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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top London based Director operating in the Telecommunications space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Christopher Schmidt
Director Technology of Verizon Wireless
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About Verizon Wireless: Verizon Wireless offers wireless telecommunications services, devices, and solutions.
Ennis Reid
People Experience Director of Digicel
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About Digicel: Digicel is a Digital Operator and telecom provider with over 14 million customers across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific.
Roy Masamba
Director Resources of Safaricom
Roy Masamba joined Safaricom on 1 November 2012 and is currently Director Resources. He is an international Human Resources executive with over 20 years’ experience gained working in various countries in Europe, U.S.A., Africa & Middle East. Before joining Safaricom, Roy worked with Vodafone group for three years having joined them in December 2009. He was Regional HR executive for Central Europe, Africa, Middle East & Asia Pacific before taking up the role of Vice President Human Resources for Verizon Vodafone Enterprise Services. These roles were based in London. Additionally, Roy has headed the Human Resource function in other multi-national companies. These include, Zain group of companies and British American Tobacco. Roy started his career as an Electrical Engineer having graduated from University of Zimbabwe with a BSc Hons in Electrical Engineering. Thereafter, he moved into Operations Management and Human Resources. Roy graduated in 2005 with an MBA in general management from Cranfield School of Management in the United Kingdom.
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About Safaricom, Vodafone: Safaricom is a mobile network operator that offers internet connectivity, information management, voice, and communication solutions.
Hui Xie
Deputy Director of Mobile Business Department of China Telecom
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About China Telecom: China Telecom as China’s major basic telecom operators, is implementing the transformation and upgrading strategy.
Guillaume Sampic
Strategy Director and Internet of Things of BT Global Services
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About BT Global Services: BT Global Services plc is a division of United Kingdom telecommunications operator BT Group.
Steve Howden
M&A, Investments and Strategy Director of IHS Towers
As M&A, Investments and Strategy Director, Steve is responsible for managing IHS’s growth strategy, executing M&A transactions, related equity and debt financings, as well as other strategic initiatives. He joined IHS in 2013 and since then has executed over $5 billion of capital raisings and 13 transactions. His role is to help develop and execute IHS’s long-term growth strategy. Steve has over 12 years of corporate finance experience and has completed more than 16 African tower transactions and 12 financings. Previously he was a member of the Ernst & Young M&A department and in the Corporate Restructuring team at Ernst & Young and Andersen. Steve is a Chartered Accountant who trained at Ernst & Young in London and has a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Bath in the UK.
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About IHS Towers: IHS is a mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider.
Sarah Verity-Thomas
Managing Director of Cinven
Sarah is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team and is responsible for Cinven’s client services on behalf of our Limited Partners. Previously, Sarah worked as a Manager in the Private Equity Transaction Services group at KPMG, advising private equity clients on M&A and restructuring deals across a range of sectors. Prior to this, Sarah spent four years with Arthur Andersen, where she worked in the Private Equity Tax group and gained her Chartered Accountancy qualification. Sarah holds an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. She joined Cinven in 2005.
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About Cinven: Cinven is an international private equity firm focused on building world-class global companies.
Hugh Langmuir
Director of Cinven
Hugh joined Cinven in 1991 and became Managing Partner in 2009. He is responsible for the execution of the firm’s strategy, the day-to-day management of the firm and the Investment Committee and Portfolio Review Committee. Before joining Cinven, Hugh worked at Bain & Company and Citigroup in London and Paris. Hugh holds degrees from the University of Edinburgh, Harvard University and London Business School.
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About Cinven: Cinven is an international private equity firm focused on building world-class global companies.
Tarek Bayazid
Managing Director of Cinven
Tarek is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team. Previously Tarek worked as a Vice President in the Alternative Assets Group at Citigroup, advising private equity clients with a broad range of products, including M&A advisory, leveraged finance and private equity fundraising. Tarek holds an MSc in Communications and a BA in History from Boston College. He joined Cinven in 2014.
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About Cinven: Cinven is an international private equity firm focused on building world-class global companies.
Adam Watkins
Director of Cinven
Adam is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team. Prior to Cinven, Adam worked at Deloitte in the Banking & Capital Markets audit division. Adam has a BSc in Physics from the University of Manchester and is a Chartered Accountant. He joined Cinven in 2014.
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About Cinven: Cinven is an international private equity firm focused on building world-class global companies.
Mike Greening
Product Director of CityFibre
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About CityFibre: CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings plc is the UK’s largest independent provider of fibre infrastructure in secondary cities
John Franklin
Director of Engineering & CTIO of CityFibre
John Franklin is the director of engineering at [CityFibre](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cityfibre#/entity), an independent provider of fiber infrastructure. He was previously the chief operating officer of euNetworks. Franklin spent a number of years working in the telecoms industry for companies such as British Telecom, Level 3 Communications, Alcatel Telecommunications, and GPT Telecommunications. Most recently he was cluster director at British Telecom.
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About CityFibre: CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings plc is the UK’s largest independent provider of fibre infrastructure in secondary cities
Raja Al-Khatib
Group Customer Experience Programme Director of Vodafone
Raja has been at Vodafone since 2000, during which time she has held various roles across commercial, HR, communications, governance and strategy. Her most recent roles were Group Organization Director (2013 – 2015) and Chief of Staff to Group CEO/Group Director of Internal Communications (2009 – 2013). Prior to Vodafone, Raja worked for Dell Computer Corp. (Europe). Raja has worked in France, the UK and Japan. She is of Lebanese origin and holds an MBA and a BSc in Computer Management.
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About Vodafone: Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications company that offers voice, messaging, and data services.
Paul Chapple
Director of Mobile Products and Services of Vodafone
Paul Chapple is Vodafone’s Mobile Products & Services Director. Paul is responsible for the strategic relationships with key suppliers as well as all aspects of hardware and services customization and development. Paul joined Vodafone from T-Mobile U.S. where he was Vice President of Supplier and Product Management. His primary focus was developing T-Mobile’s 5G and IoT road maps and then successfully bringing those products to market. His team managed the day-to-day relationships with established suppliers like Samsung, Apple and Google as well as finding new suppliers capable of meeting the evolving needs of the wireless ecosystem. Prior to T-Mobile, Paul held executive roles with both Samsung Electronics and Nokia Inc.
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About Vodafone: Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications company that offers voice, messaging, and data services.
Luc Vandevelde
Board of Director of Vodafone
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About : Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications company that offers voice, messaging, and data services.
Andrew Dunnett
Director of Vodafone
Andrew joined Vodafone as Director of the Vodafone Foundation in 2006. Andrew was previously an adviser to the Sustainable Development unit at the UK Department of Trade and Industry with specific responsibility for the CSR Academy, the lead initiative of the DTI’s CSR programme. Andrew has fifteen years experience in corporate responsibility, community investment and public affairs, including advising organisations such as BTEC, the BBC, the Commission for Racial Equality and Thames Water. He also led a corporate community investment project in the City of London whilst Director of the St Ethelburga’s Foundation. In addition to his work directing Vodafone’s foundation programme, Andrew is a Trustee of the M-Pesa Foundation (Kenya) and a Board member of the M-Health Alliance (USA) and served as a member of the UK Government’s Longitude Committee.
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About Vodafone: Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications company that offers voice, messaging, and data services.
Bhavin Shah
Regional Director, EMEA of Telekom Malaysia
Bhavin Shah Regional Director, EMEA at Telekom Malaysia.
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About Telekom Malaysia: As the leading integrated telecommunications company in Malaysia, we aim to deliver cutting-edge communications & information.
Mike Parton
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arqiva
Mike brings a wealth of relevant experience from the telecoms and technology industry to Arqiva. Mike started his career as a Chartered Management Accountant, working for a number of UK technology companies including ICL, GEC, STC and Marconi. He moved into General Management in 1995 at Marconi, and became CEO in 2001. Between 2001 and 2006 Mike was CEO of Marconi before overseeing a sale of the company to Ericsson. In 2007, Mike became Chairman of Damovo and joined the Board of Tele2, becoming Chairman there in 2010. Mike stepped down from the Board of Damovo in 2015 following a sale of the company.
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About : Arqiva is a communications infrastructure and media services company.
Richard Leigh
Managing Director of Focus Assured
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About Focus Assured: Focus Assured is a consulting firm dedicated to creating and delivering genuine value for clients’ businesses.
Jon Adkins
Director of EMEA of Guidepoint
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About Guidepoint: Guidepoint is a leading expert network that connects business decision-makers and researchers with knowledgeable independent experts
Jon Adkins
Director of EMEA of Guidepoint
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About Guidepoint: Guidepoint is a leading expert network that connects business decision-makers and researchers with knowledgeable independent experts
Dana Pressman Tobak
Founder, CEO and Managing Director of Hyperoptic
As joint founder and Managing Director of Be Un limited, the record-breaking 24 Meg broadband provider of 2005, Dana took the business from start to launch in just six months. By placing the consumer at the heart of success (Be customer support continues to win awards to this day) and generally refusing to take no for an answer, Dana has been building successful global businesses for over 20 years. Co-founder and director of Hyperoptic, Dana brings expertise in commercial agreements, financial business practice and purchasing, and an unshakeable vision for Hyperoptic’s success.
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About Hyperoptic: Hyperoptic is a fiber-based internet service provider.
Martin Arumemi
Co-Founder & Managing Director of EE
Arumemi-Ikhide is the MD and Founder of EE. He also serves as the MD of Hansworth Ltd and General Manager of Engineering for Rockson Engineering. In both Hansworth and Rockson Engineering he is responsible for the leadership, execution and construction of the 4 NIPP power plants in FGN. He has lead the firm to the successful commissioning of the first phase of the 1074MW Alaoji CCGT plant. He is also progressing the completion of the 225MW Omoku, 225MW Gbarain and 338MW Egbema OCGT also based in FGN. Prior to joining Hansworth, Dr Arumemi-Ikhide worked for GE Power and Water for more than seven years as a Senior Project Manager, overseeing the execution of several landmark projects. At GE he was the Project Manager for two combined cycle plants that were using GE 9FB based in Spain and Turkey notably. Whilst at GE, he was on the fast track of the firm’s world renowned leadership programme. Dr Arumemi-Ikhide holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from Warwick University. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University of Birmingham. He possesses and is attending a number of business management executive courses including leadership programme from Boston University and is currently completing a leadership programme at Oxford University Business School.
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About EE, Rockson Engineering: EE is a telecommunications company that provides 4G mobile and fixed fiber broadband services to personal and business customers.
Sorush Lajevardi
Director, Data Science of Bain & Company
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About Bain & Company: Bain & Company is a management consulting firm that provides solutions on change in management, strategies, and technology.
Martin Mayer
Director of LNG Technology of CB&I
Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers, Member of the Management Committee and Treasurer of Gas Processors Association Europe. 30 years experience in the LNG and gas processing industry (onshore and floating) in feasibility, conceptual, detailed design, commissioning, plant testing and revamps. He has worked on projects worldwide in Peru, Egypt, UK, USA, Canada, Russia, Qatar, Australia and Nigeria. As Director of LNG Technology at McDermott is their focal point of expertise and capability for LNG production and receiving facilities, responsible for assuring the validity and technical integrity of the process design content of all deliverables on projects and proposals
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About CB&I: CB&I provide technology and infrastructure for the energy industry, focusing on safety and quality standards.
Neil Griffiths
Managing Director, UK of TeleTracking
Neil Griffiths is a seasoned healthcare executive, bringing more than 20 years of public and private sector experience to TeleTracking’s UK operations. In his role as Managing Director, he is leading the UK business and is part of the global TeleTracking senior leadership team. With his deep understanding of hospitals and experience of managing change, Mr. Griffiths ensures that TeleTracking’s approach and solutions are deployed in the most effective way to support long term sustainable impact. Prior to joining TeleTracking, Mr. Griffiths was the Deputy CEO and a board member at University College London Hospitals [UCLH] Foundation Trust, one of the leading acute academic hospital providers in the UK. In that capacity, he was responsible for the development of uclh future, the Trust’s ambitious transformation strategy that combines the creation of new operating processes and use of technology with the development of leadership and change management capabilities. Prior to that, Mr. Griffiths was the entrepreneurial leader and a board member for the McKinsey Hospital Institute (MHI) in the UK. Neil holds an MBA from the University of Westminster and a BSc in Politics from the University of Bristol.
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About TeleTracking: TeleTracking Passionate About Optimizing Hospital Operations & PatientFlow.
Frances Keeth
Member of the Board of Directors of Arrow Electronics
Frances Keeth is a Member of the Board of Directors at Arrow Electronics. Frances was Executive Vice President of Royal Dutch Shell plc, a global energy company, from 2005 to 2006 and was President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Chemicals LP from 2001 to 2006. During her long tenure at Royal Dutch Shell, Frances served in a number of other positions of responsibility, including Executive Vice President, Finance and Business Systems and Executive Vice President, Customer Fulfillment and Product Business Units. Prior to these positions, Frances was Controller and Principal accounting officer of Mobil Corporation. Frances has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Arrow Electronics, Inc. since 2004 and, in the past five years, she has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Peabody Energy Corporation. Frances’ career with Shell has provided her with substantial experience in managing worldwide operations and strategic partnerships in a capital-intensive business. Frances’ expertise provides the Board with critical skills in the areas of financial oversight, aligning financial and strategic initiatives, and risk management. Frances has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Verizon since 2006. Frances is Lead Director, Chair of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee and a Member of the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee.
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About : Arrow Electronics designs, manufactures and distributes electronic components for industrial and commercial sectors.
Dominic Deacon
Sales Director, Cloud Services and Alliances EMEA of CenturyLink
Dominic Deacon has extensive experience in helping organisations of all sizes harness the power of digital and cloud services to drive customer insight and become more agile. In his role, he leads the EMEA Alliance team and helps customers manage their digital journey seamlessly and in the most effective and secure way, using Big Data and analytics, the IoT, and public and private cloud. Having worked in the industry since 2001, Dominic has had previous roles at organisations such as Microsoft, VMware and Canon Europe.
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About CenturyLink: CenturyLink is a telecommunications company providing broadband, voice and wireless services to consumers and businesses.
Kirstin Furber
People Director of Channel 4
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About Channel 4: Channel 4 provides public broadcasting services via television.
Pankaj Kulshrestha
Co Founder & Director of Eastcastle Infrastructure
Pankaj Kulshrestha joined Eastcastle Infrastructure as Co Founder & Director in 2020.
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About Eastcastle Infrastructure: Eastcastle Infrastructure is a company specializing in Africa’s telecoms tower sector.
Peter Lewis
Co-Founder & Director of Eastcastle Infrastructure
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About Eastcastle Infrastructure: Eastcastle Infrastructure is a company specializing in Africa’s telecoms tower sector.
Jonno Elliott
Investment Director of Virgin Management
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About Virgin Management: We support the Branson family and the growth of the Virgin brand by developing and nurturing valuable Virgin businesses.
Benjamin Wigoder
Financial Services Director of Utility Warehouse
Benjamin Wigoder is the Head of Financial Services at Utility Warehouse
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About Telecom Plus, Utility Warehouse: Telecom Plus PLC is a multi-utility supplier based in the United Kingdom.
Vishal Dixit
Director of Strategy and Wholesale of Vodafone UK
Vishal Dixit, Strategy and Wholesale Director, was appointed to the UK general management team on 1 April 2018 to drive forward our new transformational strategy and our fixed and mobile wholesale business. Since joining Vodafone in 2014, Vishal has held senior strategy roles within the UK and Vodafone Group, where he supported the Group CEO and Group CFO on strategic programmes affecting multiple operating companies, and on securing Plc Board approval for Vodafone’s Group strategy and operating company portfolio. Prior to joining Vodafone, Vishal was an engagement director with McKinsey & Company, where he led multiple client accounts across technology, telecoms, healthcare and public sector. Vishal holds an MBA (with distinction) from the London Business School and a BE (Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering.
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About Vodafone UK: Vodafone UK is a provider of telecommunications services in the United Kingdom, and a part of the Vodafone Group
Merrion Edwards
Director, Global Market and Technology Development of Corning
Merrion Edwards is currently the director of market and technology development, optical fibre and cable, for Corning Optical Communications. She has over 25 years of experience in the field of telecommunications and is the author of 60 papers in industry journals, covering a broad range of applications: Core, Metro, Access, DataCenter, Transport and Photonics. During her career at Corning, Dr. Edwards has become a knowledge expert on emerging telecommunications trends and synergetic innovation of optical fibre, cable and components to enable advancement of telecommunications transport systems. Prior to joining Corning, Edwards conducted research into photonic devices for telecommunications and sensing. Edwards holds a PhD from the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
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About Corning: Corning is a manufacturer of building materials including glass, ceramic, related materials and technologies, and more.
Terry Rhodes
Supervisory Board Director of Vantage Towers
Terry Rhodes joined Vantage Towers as Supervisory Board Director in 2021.
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About Eaton, Vantage Towers: Vantage Towers is Europe’s leading tower company.
Colin Howes
Director Of Sales And Business Development of Crypto Quantique
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About Crypto Quantique, Lnkedin.pro: Crypto Quantique offers hardware based cyber-security solution for authentication and encryption in a wired local network.
Alexander Korff
Co-Founder & Executive Director of ValidSoft
Alexander Korff is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at ValidSoft.
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About ValidSoft: ValidSoft develops a secure, accurate, precise, and fastest commercial voice biometric engine.
Maxine Holt
Research Director of Ovum
Maxine leads Ovum’s security proposition, developing a comprehensive research program within Informa Tech to support vendor, service provider, and enterprise clients. Having worked with enterprises across multiple industries in the world of information security, Maxine has a strong understanding of the challenges faced and how organizations can look to overcome these challenges.
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About Ovum: Ovum provides research, consulting, and analysis services for clients to make business and technology decisions.
Jonathan Davies
Director of Digital of Three
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About Three: Three is a British telecommunications and internet service provider.
Stephen Lerner
General Counsel & Regulatory Affairs Director of Three
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About Three: Three is a British telecommunications and internet service provider.
Stephen Lerner
General Counsel & Regulatory Affairs Director of Three
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About Three: Three is a British telecommunications and internet service provider.
Walter Kerins
Director – Board Member of CS Networks
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About CS Networks: CS Networks, a telecommunications service provider, offers professional services and premium quality IT solutions for the mobile industry.
Martin Wren-Hilton
Director of Wireless Innovation of TalkTalk
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About TalkTalk, Talktalk Group: TalkTalk is a phone and broadband company that offers fixed and mobile telephony and broadband services to consumers.
David Macfarlane
Managing Director – Direct of Gamma
David joined Gamma in 2012 following Gamma’s acquisition of his managed services business Varidion Limited and now heads up Gamma’s direct solutions arm. Prior to this, David was CTO at Sirocom and laterally the Group CTO at Azzurri Communications. He has gained over 30 years’ experience in creating and delivering managed communications services. Before becoming a supplier of services, David held senior IT roles in the NHS and major city law firm.
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About Gamma: Gamma is a leading supplier of voice, data and mobile products and services in the UK.
Dominic Black
Director – Research of Cavell Group
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About Cavell Group: Cavell Group offering research, consulting, professional services & training in convergence, mobility & cloud.
Tom Fitzherbert
CEO and Director of Fast2Fibre
Tom Fitzherbert is a highly-experienced CEO within the research and technology field and has a proven track record of establishing and building innovative and entrepreneurial start-up companies into successful businesses.
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About Fast2Fibre: Fast2Fibre is a provider of a highly efficient, cost-effective process for upgrading copper telecoms and power cables worldwide.
Gavin Davis
Financial Services Director of Business Systems
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About Business Systems: Business Systems is the UK’s independent provider of compliance, performance, and workforce optimization solutions.
Torquato Bertani
Member Board of Directors of Tanaza
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About : The cloud platform for IT professionals to operate Wi-Fi networks
Cathy White
Founder & Director of CEW Communications
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About CEW Communications: CEW Communications is a specialist that partners with tech and digital businesses to help them scale.
Paul Arigho Crockett
Head of Enterprise Sales, Account Director of 4Sight Communications
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About 4Sight Communications: 4Sight Communications is one of the leading providers of business telecommunications and managed services for public sector organisations.
Simon Turner
Managing Director & Founding Partner of 4Sight Communications
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About 4Sight Communications: 4Sight Communications is one of the leading providers of business telecommunications and managed services for public sector organisations.
Andy Lilly
Director and Co-Founder of Armour Communications
Andy Lilly, Director and Co-Founder of Armour Communications has a proven track record of delivering challenging, leading-edge research and development solutions into global markets. Having held leadership positions at multi-national organisations as well as VC-funded start-ups, Andy has been instrumental in delivering military-grade secure communications systems as well as solutions suitable for use in commercial environments for over 25 years. As of April 2018, Andy has been elected as Chairperson of the Secure Chorus Technical Standards Committee.
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About Armour Communications: Armour Communications provides government-grade encryption for secure communications.
Joseph Darkins
Technology Director of Fonix
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About Fonix: Fonix is a cellular phone distributor that supplies telecommunication handsets.
Mark Daley
Director of Corporate Strategy and Product of Epsilon Telecommunications
Mark plays a leading role in identifying and developing Epsilon’s cutting edge Cloud and communication strategies, with a focus on market and customer needs.A veteran telecommunications professional, Mark served 14 years with Telstra and other high profile Telecommunication companies such as NTT and eircom. Mark held leading Products and Marketing roles in Telstra’s move into the European market in the mid 90’s, and wrote NTT’s European ICT strategy in the mid 2000’s which they continue to deliver today, as well as winning NTT’s first ever World Communications Award. Mark has also held executive Marketing & Product Director positions at Cap Gemini TMN UK and spent 8 innovative years in the Mobile Roaming world including at WSI’s first US Roaming Hub and launching Syniverse’s first hosted intelligent network services portfolio. Recently, Mark spent 4 years at NetDev that had developed the next generation of web based OTT voice, video and WebRTC service functions, as well as developing the leading innovative Audio Conferencing platform at BT, which now includes Spatial Audio.
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About Epsilon Telecommunications: Epsilon is one of the largest independent providers of outsourced connectivity solutions to the world’s Communications and Cloud ecosystems.
Robert Franks
Managing Director of WM5G
Robert Franks is the Managing Director at WM5G.
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About Kick Game, WM5G: WM5G is the programme to build the UK’s first Region-Wide 5G test bed. test, prove & scale 5G Infrastructure & Services.
Mark Hutchinson
Managing Director UK of Xantaro
Mark Hutchinson is responsible for Xantaro‘s UK business. He has been in the IT industry for 25 years and began his career in sales with EMC before moving on to senior sales roles and senior management roles in the software industry with Computer Associates, Groupe Bull and IBM, all of which focused on Enterprise Management solutions. Prior to joining Xantaro he was the Managing Director of Telindus Belgacom ICT and a member of the International Executive Committee for a period of 8 years. Mark‘s focus has always been on creating and developing growth through strong customer engagement models based on integrity and transparent relationships with shared insight to the customer needs. His extensive background has enabled a broad business knowledge combined with international experience and specific exposure of working in the telecommunications sector.
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About Xantaro: Xantaro is a vendor-independent service integrator focussing on carrier-class networks & services, cloud infrastructures and orchestration.
Lam Kwok Chong
Non-Executive Director of euNetworks Group
Kwok Chong Lam is on the Board of Directors at CSE Global Ltd., euNetworks Group Ltd., Eunetworks Pte Ltd. and Life Planning Associates Pte Ltd. Mr. Lam was previously employed as a Managing Director by Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd., General Manager-Special Projects by Keppel Corp. Ltd., Chief Financial Officer by Keppel Insurance Pte Ltd, and a Managing Director by Keppel Securities Pte Ltd. He received his undergraduate degree from National University of Singapore.
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About euNetworks Group: euNetworks is a Western European provider of bandwidth infrastructure services.
Sean Schwarz
Founder and Managing Director of RAFT Recruitment
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About RAFT Recruitment: RAFT Recruitment is a recruiting firm that places executives, software, machine learning, and robotics engineers.
Oliver Gilchrist
Finance Director of Cerillion
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About Cerillion: SaaS charging, billing and CRM solutions provider, primarily to the telecoms industry
Hamish MacLeod
Director of Mobile UK
Hamish MacLeod has served as the Director of Mobile UK since its formation in March 2016. Prior to this, he chaired for 14 years the Mobile Broadband Group, one of the cross industry bodies that was merged into Mobile UK, working across a broad range of public policy matters, including child protection, privacy and payments. He is an executive board member of the UK Council on Child Internet Safety and a director of the Committee for Advertising Practice. Hamish is a graduate of Aberdeen University, a qualified accountant and holds an MBA from Cass Business School.
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About Mobile UK: Mobile UK is the trade association for the UK’s mobile network operators.
Tony Fish
Founder/Managing Director of AMF Ventures
I focus on how the future of corporate governance, decision making and judgement will be affected by complex data at the board. My focus leads me to imagine a board meeting in 2025, and the implications and unintended consequences. Tony thrives in complex, ground-breaking & uncertain environments; bringing proven judgement and decision-making skills with cross-sectorial experience. He has a track record of sense-making and foresight; his enthusiasm and drive are contagious & inspiring – definitely a maverick and unintentional rule breaker. He has founded, co-founded, sold and listed many businesses but remains passionate about new ways of creating value which has the capability of scaling fast, are at an early stage and creates value for many people.
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About AMF Ventures, Mashup Event: AMF Ventures was founded in 2002 by Tony Fish. AMF Ventures work on a variety of intellectually challenging assignments conducted in a
Alberto Lopez Maganto
Managing Director of Akira Partners
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About Akira Partners: Akira Partners offers financial advice, merger and acquisitions services to telecom, media and technology sectors.
Harry Bowlby
Managing Director of Spitfire Network Services
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About Spitfire Network Services: Spitfire Network Services is a UK-based, multi-award winning telecoms and ISP provider for businesses.
Dorette Van den Ende
Customer Service Director of FSI
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About FSI: FSI provides workplace technology and services.
Peter Tyler
Director of Technology of FSI
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About FSI: FSI provides workplace technology and services.
Roger Gosine
Founder & Managing Director of RMG Professional
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About RMG Professional: Taking Digital technologies to market: strategy, partnering and go-to-market consulting andi
Virginia Norris
Founder & Director of Aisle 8
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About Aisle 8: Aisle 8 is the communications consultancy.
Vicky McPhail
Director, Beauty & Lifestyle of Aisle 8
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About Aisle 8: Aisle 8 is the communications consultancy.
Lauren Stevenson
Founder & Director of Aisle 8
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About Aisle 8: Aisle 8 is the communications consultancy.
John Shannon
Partner Director of Tiger
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About Tiger: Tiger delivers workplace performance analytics that transforms how enterprises work, collaborate, and perform.
Nigel Gibson
Director of Gibson Professional Search
Nigel Gibson has over 20 years of senior level experience in the satellite industry having served in executive positions for industry leading companies including Telesat, SES and GlobeCast. In 2014 he founded GPS, Gibson Professional Search, an executive search and recruitment business focused on the satellite industry. As a result of Nigel’s industry expertise and global network GPS has grown quickly to become a leading player in satcoms recruitment, providing many of the industry’s most successful companies with talented executives.
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About Gibson Professional Search: GPS is executive search firm that specialises in the satellite communication telecommunication and broadcast service industries.
Scott McKenzie
Director of Coleago Consulting
Scott McKenzie is an experienced consultant with over twenty years background in the telecoms and high technology industries. His areas of expertise span: general management, strategic planning, operations, finance and M&A. Early in his career, he held a variety of engineering and marketing positions with Telstra and Ericsson. After business school, he worked as a management consultant with Arthur D. Little before spending six years as an equity analyst in the City of London with the investment banking divisions of SEB and Société Générale. Upon leaving the City he became Chief Strategy Officer for the international mobile division of the Dutch telecom operator Royal KPN, where he was also CEO of the mobile wholesale business unit. He joined Coleago Consulting in 2009. Scott spent many of his formative years in Australia and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Melbourne University. He also holds an MBA degree from the Saïd Business School at Oxford University.
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About Coleago Consulting: Coleago Consulting is the specialist telecommunications strategy consulting and training company.
Roger Keenan
Managing Director of City Lifeline
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About City Lifeline: Leading independent London Data Centre – Tier 3, carrier neutral colocation in Central London.
Nigel Clapham
Managing Director of NC Communications
Nigel has 20 years experience in event management starting with Maxwell Communications largest industry events in the construction markets before moving on to Telecommunications. Nigel has worked in the I.T. field for the last ten years. He has built strong relationships with our partners and clients including HP, Intel, Microsoft, IBM and Symantec.
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About NC Communications: NC Communications is a provider of content and events for the Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365 community.
Fiona Reynolds
Board of Directors of Wessex Water
Dame Fiona Reynolds is a Non-Executive Director and is a member of the Executive Board. She joined the BBC on 1 January 2012. Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE was Director-General of the National Trust from 2001 to 2012. She led a programme of change there, updating the structures and management of one of the country’s best known institutions, leading it to a new, more welcoming approach and 4m members. She was previously Director of the Women’s Unit in the Cabinet Office, Director of the Council for the Protection of Rural England and Secretary to the Council for National Parks. She was awarded the CBE for services to the environment and conservation in 1998 and was appointed a DBE in 2008. From September 2013 she will be Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and in addition to her role on the BBC Executive Board is a non-executive director of Wessex Water, a private water company.
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About : Wessex Water is a regional utility service that offers water and water services to its customers.
Fraser Park
Non Executive Director of Smartpipe Solutions
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About : Smartpipe allows mobile network operators to monetise mobile data at scale; safely and securely.
Fraser Park
Non Executive Director of Smartpipe Solutions
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About : Smartpipe allows mobile network operators to monetise mobile data at scale; safely and securely.
Stephen Chandler
Non-Executive Director of Smartpipe Solutions
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About : Smartpipe allows mobile network operators to monetise mobile data at scale; safely and securely.
Mary McNamee
Project Director of WeWi Telecommunications
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About WeWi Telecommunications: WeWi Telecommunications specializes in disaster recovery planning, wireless data connectivity, and designing and deploying data centers.
