Peter Hubbard

Managing director, Tech Data UK

Career so far I have worked for IBM, Silicon Graphics, Dell and now Tech Data.

What was your first job and were you any good at it? Sweeping factory floors.

Who was your top teenage pin-up?

Kate Bush - does that make me old?

What is your favourite snack?

Mid-afternoon (at 5:30pm) sugar fix time - Snickers and a Tango.

What has been your career high point to date?

Meeting the great team I have working with me at Tech Data.

Has 2013 been good, bad or ugly?

Overall it has been good with a few ugly bits.

What do you say when asked at a party what you do for a living?

I'm a cage fighter.

If I wasn't working in the channel I would probably be...

See above.

What will be the channel's biggest challenge in 2014?

I only see opportunity for the channel. Our vendors want to use our reach and routes to market and our customers want to use more of our services. It's a great place to be.