01732 759725 34 Technology Reseller awards 2024 Meet the Judges Entries to this year's Technology Reseller Awards are now closed, although you can still vote for your favourite distributors until 5pm on April 26. We have had a bumper crop of written entries this year, so it is just as well we have an enlarged judging panel to go through them all. Many thanks to all our judges for so generously giving up their time to do this and to Adrian Barnard, Chairman of the Judges, for expertly managing the process. James Goulding, Editor, Technology Reseller Magazine James has been writing about IT and communications for more than 30 years, starting out as a reporter on Office Equipment News when fax machines were new and exciting and a photocopier was just a photocopier. Since then, he has edited and launched a variety of business and technology titles, most recently Technology Reseller, PrintIT Reseller, Business Info and Managed.IT. Chairman of the Judges Adrian Barnard, Entrepreneur An award-winning TMT & ICT entrepreneur with a respected track record, Adrian is a well known industry contributor and ‘face of the industry’ on TV news & radio for all things TMT. Having built, exited and run companies in the £1m to £50m range, Adrian is now involved in several successful UK tech start-ups and high-level lobbying for the TMT sector. Deborah Hawkins, Director – Office Team, Keypoint Intelligence Deborah has spent more than 30 years in the document industry, witnessing the shift from analogue to digital, standalone to networked, the emergence of solutions and, most recently, the push into IT services. As a subject matter expert at KeypointIntelligence and Director of the Office Team, Deborah has helped major industry brands to expand strategies and explore new ground. In addition to her consulting skills, Deborah has extensive experience in market-sizing, forecasting and competitive analysis. Matt Atkinson, Founder & Consultant, Utelize Matt’s a founder and consultant working with technology firms and service providers specialising in software and managed services that help large businesses with their connectivity and mobile devices management. He previously founded, built and sold the telecoms software and telecoms reseller billing specialist Aurora Kendrick James (AKJ) to Alternative Networks, before founding Utelize, a partner-focused managed mobility services provider operating in the large corporate sector Gary May, Author and Coach, Channel Sales Academy Gary May is a name that resonates with success in the channel, having spent over two decades honing his skills and expertise. He is the author of three influential books on sales psychology and persuasion and has trained and coached some of the most prolific sales and lead generation teams in 28 countries. With the Channel Sales Academy, Gary is reaching a new height in his remarkable journey as a catalyst of sales success for many award-winning companies. Paul Hepburn, Consultant, Channelfocused professional services Having worked for both corporate and IT reseller businesses for 25 years, Paul founded a channel-focused professional services company in 2010. Since then, he has led the technical design and delivery of many large scale, high profile projects including the London Marathon and the Ineos 1:59 Challenge. Mark Curtis-Wood, Co-founder, Growth Mentors Limited Mark has spent over 20 years in the telecoms/technology industry at senior management and board director level, generating over £100M in recurring revenue. Mentoring by world leaders in personal development, mindset, sales strategy, digital marketing, finance, economics and transformational change inspired him to co-found Growth Mentors Limited. He now enables tech business owners to grow their recurring revenues and transform their businesses using a proven business-growth system called 'The FORMULA'.
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