Chief executive, TIG
Career so far
22 years co-founding and running Eurodata, two-year break and then back in to it with the acquisition of TIG. The IT industry is like the Mafia, once you're in you can’t get out!
What was your first job and were you any good at it?
Worked at Harris Carpets in Manchester and sold more carpets that you can shake and vac
Who was your top teenage pin-up?
Got to be Demi Moore in St Elmos Fire and About Last Night
My colleagues won’t know this about me but…..
I am addicted to….Can’t tell you, got to keep it a secret
What is your favourite snack?
Apples
What has been your career high point to date?
Selling Eurodata and buying TIG
Has 2013 been a good, bad or ugly year?
Been a year of development, building a great business is lots of fun. Delighted to be back with the old team again.
What do you say when strangers at a social gathering ask what you do for a living?
I tell them they wouldn’t understand..
If I wasn’t working in the channel I would probably be…
A racing car driver
What do you see as the channel’s biggest challenge in 2014?
Innovate, and keep evolving.
