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Sir Peter Rigby, Chairman and Chief Executive of the SCH Group, to Speak at IT
ChannelVision Europe 2009
LONDON, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
October 19th at London's Grange St. Paul's Hotel
Vision Events, the organisers of IT ChannelVision Europe have announced
that Sir Peter Rigby, Chairman and Chief Executive of the SCH Group, will
appear on stage in the Keynote Interview session at the opening of this
year's conference.
IT ChannelVision brings together Solution Providers from more than 30
countries in Europe. In an armchair Keynote Interview, Sir Peter Rigby will
share his industry experiences, and his vision of the future for the channel
and the role of technology. The format will be an interview style led by
international I.T. channel editor, Bob Snyder, and open to the audience.
Sir Peter Rigby has spent his entire career in the IT industry. From a
modest role as a junior assistant with the UK subsidiary of an American
technology manufacturer, he has gone on to create, manage and grow what is
today the largest privately owned Information Technology Group in Europe with
more than over 7000 employees and 2.5 billion pounds Sterling in sales.
With 2000 pounds of his own capital, he started Specialist Computer
Recruitment (SCR) and soon turned the business into a national and then
European organisation. Specialist Computer Holdings (SCH plc), is the parent
company which has made some 50 European acquisitions since 1975. Many of the
early pioneers of the channel have been acquired by SCH as the channel
consolidated and major national players emerged. Today international business
accounts for some 65% of the Group's revenues.
Russell Morrow, Group Events Director at UBM said, "We are delighted that
Sir Peter will join our pan-European IT channel conference as his business
acumen and international expertise are an example to all of us in the IT
industry."
Sir Peter Rigby said:
"I am delighted to have been invited to share my thoughts and views on
the specific challenges within the channel today.
"The channel hasn't fundamentally changed in its 38 year history but the
world is changing dramatically, the next generation to sell to know more,
want more, and are transforming the way we interact.
"There are, however, vast opportunities for businesses that are
innovative and agile enough to adapt and change their business models.
"I am very pleased to be joining IT Channel Vision to share my
experiences working in the European IT Channel. I hope to provide an insight
into how we've achieved 35 years of profitable growth to become Europe's
largest independent technology group. It is a track record of which I am
deeply proud.
"At SCH, we have always invested heavily in all areas of the business to
ensure we can meet the changing requirements of our customers. Ours is also
an organization built on family values, with a flexible and adaptable way of
working focused on getting things done."
This year's IT ChannelVision conference will take place in London from
October 19 - 21 at the stunning Grange St. Paul's Hotel. Content for the
conference programme will include keynotes from Gartner analysts, leading
Channel gurus, case studies and educational and interactive boardroom
sessions.
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