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With technology partners such as Capgemini launches leadership development programme with Harlequins Women As part of its long-standing support of rugby, Capgemini, the global business and technology transformation partner, is launching a personal development programme in partnership with Harlequins Women. The six-month Ignite programme, delivered by learning provider LHH, will give seven players from Harlequins Women and eight mid-level female leaders from Capgemini the opportunity to develop key skills to support their careers and personal development. In addition to Ignite’s four tailored learning modules, participants will have access to Capgemini’s digital training programmes and in-person sessions with the Harlequins Women’s sport psychologist and people development teams from both organisations. Carolyn Miller, Head of HR at Capgemini in the UK, said: “We are deeply committed to promoting and enabling equal opportunities for women both in ...continued Bechtle acquisitions increase UK headcount by one third Bechtle, Germany’s largest hardware, software, solutions and services provider, has made two further acquisitions in the UK as it seeks to become a Top 10 IT services provider in a market it entered 26 years ago. They are Newbury-headquartered systems integrator Qolcom Limited and DriveWorks Ltd., a developer of complementary software for SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD. Founded in 2005, Qolcom specialises in digital workplace solutions, intelligent network infrastructure and security. It has 44 employees and achieved revenues of €30 million in the last fiscal year. Its acquisition gives Bechtle increased market share, a new team of highly certified experts and the ability to expand further into the Network-as-aService (NaaS) space. Bechtle will retain the Qolcom brand, with erstwhile Managing Director Keith Reading remaining with the company as General Manager. He will report to Bechtle UK Managing Director James Napp, who will oversee Qolcom’s integration into the wider group. Napp said: “The Qolcom team’s knowledge, expertise and strong customer and vendor relationships will add significant strength to Bechtle UK’s position in the mid-market, enterprise and public sector networking and security space. We view this as another big step towards becoming one of the top 10 IT solutions providers in the United Kingdom.” DriveWorks, headquartered in Thelwall near Manchester, is a developer of Design Automation, 3D Visualisation, Product Configuration and CPQ solutions with 59 employees and revenues of €6.5 million in the 2023/24 fiscal year. Its eponymous software is used worldwide as a complementary product to SOLIDWORKS for automating the design of 3D CAD models and has been part of Bechtle’s portfolio for many years. DriveWorks, including its two subsidiaries in Australia and the USA, will continue to operate as an independent company, serving SOLIDWORKS resellers in 54 countries. Its two founders, Maria Sarkar and Glen Smith, will remain with the company, but hand the reins to current Commercial Director Mark Sarkar and Chief Technology Officer Philip Stears. The acquisitions of Qolcom and DriveWorks, following those of IT services provider ACS Systems in November 2022 and value-added reseller Tangible Benefit in March 2023, give Bechtle a presence in Newbury and Thelwall, in addition to existing sites in Manchester, Northampton, London and Chippenham, and increases its UK headcount to 430. Photo: Harlequins, Shutterstock - Jed Leicester Ella Cromack of Harlequins Women James Napp (L-R): Warren Colby, Agilico Managing Director; Alan Shearer; Mark Bryce, Agilico Sales Director
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