Andy Watson

Senior Director of Enterprise Services, Microsoft Ltd

As Group Director of Microsoft Services in the UK, Andy's area of responsibility is the delivery of high quality consulting and support services to the Enterprise Sector. Ultimately he is responsible for the transfer of knowledge to customers and partners in order to accelerate the adoption, deployment, and long-term acceptance of Microsoft products, technologies, and solutions that drive significant business value and satisfaction.

Andy brings to the role experience gained as the Director of Microsoft Technology and Solution Consulting Services in the UK, providing high-level IT management and technical consulting to Microsoft's largest customers and strategic partners. Prior to this he was Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft UK and Group manager of Technology Consulting and Systems Engineering (pre-sales technical field staff). He was appointed to the role of Group Director in May 2002.

Andy has been with Microsoft for 4 years. Prior to this he spent 18 years with IBM in a variety of consulting and management roles. His earliest career steps were taken with Coopers and Lybrand and British Aerospace. Andy graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Electrical Sciences. He is a Chartered Engineer.^[1]