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Job title Group sales director.
Company PC World Business.
Year of birth 1968.
Place of birth Amersham.
Career outline I was an officer in the royal marines. I’ve also worked at IBM, Compaq, Atlanta Business Systems and Equanet.
What motivates you every morning to get up and work in the channel? The bank manager.
What has been the most over-hyped technology in the past five years? Tablet PCs.
What will be the most underrated technology in the next five years? IP telephony.
Which technology would you most like to have invented? Microsoft Windows.
Do you have any regrets from your time in the industry? None, it’s been great fun.
If you could swap places with anyone in the industry, who would it be? No one, I like my job.
What is the biggest hurdle you have faced in your career? Being told I have to leave the royal marines because of a back injury.
What is the biggest success of your career? Helping to building a great success story called Equanet.
What piece of technology could you not live without? My TV remote control.
What would be your advice to anyone starting a career in IT? It will be hard work, but worth it.
What is your favorite computer game? Medal of Honour.
What would you like for Christmas if you could have anything? A chance to play for Man United at Old Trafford.
What is your favorite karaoke song? New York, New York by Frank Sinatra.
What would be the title of your autobiography? He’s Just A Little Competitive.
Do you have any phobias? Yes, being stuck in a lift with a journalist from CRN.
How many beers before you fall over? 2.
What is your golf handicap? 5.
What car do you drive? BMW
Number of air miles you have? 8.
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