WATCH: CEO Killer Question - What are your priorities for the next 12 months?

Tim Griffin takes the hot seat to outline his top priorities for leading distributor Exertis

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People and numbers, in that order, are what Exertis UK CEO Tim Griffin is focusing on for the next 12 months.

Griffin was named chief exec of the distributor's UK arm in February.

In his newly-created position, Griffin has direct responsibility for the entire Exertis UK, retail & B2B operations and oversees other businesses in the UK and Ireland of parent company, DCC Technology.

Griffin recently spoke with CRN as part of a series of pieces on distribution, looking at current vendor frustrations, the rise of value-added distribution, and current distributor challenges.

In this latest instalment of CRN's video series, CEO Killer Questions, Griffin took the time to highlight which areas he will spend the majority of his focus on into the next year.

"My main focus for the next 12 months around the people agenda is continuing our journey to make this the best possible place to work in the industry.

"When you think about the numbers piece it's around continuing to drive profitable growth.

"We drive a lot of focus around operational excellence and I'm delighted that our operational metrics now are what I would class as best in the industry."