Exertis UK arm sees staff cuts and reshuffles amid business 'evolution'

Around 400 UK roles cut or replaced as business shifts focus

Exertis, the DCC-owned distributor has replaced and cut significant numbers of staff in an organisational reshuffle, CRN UK understands.

According to one source close to the matter, around 150 staff have exited the business as a result of organisational changes this year, at various levels of the company.

It is understood that the business is currently advertising for approximately 70 roles, which, when filled, will leave Exertis UK with a slightly reduced headcount than it had in August 2022.

When approached for comment, a spokesperson for Exertis stated: "It's important to remember we are a large business, and people both leave and join us all the time, for a wide variety of reasons. In real terms, we are almost exactly the same size we were a year ago - there are just 24 fewer roles in the UK business than in July 2022, which is a tiny number in a business of more than 1,800 people."

The changes come on the heels of the UK distributor brining in a new CEO, Tim Griffin, who stepped into the role in February this year from a previous position as managing director of DCC Technology.

According to the spokesperson, this year has also seen investments in certain priority areas, including digital and data science, where a significant proportion of new hires have been allocated.

"We've seen investments in new capabilities such as digital, data science and change and have resourced these roles with new recruits coming into the business as well as moving talent into different areas.

"Earlier this year we took the opportunity to bring trading-area-specific commercial and purchasing teams together in order to aid collaboration and give our trading directors end-to-end accountability, thus simplifying things for our partners," an email to CRN read.