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Schroders Mid 250 Podcast: OK Computer - How Computacenter generated market beating returns

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Learning: Unstructured

How did a business that sells IT infrastructure and services behind the scenes become a UK 'multi-bagger'? Fund managers Jean Roche and James Goodman chat to Mike Norris, CEO of Computacenter.

 

[03:46.12] – The founding story of Computacenter

[11:37.15] – Acquisitions and expansion into the US

[18:19.05] – Mistakes as a CEO

[20:48.13] – Developing a strong sales culture

[29:50.23] – A day in the life of a CEO

[34:00.05] – What does the future hold for Computacenter?

 

The FTSE 250 index is home to an impressive list of “multi-bagger” businesses. These are stocks which have provided investors with returns at a multiple of their starting value over a period of time. In this podcast series, Manager Jean Roche and James Goodman interview the leaders at the helm of some of these companies, intent on learning more about the drivers to their financial success.

 

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