With a 20-year background in leadership at several global technology firms and five years transforming regional distributors, Dave has a passion for software and is keen on data analytics and process automation in particular. He holds a BSc (Hons) from Lancaster University, an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School and is on the Harvard Business School OPM programme. Dave was recognised by Bloomberg as a Breakaway CEO in the 2019 EMEA cohort and is a regional finalist in the EY 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year. He is a keen rackets and court tennis player. 

 

With over 25 years’ experience in senior leadership roles across global multicultural environments, Kumar is adept at achieving sustainable business results. He has a proven track record for defining and delivering strategy, developing people, and managing transformational projects to improve business processes. Kumar is an avid cricket fan.

 

Steven is a qualified lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in a wide range of roles. He began his career as a litigator at international law firm Eversheds Sutherland working in their Manchester, Shanghai and Hong Kong offices. In 2018 he transitioned to an in-house role as the head of the legal and compliance team at telecommunications distributor Nycomm/Nimans. There he played a key role in the company’s sale to the Midwich Group, a UK PLC. Steven joined QBS in May 2022 and is responsible for overseeing all risk, compliance and governance matters across the organisation.

 

Jonathan has over 25 years’ experience in all areas of IT, from ERP Systems, BI, Infrastructure, Strategy and Procurement. Jonathan has a proven track record of implementing complex projects throughout UK and Europe in various industries from E-comm, Distribution and Manufacturing. He is passionate about technology and how that can enhance and simplify how we operate in out day to day.

 

Marcus Denner has been working in various positions in the IT industry since graduating with a degree in business informatics in 2004. He has joined the QBS Software GmbH team 2013, first as Key Account Manager, then from 2016 on as Head of Sales, and since 2022 as Managing Director Europe. Together with the managing directors, Marcus has developed QBS Software GmbH into one of the leading non-standard distributors in Europe.

 

Sofia heads our Human Capital team and is responsible for leading on all aspects of our Human Capital strategy. Sofia and her team support the growth of the business through the creation of a diverse workforce with the skills needed to deliver our strategy. Building on our culture and core values, she has a strong focus on employee engagement, talent and succession planning, people development, ensuring a rewarding environment in which our people can thrive.

Sofia has over 15 years’ experience in the Human Resources industry across the professional services, drug discovery, software, and IT sectors.

She has a Master’s in Human Resource Management and is a Chartered Member of the Charted Institute of Personnel and Development

Responsible for both the ESG and DEI programmes in QBS, Therese has a background in corporate identification and communication for a number of public sector and private companies. Therese is extremely passionate about sustainability, has been the driving force behind QBS being independently verified as carbon neutral since 2021 and certifying as a B Corporation in August 2022. Therese has a BA (hons) in Marketing and Design from Lancaster University.

 

With over 12-years of marketing experience and 9-years of management experience, Claire is responsible for the group marketing strategy for QBS Technology Group and leads the regional marketing teams to deliver effective marketing campaigns on behalf of its vendor network.

Claire has experience within the industries of cybersecurity SaaS distribution, commercial property development, retail and leisure asset management in addition to 5-years of account management experience for point-of-sale and merchandising campaign delivery for global blue-chip and designer brands.