Acer confirms departure of UK chief

Caroline Donnelly
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PC vendor's UK managing director will leave the firm at the end of 2011 but will hand over day-to-day responsibilities early next month

Beleaguered PC vendor Acer has confirmed that its UK managing director, Bobby Watkins, has handed in his resignation and will leave the company at the end of the year. In the meantime, Acer has ...

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