Technology Reseller awards 2024 technologyreseller.co.uk 35 Rob Sims, Founder, Sum Vivas Rob’s 25-plus-year career in ICT spans Carrier, Channel and Direct businesses in a variety of industry verticals and technologies. Building on his industry knowledge and expertise, Rob recently founded Sum Vivas, an artificial intelligence company that creates advanced digital humans for exceptional service, sales and marketing experiences. Ian Trim, Sales Director, QD Tech Ltd Ian, currently Sales Director at QD Tech Ltd, is an expert in the provision of integrated IT systems, cloud computing services, IT resourcing and IT support. Before joining QD Tech, he worked at CCE as Senior Sales Manager responsible for the specification, sale and implementation of IT infrastructure solutions, and as a Sales Consultant at Bell & Watson, which was acquired by US technology firm Microage. Phil Reynolds, Chairman and Director, Oak Innovation Phillip Reynolds is Chairman and Director of Mobile Apps at Oak Innovation, the call recording company. He started his computing career in 1976, working on ICL, IBM and Honeywell mainframes before progressing onto IBM PCs in the early 80s. He subsequently developed many market-leading telecoms products, co-founding Oak Telecom, now Oak Innovation, in 1991. In 2018, he passed the CTO role on to his son, David, giving him time to work on personal projects, including wellness and fitness apps, while continuing to support the team at Oak. Tara-Jane Sloane, Chief Marketing Officer, Teknov8 Tara-Jane is highly experienced in sales consultation and lead generation. Operating at C-suite and executive leadership levels for some of the world's largest brands, she understands the true pain points of building new business opportunities and helps organisations achieve their new acquisition strategies. Passionate about workplace diversity and driving cultural change, Tara-Jane has appeared on several panels globally to discuss how businesses in different sectors tackle this hot topic. Chris Widocks, Founder, WWoW PR Chris has been working in the comms and IT industry for over 20 years, initially in the distribution channel but now running his own international public relations agency. He is a former national news agency Editor/Journalist and now specialises in the tech and collaboration sector, working with a diverse mix of clients. He is a former UK PR Manager of the Year and his expertise covers both written content plus photography. Heather Pearse, Marketing Director, AppOmni Heather is a seasoned strategic marketer with over a decade of dedicated experience in B2B technology and cybersecurity. She currently serves as Marketing Director, overseeing the international marketing team at AppOmni, a prominent player in the SaaS Security sector. Before venturing into B2B technology, Heather honed her marketing expertise in the aviation industry, crafting innovative strategies to enhance brand visibility, fortify customer retention and orchestrate impactful communication and events. Paul McGlone, Coach, ICT Sector As a successful and experienced business leader, Paul has created, managed and sold award-winning businesses and organisations within and outside the ICT sector. He is nonexec Chairman for several marketleading companies and, drawing on over 30 years of experience, now confidentially coaches business leaders who want to accelerate their own success or who face business challenges and value immediate support. Michael J Thornton, Award winner and founder, KSM Communications Limited Michael has been in the comms industry for nearly 30 years, running multi-million-pound ICT & Telecom businesses. A well-known and highly respected figure in the industry, he recently sold KSM Telecom, which he had built into a very successful business. Michael is now focusing heavily on his charity, The Monica Appeal, as well as various other projects. Nick Powell, Owner, Kiss Less Frogs Ltd Nick is a highly experienced Telecoms industry leader, having held senior positions in Cable & Wireless, TTB and most recently Sky, where he set up the Sky Ethernet business. He now runs his own consultancy, Kiss Less Frogs Ltd, bringing together the right people to deliver better results, faster.
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