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BOSS Today #42 INTRODUCTION

TIME FLIES

BOSS CEO Phil Lawson signs off…

appy New Year! privilege and I know that a new voice will on to sell their businesses! Our Awards
H I’m not sure where 2018 went to, but bring fresh perspectives, understanding evening still lights up the calendar and
it disappeared in the blink of an eye: “Time and enthusiasm for our wonderful I believe that the BOSS brand is in good
flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana”, industry. Most government ministers are health - our board of Directors offers the
as the old joke goes. only in their roles about a year and a half continuity that will keep it so. And the
Talking of old jokes, this might be the – I’ll have had twice that time to make my symbiotic relationship with the excellent
last time you’ll have to put up with mine. mark! team at the BPIF is a real asset to our
You may have seen us advertise for my So, this is my last appeal to you – and organisation: thanks to BPIF’s Charles,
replacement as CEO of BOSS – a job that it is a heartfelt one. Please be as generous Peter, Dale, Darren, Dawn, Marcus, Amy,
I can thoroughly recommend. I’ve really in your support of the new CEO of BOSS, Anais, Liz, Helen and the whole of the
enjoyed being in the role and if timings whoever they are, as you have been to me. marketing team for putting up with me!
work out with whoever replaces me, I I am so grateful for the warm reception I We have a wonderful industry. It is
should have been about three years in the have received wherever I have gone and friendly, warm, and made up almost
position. the support I have had has been fantastic. entirely of really nice people. Yes, it
“If you enjoyed it so much, then why are I’ll be delighted to see the continuation of is highly competitive, but that hasn’t
you leaving?” I hear you ask… some of the initiatives started: our Leaders eliminated the friendly co-operative
Without going into great detail, my wife of the Future group goes from strength sharing of ideas and the strong sense that
and I would like to spend some more time to strength; the Scholarship scheme is we all want to do better together – “as
with our ageing parents. We have lived under way; our industry induction training long as I do better than you!”
6,000 miles apart from my parents launches in the spring; our single use I’ve spent over 30 years in office
for the last 33 years. My mum plastic packaging special interest supplies. I never thought when I was
was very ill last year and group is really engaged (thanks at school and university that I would
nearly died after spending to all those who suggested end up, as my one of my favourite role
13 months in intensive that initiative and made it models Jonathan Straker used to say, as
care and I felt awful happen); our Manufacturers’ “a paperclip salesman”. I’m proud of that,
that I couldn’t spend Forums, Synergy data group, though, and it has given me a great living…
more time with her. Now regional committees and and one of the best jobs in the world. The
that she is better, I can Charity are more active than next person who takes on this role will love
now put that right and we I can remember them ever it too.
can enjoy some quality time being before. My only regret So why not spread the word of why it is
in each other’s company. is that I haven’t managed to so good to be a BOSS member? You can
I also think that it is good get more Resellers’ Forums in help to keep us growing and being even
to ring the changes in my place, partly because many more relevant in the years to come. And I
particular job. Being a of the resellers that hope that we can keep in touch. Adios!
spokesperson for I brought in to
the trade is membership Phil Lawson, BOSS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
a great have gone philip@bossfederation.co.uk

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