Channel luvvie Martin Hellawell set to check out of Softcat. Sort of

Martin Hellawell, the McDonald's-card-toting CEO at mega reseller Softcat, isn't quite sailing off into the sunset just yet, but he is preparing to hand over the operation once a successor is found. In a note to the London Stock Exchange, Softcat confirmed Hellawell had "decided to step down" and will take over as non-exec …

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Handing over the baton

Martin took the reins of a very successful but almost 'shy' reselling business and helped it break into the limelight. Proud of its roots however, he kept the very same work ethos and this accelerated growth. The tricky bit with any Reselling business is how one takes it beyond 1bn.