Citrix appoints new northern Europe VP
Senecal de Fonseca looks to company's partner ecosystem to drive growth


Citrix has announced the appointment of Michelle Senecal de Fonseca as the company's northern Europe VP to help drive forward its sales and services operations in the Northern Europe region.
She will be tasked with working with the organisation's partners to drive revenues and execute a growth strategy that will benefit both partners and Citrix, building on the company's existing partner programmes and introducing new ways for everyone to improve their performance.
“It is an exciting time to join Citrix as it places greater emphasis on cloud services," Senecal de Fonseca said. "Work is increasingly digital and virtual. To be productive, we all need a seamless user experience across different devices and platforms."
Michelle was previously global managing director for Vodafone Cloud and Hosting Services, which forms part of the network's Global Enterprise group. She was responsible for all areas of the division's business including sales, strategy, product and service development.
"Citrix’s strategy of building the world’s best integrated technology services for secure delivery of apps and data – anytime, anywhere, as a service in the Citrix Cloud - can be central in enabling our customers achieve those goals. I am looking forward to helping Citrix customers across Northern Europe build and implement innovative cloud strategies.”
Senecal de Fonseca's expertise lies in international telecommunications and technology whether as part of global enterprises or smaller startups. This ensures she can address all levels of service and understands the importance of helping companies grow to reach their expectations.
“Michelle’s experience and expertise will provide invaluable support and insight for many of our customers in Northern Europe as they embark on their cloud journey," Sherif Seddik, Citrix's EMEA vice president of sales and services added.
ChannelPro Newsletter
Stay up to date with the latest Channel industry news and analysis with our twice-weekly newsletter
"Adopting cloud technologies in the enterprise is much more complex than just downloading an app. Companies have to rationalise all of their past, present, and future investments and tie them together seamlessly as they progress toward the cloud future"

Clare is the founder of Blue Cactus Digital, a digital marketing company that helps ethical and sustainability-focused businesses grow their customer base.
Prior to becoming a marketer, Clare was a journalist, working at a range of mobile device-focused outlets including Know Your Mobile before moving into freelance life.
As a freelance writer, she drew on her expertise in mobility to write features and guides for ITPro, as well as regularly writing news stories on a wide range of topics.
-
Women show more team spirit when it comes to cybersecurity, yet they're still missing out on opportunities
News While they're more likely to believe that responsibility should be shared, women are less likely to get the necessary training
By Emma Woollacott
-
OpenAI's new GPT-4.1 models miss the mark on coding tasks
News OpenAI says its GPT-4.1 model family offers sizable improvements for coding, but tests show competitors still outperform it in key areas.
By Ross Kelly
-
Citrix confirms two new NetScaler vulnerabilities as firms urged to patch immediately
News Citrix has issued patches for two new vulnerabilities in its NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances
By Solomon Klappholz
-
Citrix mulling potential sale after tumultuous 2021
News Share prices have tumbled due to consecutive quarters of "mixed" financial results
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet
-
Citrix ShareFile review: Slick collaboration, stonking price
Reviews An affordable cloud service that’s easy to manage and perfect for businesses that need to share huge files
By Dave Mitchell
-
Server virtualization: What is it and what are the benefits?
In-depth Server virtualization offers a quick and effective way of creating a more efficient IT infrastructure, but how does it work?
By Adam Shepherd
-
Everything you need to know about Citrix
In-depth A comprehensive guide to Citrix, tracing its history from on-premises virtualization to cloud services, highlighting key acquisitions and business mission
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet
-
Citrix ShareFile: grown-up file sharing
In-depth Steve Cassidy takes a look at what ShareFile has to offer.
By Steve Cassidy
-
Citrix Synergy 2013: Citrix eyes mobile enterprise with latest XenDesktop version
News First fruits of Project Avalon are borne as Citrix offers businesses a way to maximise legacy Windows app investments in the mobile world.
By Maggie Holland
-
Citrix Synergy 2012: Citrix takes a legendary turn with project Avalon
News Virtualisation giant stretches 'as a service' possibilities with mythical new offering.
By Jane McCallion