements. “

“Over the last decade we’ve seen the industry change dramatically, with the convergence of broadcast and IT technologies offering both new opportunities and challenges. ERA has kept the pace with their innovative solutions and client support. It’s an exciting time for me to join the current team and I’m looking forward to developing effective solutions for ERA’s customers,” Gareth concludes.

Over the last 18 years, ERA has become synonymous with the delivery of innovative and reliable technical solutions for broadcast, media and visual computing organisations. Strategic alliances with leading vendors and outstanding technical capability have made ERA an easy choice for businesses looking to harness IT, video and file-based workflows.