Morse plc signals SOS

I was sorry to read that Morse plc was in trouble and that its' shares had dived after the technology consultancy warned that its final-quarter trading would be hit as clients reduced discretionary spending.

You may recall that the former "tin" reseller of servers into the corporate world had elected to transform itself into a consultancy business, begun following the acquisition of CSTIM, whom I knew well as a competitor of a consultancy business I co-ran some years ago.

The company also said that Kevin Alcock, chief executive for just over a year, was leaving with immediate effect. Kevin had formerly been the co-head of CSTIM and I confess I was surprised that he had been promoted to the Group CEO role, given it was a significantly different business from CSTIM. Sadly, it seems the Morse Board came to the same conclusion. I wish him well with his next venture.

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