Paul Barlow

Managing director, Servium

Career so far I have been managing director of Equanet, group sales director at PCWB, chief executive of Bending Light, commercial director in Computacenter’s CCU, and now managing director of Servium.

If you could be anyone else for a week, who would you be? David Cameron – I would then spend the whole week getting things done instead of worrying about my coalition partners.

What will next year’s most overhyped industry buzzword be? BYOD.

Has 2012 been a good, bad or ugly year? Very good for Servium and very good for Great Britain – the Olympics were wicked.

What would you have as your last meal? Steak, chips and eight creme brulees.

What keeps you awake at night? The kids and growing a successful business.

What piece of technology could you not be without? The fridge.

Have any of your predictions come true this year? No. I always find prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.

What is the best partner/customer trip you have ever been on? With Toshiba in Japan for the 2002 World Cup: England vs Argentina. Beckham scores a penalty, England win!

What do you see as the channel’s biggest challenge in 2013? Once again, the on-going economic uncertainty around the world will have a significant impact on the UK and the channel.