David Watts

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Commercial director, Tech Data

What was the worst job you have ever had?

Dog walker.

Which actor would you pick to play you in a movie of your life?

Nicole Kidman - there's a strong likeness.

What do you do as your party trick?

Leave by 10pm, mostly.

What is your favourite chocolate bar?

Bounty.

What has been the highlight of your career to date?

Working for great organisations on the way through.

Has 2014 been a good, bad or ugly year?

 It has been great - the economy is getting back on track and there are a lot of opportunities.

How would you explain the IT channel to a stranger without boring them to death? I couldn't.

Aside from the channel, my dream career would be... a magician.

What major issues will the channel face in 2015?

Price of change: device, cloud, mobility and so on.

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