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Hi and thanks for taking time to look at my LinkedIn profile.
I have recently become Chairman of Softcat plc and over the coming weeks will look for further opportunities to add value to other businesses and charity organisations. I have had great success and met a ton of really interesting and inspirational people throughout my career in particular a five and a half year stint as CEO of the aforementioned and outstanding IT reseller Softcat plc. Prior to that I am fortunate to have held many interesting positions in several IT distribution companies ( having been acquired four times ) responsible for operations in UK, EMEA and globally.
In my earlier years I gained a 2:1 Physiology degree from Edinburgh University and then went on to become a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Young after which I joined a client who was the leading IT distributor in the UK. 30 years in IT distribution followed.
I am married to Kathryn ( my first wife !) and we have four children - Alice is now a junior obs and gynae doctor, Jasper is working in the IT industry in sales support, Finlay is on an internship with IMG and Charlotte has just graduated and plans to travel for a short while. When I am not working I love watching and participating in live entertainment - mostly sports related - but focused around club football, international rugby, cricket, golf, tennis, skiing and cycling. I also enjoy theatre, music, film and travel - so pretty mainstream !
In my later years I have started to get involved in charitable concerns giving something back - both time and financial. My main focus areas are a) Supporting a North Eastern Indian community in Churachandpur. b) Social Bite - charity for the homeless in the UK. c) MNDA - for Cookie.