Alex Tatham

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What has been your personal highlight of 2020?

Westcoast's performance and resilience. Amazing growth when the rest of the channel has gone backwards. Tough times, tough decisions, but we have a great team - particularly our warehouse staff who have kept the channel going throughout.

Which three celebrities would you invite to a Zoom party?

Three of Fat Larry's Band!

What has been your guiltiest lockdown pleasure?

Copious amounts of rosé - and I don't feel remotely guilty!

Which tech figurehead has inspired you most this year, and why?

Clare Barclay, the new UK head of Microsoft. A channel advocate supreme.

What piece of technology, or app, have you not been able to do without during the pandemic?

FaceTime. It has kept my self-isolating Mum going.

If you could be anyone else for a week, who would you be and what would you do?

Donald Trump - ban Twitter!

Do you miss face-to-face events?

Absolutely. The few meetings I've had with customers and suppliers have been a joy.

How will COVID leave its mark on the way the channel operates long term?

Less direct business from vendors and increased consolidation.

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