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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Wireless 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.
Ian Mash
Director Business Transformation of Huawei Technologies
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About Huawei Technologies: Huawei Technologies provides infrastructure application software and devices with wireline, wireless, and IP technologies.
Ray Williamson
Director of Product Management of Huawei Technologies
Ray leads the Product Management team responsible for strategy and solution definition for mobile network evolution to 5G and for new technologies and businesses opportunities in the European region. He has over twenty years of experience in the wireless communications field in Engineering and Business Development roles and has held leadership positions in Product Management for 2G, 3G and 4G solutions. Ray joined Huawei in 2013 having previously worked at Motorola and NSN. He holds a BSC (Hons) in Telecommunications and a PGDBA (Finance). Ray is also Chair of the Business Principles Working Group within Small Cell Forum.
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About Huawei Technologies: Huawei Technologies provides infrastructure application software and devices with wireline, wireless, and IP technologies.
Marc Waters
Managing Director UK&I of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Marc is the UK & Ireland Managing Director for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. He joined HP Company in November 1999 and was appointed Managing Director in July 2016. As UK&I Managing Director, Marc is responsible for all people and business operations. He oversees a technology portfolio that includes Hybrid Cloud, Edge solutions and comprehensive set of services capabilities. Previously Marc has held key positions including Vice President Enterprise Group, Services Sales Director, Chief of Staff and a number of Sales Management roles. Marc is a passionate supporter of UK business and actively engaged with both Government and the CBI. A practitioner of values based leadership he believes business is a force for good and places personal energy into supporting opportunities for young people. Marc holds a Masters in Business Administration from Henley Business School. He has five children and is interested in football, politics and economics.
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About Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry technology company that enables customers to go further and faster.
Dirk Anderson
Director of Hybrid Cloud of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Dirk Anderson runs the UK&I Cloud business at HPE. Prior to joining HPE, Dirk was the Managing Director at RedPixie, a leading Azure consultancy that was acquired by HPE in 2017. As leader of the UKI Cloud business, Dirk heads-up a team of high end consultants and engineers who design, build and manage Cloud platforms and solutions for a variety of enterprise customers across various sectors.
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About Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry technology company that enables customers to go further and faster.
Peter Mansell
Intelligent Edge Services Director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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About Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry technology company that enables customers to go further and faster.
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.
Jonathan Woolf
Program Director, Intelligent Journey Orchestration of O2
Jonathan Woolf serves as the Program Director, Intelligent Journey Orchestration at O2.
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About O2: O2 provides services such as non-voice services, including text, media messaging, games, music, and video, as well as data connections.
Jon Harros
Director of Certification and Testing Programs of Connectivity Standards Alliance
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About Connectivity Standards Alliance: Connectivity Standards Alliance develops universal open standards for devices.
Jon-Paul Clarke
Director of Business Development of Wireless Logic
Jon-Paul (JP) joined the management team in 2008 and has worked in industrial communications and network management solutions for over 15 years. JP is responsible for identifying and developing new and emerging sectors within the M2M space as well as project managing the integration of clients’ systems with Wireless Logic’s NetPro infrastructure.
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About Wireless Logic: Wireless Logic is an M2M & IoT managed services provider delivering multiple bearer connectivity and value-added services.
Dave Oakey
Group Operations Director of Mobius Networks
Dave Oakey Has worked with the CEO for over 25 years. Responsible for all of the back end systems and automation that have contributed to the group’s reputation as the best operationally in all of the sectors in which it operates.
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About Mobius Networks: Mobius is the UKs first integrated data airtime provider.
Douglas Gilmour
Founder & Managing Director of Mobius Networks
Douglas Gilmour Founder and Managing Director 30 years in the high tech industry and formed Mobius in 2003. The driver of Mobius strategy and all of innovative processes that have contributed to Mobius’s reputation as the most reliable and innovative mobile comms supplier in the sector. A TSA Board member.
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About Mobius Networks: Mobius is the UKs first integrated data airtime provider.
Ana Maria Giménez
Sales and Channel Acceleration Director of SIGFOX
Ana Maria joined Sigfox in 2015 where she spent 3 years in France developing strategic partnerships and channels, before moving to Sigfox Global Development team as Sales and Channel Acceleration Director. She has more than 20 years of international experience in services, telco and IT, which includes senior management positions in operations, business development and sales within global companies, including Nokia Siemens Networks, Alcatel and Danone Group. Argentinean born, Ana Maria has lived the last 24 years in Europe, France, Germany and currently in UK.
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About SIGFOX: SIGFOX operates a cellular network dedicated to low-throughput communication for connected objects.
Simon Harris
Commercial Director of WiForia
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About WiForia: WiForia’s SaaS platform turns Public Wi-Fi into a marketing communications channel.
Simon Harris
Commercial Director of WiForia
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About WiForia: WiForia’s SaaS platform turns Public Wi-Fi into a marketing communications channel.
Steve Barlow
Finance Director of WiForia
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About WiForia: WiForia’s SaaS platform turns Public Wi-Fi into a marketing communications channel.
Emma Cotton
Marketing Director of WiForia
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About WiForia: WiForia’s SaaS platform turns Public Wi-Fi into a marketing communications channel.
Natalie Keightley
Senior Director Global Solutions Marketing of Avaya
Natalie Keightley is the Senior Director Global Solutions Marketing at Avaya.
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About Avaya, Avaya: Avaya provides business communications and collaboration systems, applications and services.
Jonathan Davies
Director of Digital of Three
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About Three: Three is a British telecommunications and internet service provider.
Lynda Burton
Director of Wholesale of Three
Lynda is Director of Wholesale for Three UK, she owns Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO), white-label partnerships, IOT/M2M, bulk messaging, carrier services and international roaming functions. Lynda has led Three’s rapid growth strategy in wholesale which has included delivering the UK’s fastest growing postpaid MVNO, iD Mobile, winning B2B MVNO Gamma Mobile and providing the connectivity solution in the UK and Europe for Google’s Project Fi MVNO. She has also driven the delivery of innovative new services including high bandwidth IOT solutions and supporting Three’s Feel at Home roaming proposition with unrivalled cost economics.In June 2018 Lynda announced a new collaborative white label partnerships model allowing brands to launch MVNOs simply and with limited investment in technology, the first brand to launch was Superdrug Mobile.She has extensive experience in the telecoms market across both the UK and Australia.
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About Three: Three is a British telecommunications and internet service provider.
Jacqs Harper
Director of Online 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.
Adrian Chamberlain
Non-Executive Director of Volex
Since joining Achilles in 2011, Adrian has spearheaded Achilles’ global expansion. He has over 30 years’ experience of implementing strategies and improvement programmes for global businesses across the telecommunications, retail, consulting and IT outsourcing industries.This includes two years working as CEO for the listed property group Bovis Lend Lease, with responsibility for its EMEA region. In the late 1990s he ran the UK’s largest residential cable television, internet and telephony business for Cable & Wireless Communications plc. Over five years, he progressed through the organisation, securing Main Board Director roles in the Global Services, and Strategy and Corporate Development divisions. In 2006, Adrian was appointed Chief Executive Officer for MessageLabs – a leading anti-virus and spam security company. In November 2008 MessageLabs was acquired by Symantec for £400 million. He was subsequently appointed Senior Vice President of Symantec Hosted Services and became a member of the company’s operations board. In 2011, Adrian became a Non-Executive Director of the independent hosting company UK2 Group. With an MA from Cambridge University and an MBA from the London Business School, he is married with four children and lives in Hertfordshire.
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About : Volex plc delivers high quality power cords,electronic interconnect and fiber optic cable solutions vital for high-tech products & services.
Chei Amlani
Director, Digital Product and Audience Development of Sky Italia
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About Sky Italia: Sky Italia is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation launched on 31 July 2003.
Alan Sillito
Global Key Accounts, Senior Director of Wirepas
Alan Sillito is Global Key Accounts, Senior Director at Wirepas.
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About Wirepas: No bullshit. Just enterprise IoT as it should be. Connecting millions of devices. Failure-free. No infrastructure. No middlemen.
Reza Nejabati
Co Founder, Director of Zeetta Networks
Reza is currently a Senior Lecturer in Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, UK. Prior to moving into academia he worked in project management and network architecture roles with leading telecom vendors. Reza has over fifteen years of experience in the field of telecommunication and computer science and has been actively involved in SDN and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) standardisation. He has made important and pioneering contributions to the research fields of Optical Networking, Software Defined Networking, Network & Data Centre Infrastructure Virtualization, Grid Networking and Large Scale Future Internet Experimentation. He has co-/authored over 150 peer reviewed papers and three SDN standardisation documents.
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About University of Bristol, Zeetta Networks: Zeetta Networks simplifies the monitoring, management and automation of complex ICT networks
Torquato Bertani
Member Board of Directors of Tanaza
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About : The cloud platform for IT professionals to operate Wi-Fi networks
Michael Tomlins
Non Executive Director of InfoMedia Services
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About InfoMedia Services: InfoMedia Services is a provider of mobile payment platform solutions for merchants selling goods.
Alan Carlton
Senior Director, Innovation Labs of InterDigital Communications
Alan Carlton is Vice President InterDigital Europe, Ltd where he leads 5G and IoT R&D activities. Alan has over 20 years wireless industry experience spanning 2G through the now emerging 5G. He has been with InterDigital for over ten years and has held a variety of senior positions in their development, systems, standards and technology strategy organizations. Prior to InterDigital, he held positions at Nortel, Siemens and a variety of wireless startups both in Europe and United States. Alan is an EEE graduate of the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and also holds a MSc. in Communications & Signal Processing from Imperial College, London.
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About InterDigital Communications: InterDigital Communications is a mobile technology firm that designs and develops digital wireless technology solutions.
Hugh Garrod
Managing Director of Purdicom
Hugh Garrod started his career as a commodities trader in the city before making the jump to telecoms during the early boom. Hugh’s experience includes roles at Comcast, Singapore Telecom and NTL before entering the wireless market in 2000 working for BreezeCOM which was subsequently acquired by Alvarion. Hugh was later headhunted by the DTI Broadband Task-force where he was instrumental in the early broadband rollout across the country. In 2005 Hugh combined his wireless and broadband experience to found Purdicom.
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About Purdicom: Purdicom is an award-winning distributor specialising in only the most dominant Networking, Wireless & Cloud technologies.
Richard Stangroom
Global Distribution Director – Purple of Purple
VP Sales at Purple WiFi.
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About Purple, Purple: Purple is a WiFi analytics and marketing platform.
Kerry Wright
Director Of Partnerships of Purple
Kerry Wright is one of the driving forces behind the world-wide success of Purple WiFi – one of the hottest Wi-Fi startups around. Kerry’s vision on how Wi-Fi is driving consumer engagement and how analytics can monetize free, social-media-based Wi-Fi services is unique and compelling. Don’t miss Kerry at Wi-Fi NOW.
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About Purple: Purple is a WiFi analytics and marketing platform.
Jaswant Chima
Engineering Director of Genesis Technical Systems
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About Genesis Technical Systems: Genesis Technical Systems is a provider of patented, awarding winning, cutting-edge broadband solutions.
Jaswant Chima
Engineering Director of Genesis Technical Systems
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About Genesis Technical Systems: Genesis Technical Systems is a provider of patented, awarding winning, cutting-edge broadband solutions.
John Yates
Managing Director of Helix Technologies
John Yates has worked for over 30 years in the commercial satellite industry. After having completed a BSc(Hons) in Electrical Engineering and Electronics at the University of Nottingham and a post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration at Manchester Business School, in 1986 he joined Europe’s first commercial satellite operator, the recently incorporated SES Astra, in Luxembourg and has been immersed in the sector ever since. He co-founded Helix Technologies in 2016 with Dr. Oliver Leisten, the investor of the dielectric-loaded antenna, and is keen to work with Tier 1 Systems Integrators to bring this high-performance technology to market.
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About Helix Technologies: Helix Technologies is developing a range of compact, high-performance, dielectric-loaded ceramic antennas.
Tom Ekers
Finance Director of Reporo
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About Reporo: Reporo is a global mobile Ad Network with over 15 Billion impressions per month on its Banner, Pop-Under and Pop-Under eXchange networks.
Henning Brazer
Commercial Director of Reporo
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About Reporo: Reporo is a global mobile Ad Network with over 15 Billion impressions per month on its Banner, Pop-Under and Pop-Under eXchange networks.
Henning Brazer
Commercial Director of Reporo
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About Reporo: Reporo is a global mobile Ad Network with over 15 Billion impressions per month on its Banner, Pop-Under and Pop-Under eXchange networks.
Paul Spencer
Founding Director of Axial Systems
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About Axial Systems: Axial Systems is one of the UK’s leading solution providers and systems integrators in network, security and services.
Carolyn Van Dongen
Marketing Director of Musaic
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About Musaic: Musaic is a manufacturer/developer of wireless HiFi systems based in the heart of London.
David Wadsworth
Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director, UK of WMC Global
David Wadsworth oversees the WMC Global Group’s strategic financial direction as he plans, manages, and reports on group finances. His more than 40 years in financial management ensure the success of the group’s entrepreneurial endeavors. David brings extensive management and business development experience as a chartered accountant, having specialized in mobile technology, marketing and media, and property companies. His expertise in managing and resourcing business development for venture capital and investment finance groups enables him to evaluate markets and identify financial and business opportunities for the WMC Global Group—supporting its continued growth. In his role as managing director, David leads his team in opening new opportunities in the United Kingdom, as well as pursuing new opportunities and markets in Europe, and manages the effective delivery of products and solutions to clients. David earned his MA in History at the University of Oxford.
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About WMC Global: Worldwide Brand and Customer Protection At Scale
Mark Gracey
Board of Directors of Zinwave UK
Mark is a Principal at SEP and considers information technology investments with a particular focus on software and e-commerce. Before joining SEP, Mark founded and ran the European operations of network security OEM, Sensory Networks. Mark has an engineering background and previous roles include researching high speed semiconductors with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and the University of California as well as acting as a consultant for Fortune 500 companies, including Boeing’s space programme. Mark led SEP’s investments in social network analytics business SocialBro and cloud-based hotel management and reservation software business hetras and holds board positions with both companies.
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About : Zinwave UK is a global provider of wideband active distributed antenna systems for in-building wireless coverage.
Ria White
Director Operations of easyNetworks
Ria has been hovering on the periphery of Easy Networks for a few years – in 2016 we made it formal! Ria has a solid background in Line Management, HR and Project Management and is applying her skill set, experience and passion to great effect.
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About easyNetworks: Easy Networks is a premier provider of data networks and AV solutions for SME, large enterprise and Education.
Richard Gwilliam
Managing Director of easyNetworks
Richard Gwilliam is the founder and captain of Easy Networks. Whilst he claims not to be a techie, he can often be found experimenting with new technology. Richard is the creative genius for our customers with more challenging environments and requirements and can turn his hand to most technical challenges.
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About easyNetworks: Easy Networks is a premier provider of data networks and AV solutions for SME, large enterprise and Education.
David Schmider
Technical Director of Low Power Radio Solutions
David is LPRS’s long standing Technical Director and creator of the easyRadio products. David and his team love all things radio and are considered one the leading engineering teams for radio design in Europe.
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About Low Power Radio Solutions: LPRS is a global leader in low power RF solutions for OEMs.
Nick Pummell
Managing Director of Low Power Radio Solutions
Nick joined the LPRS team in 2015 following 18 years working within the wireless electronic component, M2M and IoT technologies eco-systems. Nick is a true believer in M2M / IoT, having seen many times the ability of the technologies to provide innovative, profitable and disruptive new business and services.
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About Low Power Radio Solutions: LPRS is a global leader in low power RF solutions for OEMs.
Matt Boyles
Director of Sales and Marketing & CMO of Wireless Fitness
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About Wireless Fitness: The Wireless Fitness is an app that portable exercise studio in your phone
Matt Boyles
Director of Sales and Marketing & CMO of Wireless Fitness
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About Wireless Fitness: The Wireless Fitness is an app that portable exercise studio in your phone
Dominic Thorpe
Founder and Managing Director- Acting CEO and in charge of fundraising, strategy, and development of Wireless Fitness
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About Wireless Fitness: The Wireless Fitness is an app that portable exercise studio in your phone
Mark Lambert
VP of Sales & Marketing, Managing Director for EMEA Region of Advantech Wireless
Mark Lambert is VP of Sales & Marketing, Managing Director for EMEA Region at Advantech Wireless.
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About Advantech Wireless: Advantech Wireless is the leading wireless broadband communications provider for Commercial, Critical Infrastructure & Government.
Alan Jones
Founder and Director of Prif Priferential Accessories
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About Prif Priferential Accessories: Prif is a UK’s first specialist store for gaming accessories.
MD SenServe
Managing Director of SenServe Limited
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About SenServe Limited: SenServe offers customised IT solutions, App Development, Wi-Fi Solutions Web Solutions, IT Support Services and CRM Solutions
MD SenServe
Managing Director of SenServe Limited
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About SenServe Limited: SenServe offers customised IT solutions, App Development, Wi-Fi Solutions Web Solutions, IT Support Services and CRM Solutions
