After months of research and deliberation, we are pleased to confirm the first ten members of the 2024 Power 50.
As part of the Mobile Industry Awards 2024, the Power 50 recognises the most important and influential figures in the UK mobile industry over the past year.
TechRadar Pro We will be announcing ten nominees each week as we countdown to the announcement of our 2024 Person of the Year at the Mobile Industry Awards on Thursday 19 September.
Congratulations to:
31. Jonathan Taylor, CEO, Tesco Mobile
32. Nicki Lyons, Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Vodafone UK
33. Catherine Amran, Director, Virgin Media O2 Business
34. Dave McGinn, CEO, Daisy Communications
35. Terry O’Brien, CEO, Digital Wholesale Solutions
36. Andy Morris, Executive VP, Likewize
37. Mark Trundle, Director of Mobile eXperience Consumer Sales for Samsung Electronics UK and Ireland, Samsung
38. Rob Winterschladen, Consumer Director, Vodafone UK
39. Annika Bizon, Marketing and Omnichannel Director, Samsung UK & Ireland
40. Martin Flick, CEO, Onecom
The following models have already been unveiled for the Power 50 2024:
41. Ravi Navaratnam, Director, GKT eSIM
42. Matt Green, Director, The iOutlet
43. Peter Carnall, Managing Director, EGE Ltd
44. Brendan Arndt, Senior Devices Manager, Three UK & Ireland
45. Nick Porter, VP of MX Product, Strategy & Commercial, Europe, Samsung
46. Nastasi Karaiskos, Managing Director, Rakuten Symphony
47. William Paterson, Country Director UK and Ireland, TCL and Alcatel
48. Aman Bhatti, Director of Propositions and GTM for Sky Broadband and Sky Mobile, Sky Mobile
49. Miles Norman, General Manager UK and Ireland, Lenovo
50. Christian McBride, Director of Innovation and Strategy, Genuine Solutions
- For more information about our Power 50 or to get more involved in the Mobile Industry Awards, please contact [email protected]
The winner is selected following extensive interviews with leading figures across the industry, from operators and retailers to manufacturers and distributors.
It rewards those individuals who inspire their company with their values, but also have an impact beyond their existing roles and serve as an inspiration to the rest of the industry.
To make the Power 50 list, a leader must have bold leadership qualities, vision, and have exceeded expectations in the various categories we select.
Previous winners of the Power 50 Person of the Year:
- 2023: Ahmed Essam, CEO, Vodafone UK
- 2022: Lutz Schüler, CEO, Virgin Media O2
- 2021: Marc Allera, CEO, EE and BT Consumer
- 2020: Nick Jeffery, CEO, Vodafone
- 2019: Marc Allera, CEO, EE and BT Consumer
- 2018: Marc Allera, CEO, EE and BT Consumer
- 2017: David Dyson, CEO Three UK
- 2016: Sebastian James, Group CEO, Dixons Carphone
- 2015: Sebastian James, Group CEO, Dixons Carphone
- 2014: Andrew Harrison, CEO, Carphone Warehouse
- 2013: Olaf Swantee, CEO, EE
- 2012: Simon Stanford, Vice President of Telecommunications and Networks for the UK and Ireland, Samsung UK
- 2011: Guy Laurence, CEO, Vodafone UK
- 2010: Tom Alexander, CEO, Everything Everywhere
- 2009: Andrew Harrison, CEO, Carphone Warehouse
- 2008: Kevin Russell, CEO, Three UK