Charlie Bellord

Managing Director

Charlie Bellord is Managing Director for Hardware.com and is responsible both for operations and building strategy, structure, and growth.

Charlie has been with Hardware.com in sales from inception in 2004. Moving up through the management team, he has been instrumental in several initiatives, contributing to the continued expansion and success of the company.

Prior to joining Hardware.com Charlie spent several years in the city derivatives markets trading futures and options at the London International Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE) and other global exchanges.

Charlie holds a BA from King’s College London.
 

Simon Fieldhouse

Sales Director

Simon is Sales Director for Hardware.com EMEA & USA and responsible for driving our global sales activities.

He joined Hardware.com in January 2004 and has been part of the Senior Management team since 2006.

Simon is focused on the development of our global sales strategy, e-commerce business, and key vendor relationships with Juniper Networks, HP, and Dell. Simon remains a key point of contact for many of our key global customers.

Prior to joining Hardware.com, Simon held a global board position with Type 20 SRL, a sister company to Luxottica, and was responsible for driving marketing and business development strategy across EMEA & USA. He has also served in executive positions for a number of entrepreneurial projects within the European sports and events industry.

Simon holds a BA/BSC in Combined Studies: European Business Systems from the London Guildhall University, London. 
 

andy farris

President, Americas

Andy Faris is President of Hardware.com in the USA and is responsible for operations throughout the western hemisphere. He joined the Hardware.com group of companies in 2003 and has more than 20 years of networking and management experience.

Under his leadership, the American branch of Hardware.com continues to post record revenues and expand its operations. The US office recently increased its warehouse and technical facilities by 30% to accommodate the company’s growth.

Prior to joining Hardware.com, Andy launched the US division of MessageLabs (later acquired by Symantec) in 2001. He has also served in leadership and executive positions at several high-tech start-up companies in the industry. Andy graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
 

Paul Bonner

Head of Technical Services

Paul Bonner joined Hardware.com in 2009 but has a long history with the management team of Group having worked at both RBR Networks and Zycko in various high level technical roles. Paul has over 15 years of experience in the networking and storage industries and has worked on many large installations for well-known organisations.

Paul heads up the Technical Services team, who are responsible for working with customers and producing designs based on business requirements in various disciplines including Networking, Servers and Storage.

Paul holds a number of industry accreditations from Juniper, Cisco, Brocade and HP as well as an Honours degree in Computing from the University of Glamorgan.

Jesse Johnson

Vice President, Americas

Jesse Johnson has been with Hardware.com since 2005. Over the last several years, he’s served in various roles within sales and sales management—most recently as Vice President of Wholesale within the US.

Jesse brings experience and enthusiasm to support customers across all facets of the business, from sales to logistics and operations. His excellent communication skills and strong work ethic help Jesse’s customers maximize business profit and business performance, while reducing overhead.

Jesse holds a bachelor’s degree in management from Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter, Minnesota.

Justin Hadler

Director of Engineering, Americas

Justin Hadler is Director of Engineering at Hardware.com in the US. He joined Hardware.com after 14 years of experience working for some of the networking industry’s key vendors, such as Cisco, Juniper, and HP.

Justin assists customers with designing their next generation networks. He utilizes his diverse set of vendor knowledge to design and architect custom network solutions using a vendor-agnostic approach. Justin’s vast industry experience enables him to develop tailored network solutions while maintaining existing infrastructure to help minimize cost.

Justin received two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and holds several industry certifications, including CCIE, JNCI, CISSP, and MCSE.

Rick dykhoff

Director of Channel Sales, Americas

Rick Dykhoff is Director of Channel Sales for Hardware.com in the US. With more than 12 years of experience in technology services, Rick is a proven, results-driven sales leader.

Rick excels at helping companies evaluate, design, and implement innovative network technologies for the data center, campus, and cloud applications. His wealth of knowledge provides customers with high-performing, secure, and simplified technologies that improve application delivery, reduce costs, and optimize and automate network services.

Rick obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and holds several industry certifications from technology companies, including Cisco, Juniper, and HP.

keith johnson

Director of Repair Services, Americas

Keith Johnson is Director of Repair Services for Hardware.com in the US. His primary role is circuit design and repair of which he has over 15 years of experience in the field and technical service.

Prior to joining Hardware.com, Keith owned and operated Computer Technical Services, Inc. (CTSI), a service and sales company in the industry, which he later sold.

After discharging from the Navy, Keith earned two degrees in computer science and electronics. He also holds professional certifications from both IBM and HP.