Over the last two months, we’ve conducted over five hours of interviews, internally, with Former Diploma PLC (DPLM) executives who worked closely with Bruce Thompson, the Former CEO and pioneer of DPLM, and current CEO Johnny Thomson at corporate headquarters.

This analysis curates our learnings on Johnny’s character and how the business and M&A strategy has evolved from Bruce to Johnny’s leadership. We also share insights on the quality and nature of DPLM’s value-add across segments.

This is the first piece of research in a series on Diploma. Over the next few months, we plan to cover Windy City Wire and TIE, two large recent acquisitions by the new CEO in more detail after DPLM’s Investor Seminar this month.

Diploma under Bruce