Fly me to one billion: QBS Software hires Alex Tatham and Kevin James to boost growth

The new appointments are part of QBS’ ongoing plan to achieve $1bn revenues by 2030

QBS Software has gained IT veterans Alex Tatham and Kevin James for its leadership team.

These hires aim to reinforce the distributor’s commitment to accelerating its ambitious growth and expansion strategy.

Tatham steps onto the operational board as strategic board advisor.

He will focus on driving QBS Software's growth initiatives, strengthening relationships with partners, expanding its distribution portfolio with new publishers, and further embedding the company into the hyper scaler marketplaces.

"QBS is a business that the UK can be truly proud of. Using my time to boost QBS's strategy and partner engagement is right in my locker and of course, tremendously exciting,” said Tatham.

Tatham had the channel begging to know his next move when he announced his departure from Westcoast in July after more than 15 years with the business following its buyout by ALSO Group.

Meanwhile, former CCO and UK managing director of Computacenter, James joins QBS supervisory board as an independent non-executive director.

With over 30 years of experience at the global technology integrator, he brings independent judgement and unique expertise.

He will serve as an ambassador for the reseller, promoting QBS Software’s industry standing.

His experience and skills will provide strategic guidance to the executive team, enhance the company’s profile within the broader software sector, and support key initiatives in market positioning, strategic partnerships, M&A activity, and overall sales and marketing strategy.

“With ambitious plans for growth and expansion we are ideally positioned and destined for great things through our unique platform for delivery of software and a commitment to delivering excellent service for our channel partners,” said James.

Both James and Tatham will contribute to developing QBS Software's platform, supporting the integration of global acquisitions, while championing the company's vision and values.

“We’ve got two incredibly successful people joining the business,” Dave Stevinson, CEO of

QBS Software, told CRN.

“They are part of our ongoing plan of bringing the business revenue to $1bn by 2030,” he added.

This ambitious plan appears to be on the right track, as QBS acquired Hungarian software distributor KSoft Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság and South Africa-based cybersecurity distributor Maxtec earlier this year.