Tom Kelly

Managing director, Logicalis UK

Career so far I was a professional engineer by education and have worked in chemical industry and mainly ICT sector for longer than I wish to recall.

Do you care about green IT? Yes and Logicalis was one of the initial "movers and shakers" in the green debate and indeed continue to be a strong advocate.

If you could be in a rock/pop band, which one would it be and who would you be? It would have to be Girls Aloud!

What is the best corporate jolly you have ever been on/taken partners on? The Logicalis sales team incentive trip to Las Vegas this year, organized internally and was superb!

Has 2009 been as bad as everyone said it would be? It has been a difficult year from a margin retention perspective and I see this continuing for another 12 months, well into Q3 2010.

Have any of your predictions come true this year? Yes but only in that I made none!

What do you see as the channel's biggest challenge in 2010? Margin retention and differentiation.

What is the best part of your day? First thing in the morning when no one else is in the office. It's easily the most productive part of the day.