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‘I love everything about what we’ve built’ – Alex Tatham leaving Westcoast after sale

"It won't be the same business," Tatham says of his decision to leave

Doug Woodburn by Doug Woodburn
26 July 2024
in Distributor, News, People Moves
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Alex Tatham has confirmed to IT Channel Oxygen that he is leaving Westcoast following its decision to merge with ALSO.

The distribution stalwart’s last day at the £4bn-revenue distributor will be next Wednesday.

“I’m taking the opportunity, with the change of ownership and all the changes going on at Westcoast, to make a big change myself,” he told IT Channel Oxygen.

ALSO and Westcoast turned over a respective €11.1bn and £4.2bn in their latest years, meaning their combined sales will rival European market leader TD Synnex’s $19.4bn tally.

Westcoast currently whitelables ALSO Cloud Marketplace in the UK.

Talking to IT Channel Oxygen yesterday, analyst heavyweight Steve Brazier said the deal had been “an obvious move for a long time”.

“Not the same business”

Tatham acknowledged that Westcoast “won’t be the same business” now it is joining a larger group.

Chairman Joe Hemani’s decision to take a step back from running the UK business loomed large in Tatham’s thought process.

“I think it’s massive for the business. Westcoast has always been a bastion of independence and doing things differently, at an incredible pace,” he said.

“In the short-term, there will be some inevitable changes, quite rightly so, but it won’t be the same business.”

Tatham returned to Westcoast last June following a brief spell at NSC Global. He originally joined the Theale-based outfit as its sales and marketing director back in 2009, before becoming MD in 2014.

The popular industry figure became a Morning TV star in November after a video he featured in went viral on TikTok.

Does Tatham plan to stay in the industry?

“Absolutely,” he responded.

“I love the IT industry. I love Joe. And I love everything about what we’ve built. It’s been absolutely magnificent and I take delight in the fact it’s been sold very well, to a very good business.”

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