Leaders S1: E19 - Peter Heath

For our final episode of Season 1, David sits down with Peter Heath to discuss the resilience of the IT channel during economic upheaval, the changing role of a leader in a growing company, and the importance of focussing on the customer in a technology-based role. They also speak about how working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture can create excitement in a role.

A senior executive with over 35 years’ experience in the IT industry, Peter is an engineer by trade who became a business owner in the early 90s. After 10 successful years growing the MSP from start up to £8m turnover, the business was acquired by Westcoast in 2002 and Peter became the Technical Director of the new entity. For the past 18 years, Peter has held a number of Senior Executive positions within the Westcoast Group including Group CIO, and CTO for XMA. During this time the group has grown from £250m turnover to £3b turnover in 2020. A veteran of over 10 major acquisitions, Peter has a proven track record in delivering transformation and business growth to organisations of all sizes.