James joined Bechtle in 1997 as a founding member of the group’s UK operation before being appointed as Managing Director in 2010 and has since enjoyed 10 years of uninterrupted top and bottom line growth. Bechtle is a publicly listed IT solutions provider with a turnover of £5bn+, employing 12,000+ people and operating with wholly-owned subsidiaries in 14 European countries.
In 2012, recognising the demands and potential of multi-territory customers, James led the growth of Bechtle’s International Customer business across the Bechtle Group. A cornerstone achievement has been the formation of the Global IT Alliance (GITA), bringing together many of the world’s premier IT solution providers to act as a single entity in serving global customers.