26 01732 759725 business process solutions across Europe and Asia. His leadership blends deep technical understanding with a people-first mindset, ensuring every innovation connects back to service quality and customer value. Deborah Hawkins, Group Director - Workplace Team, Keypoint Intelligence Deborah has a history of more than 30 years in the document industry. As one of Keypoint Intelligence’s subject matter experts and Director of the Office Team, Deborah has extensive consulting skills and has helped major industry brands to expand strategies and explore new ground. Deborah also possesses a broad knowledge base of market research with experience in market sizing, forecasting and competitive analysis. Jane Matthews, Managing Director, Wildcat Careers With over a decade of experience in the tech industry, Jane has a passion for connecting companies with talented individuals who can thrive and innovate. As the Founder of Wildcat Careers, a provider of recruitment, HR and career services to the tech industry, Jane acts as a talent catalyst, bridging the gap between a company’s needs and the right tech talent. Jane focuses on candidates who excel technically and enhance team dynamics, ensuring they meet skill requirements and align with the team’s values and company culture. Her personalised approach focuses on long-term relationship building, and commitment to staying ahead of tech trends, which has led Wildcat Careers to win multiple awards. Jane specialises in MSP tech talent recruitment, mentors upcoming recruiters, and dives into the latest tech advancements. 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. His passion and loyalty for the industry that launched his career as an engineer are evident in his work. With the Channel Sales Academy, Gary is reaching a new height in his journey as the catalyst for many of the channel’s award-winning companies. Heather Pearse, International Marketing Director, StrongDM Heather is a strategic B2B technology marketer with over a decade of experience, including 10 years in cybersecurity. She is currently the International Marketing Director at StrongDM and previously led international marketing at AppOmni. Before moving into tech, she built her marketing foundation in the aviation industry. Nick Powell, Owner, Kiss Less Frogs Ltd Nick is a highly experienced Telecoms industry leader, who has held senior positions at 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 the right people from the industry together to deliver better results, faster. Rob Sims, Founder, Sum Vivas Rob’s career in ICT spans Carrier, Channel and Direct across 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 delivering exceptional service, sales and marketing experiences. Michael J Thornton, Award winner and Founder Michael has been in the comms industry for nearly 30 years, running multi-million pound ICT & Telecom businesses. Having built KSM Telecom into a very successful business, he has just sold the company and is now focusing heavily on his charity, The Monica Appeal, and on various other projects. Michael is a well-known figure within the industry and is highly respected for the contributions he has made. Ian Trim, Director, IAT Consultancy Ian, currently a director at IAT Consultancy, is an expert in the provision of integrated IT systems, cloud computing services, IT resourcing and IT support. Before joining IAT Consultancy, he worked at CCE as Senior Sales Manager and as a Sales Consultant at Bell & Watson, which was acquired by US technology firm Microage. 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. Chris is well-known across the channel having worked directly and indirectly with many leading UK and global names. 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. When not working, James likes to get as far away from technology as possible and explore the great outdoors with family, friends and animals. https://technologyresellerawards.co.uk/vote/2026 Technology Reseller Awards 2026 ...continued
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