Things I am going to miss: building relationships with suppliers

I am very proud of a wealth of things that we have achieved at Imagination since I joined in 2008. Not least is the strong set of supplier relationships that I have been able to build up.

There are key "manufacturing" level providers like Adobe, Google, Microsoft and even (this will come as a shock) Apple. There are partners like Scalable, Cloudreach, The IG Group and Ingensys. And finally a stack of potentials for the future, particularly in areas like telecoms.

In the past, when I have worked with major brands like the BBC and Reuters, getting suppliers to show an interest was easy. Putting a proposition together as a mid-size, little known outside its own industry, has been more of a challenge, but one that I think we have done well. It gives me good insight as I move to the other side of the fence in my new role.

So, thanks to everyone at all of those firms that I have mentioned, and the many that I have missed. Hopefully we have put in place ways of working that will sustain the relationships that we have built up after I have left.

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