Following months of research and nominations we are delighted to confirm the first selections for the 2018 Mobile Power 50 listAll members of our Mobile Power 50 have meet our criteria as individuals who we feel influence beyond their existing roles, in addition to imbuing their businesses with their values and serve as an inspiration to the rest of the trade.Today's release continues our countdown to the 2018 Person of the Year award, which will be announced on the 7th June at the Mobile Industry Awards 2018.Congratulations to:21 Simon Woodman, Business Development Director, Exertis22 Pierre Coppin, Sky Mobile,23 Gareth Turpin, Sales Director , O224 Neil Muller, CEO , Daisy Group25 Fergal Donovan, CEO, Data Select Group,26 Walter Jirengui, President of Consumer Businesse Group West Europe, Huawei27 James Kitto, Sales Director, Samsung UK and Ireland28 Jeff Dodds, Managing Director - Mobile , Virgin Media29 Darren Ridge, CEO , OneCom30 Sarah Edge, General Manager UK Ireland , HMD Global31 Christian McBride, Genuine Solutions Group Plc, Founder32 Miles Norman, Motorola, General Manager UK Ireland European Operators33 Andy Coughlin LG, Head of Mobile UK34 Amanda Lambert, Three UK, People director35 Nazish Dossa, Brightstar, UK Managing Director36 Keith Curran, Plan, Founder37 Jim Michel, Redeem UK, Managing Director38 Beatrice Iafon, Kondor ,CEO39 Sunny Mehta, Google, Country Head - UK, Ireland Nordics40 Peter Stephens, Bullitt Group, CEO41 Phil Lander, Head of B2B, Samsung42 Adam Dunlop, General Manager, iD Mobile43 Martin Flick, CEO, Olive44 Jon French, VP Western Europe, HMD Global45 Richard Crawley, CEO, Greentech46 Jacques Bonifay, CEO, Transitel47 Henri Salame, Global Commercial Director, STK48 Alex Tatham, Managing Director, Westcoast49 Jason Roberts, CEO/Founder, Tech 2150 Paul Sisson, Managing Director , A1 Comms GroupThe2018 Mobile Power 50is the definitive list of the most influential figures in the UK mobile industry during the past year.
The list has been compiled after in-depth interviews with key senior figures across the industry, from operators and retailers, to manufacturers and distributors.Previous winners of theMobile Power 50Person of the Year:2017: David Dyson, CEO, Three UK2016: Sebastian James, Group CEO, Dixons Carphone2015: Sebastian James, Group CEO, Dixons Carphone2014: Andrew Harrison, CEO, Carphone Warehouse2013: Olaf Swantee, CEO, EE2012: Simon Stanford, VP of UK Ireland telecommunications and networks division, Samsung UK2011: Guy Laurence, CEO, Vodafone UK2010: Tom Alexander, CEO, Everything Everywhere2009: Andrew Harrison, CEO, Carphone Warehouse2008: Kevin Russell, CEO, Three UKFor anymore information on ourMobile Power 50, or to get more involved in theMobile Industry Awardsplease contactmark.fernor@futurenet.com.