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AND FINALLY
Rod Tonna-Barthet,
CEO
, Annodata
60 seconds with…
What’s currently having the greatest
impact on your business?
Our people. Annodata continues to invest in
hiring the best staff and then ensures that
they are retained by the company culture,
career development opportunities, challenging
environment and competitive packages.
Our employees are by far the main element
that underpin our focus on service delivery.
We work alongside our partners to ensure that
staff have the correct level of knowledge and
expertise to successfully sell services to new and
existing clients..
Where do you see the next big
opportunity?
We’ve seen massive growth from the cloud over
the past 12 months and I strongly believe that
the trajectory will continue over the next 12-18
months, as clients see the huge benefits that
the cloud has to offer.
However, I think that the biggest opportunity
comes from the amount of organisations that
are following a ‘many to few’ vendor strategy.
Organisations are rationalising the amount
of suppliers they have and are focusing on a
smaller amount of companies who can provide
multiple services. The opportunity for us, is to
ensure we can meet the complex needs of our
clients by offering a broad range of network
related services.
What would make your day job easier?
All businesses thrive on the skills and talent of
their employees so the more people like this
you have in a company, the easier the day job
becomes.
What’s the best bit of business advice
you’ve been given?
Keep it simple and demonstrate integrity in
everything you do.
If you had had a crystal ball, would you
have done anything differently?
It would definitely be to start our strategy three
years earlier.
Describe your most embarrassing
moment.
Minutes before I was due to present to several
hundred people at a large industry conference,
someone spilt a (hot!) cup of coffee over my
trousers.
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What was your first job?
Working in the handyman department of Bentalls
department store in Kingston.
What would be your dream job?
I can honestly say that I have my dream job. It’s
a huge privilege to lead such a fast moving IT
services company with almost 400 dedicated
and talented individuals. If we’re talking about
outside of the industry, then being the Golf Pro
at Augusta wouldn’t be a bad job or perhaps a
ski instructor in Whistler in the winter, followed
by scuba diving instructor in the Bahamas in the
summer!
Money’s not an issue, what’s your
perfect car … and where would you like
to drive it?
1996 Jaguar E-Type convertible down Route 66.
Fine dining and good wine, or curry
and a pint?
Curry and a good wine!
Favourite holiday destination.
The New Forest with my family and dog, Sidney.
How do you like to spend your spare time?
Time with my wife and two children is very
important to me so when I’m not with them,
I love getting onto the golf course and the ski
slopes. I’m also currently training for a half-
marathon so you’ll find me pounding the streets
near my home most evenings now.
