Steve has worked in the IT Training industry for over 15 years, starting his career in a training delivery role, before moving into global account management and strategic business development roles. Steve was a member of the senior management team at Xpertise Group Plc, which was acquired by QA in September 2008. Reporting into the executive board, he is responsible for managing QA’s strategic alliance partnership with Microsoft across both the QA Learning and Apprenticeship businesses. A respected professional in the industry, Steve sat for 3 years on Microsoft’s Learning Global Partner Advisory Council (PAC) in Seattle which helps sets the direction for Microsoft learning products and services. Steve holds a BSc (Hons) in Information Systems for Business.