2023 POWER 50 RANKING
The only award of its kind, the Power 50 ranks the UK mobile industry’s most influential individuals of 2022, with the winner announced at the Mobile Industry Awards 2023 ceremony on Thursday, 21 September, 2023 at the Royal Lancaster London.
Our expert editorial team decide the Power 50 list with the help of nominations in July. To make the Power 50 list, an executive needs to be bold in their leadership and vision, and have exceeded expectations in the different categories we have chosen. We look for those who have influence beyond their existing roles, in addition to imbuing their businesses with their values.
Congratulations to:
1 Ahmed Essam, CEO, Vodafone UK
2 Marc Allera, CEO, BT Consumer
3 Lutz Schüler, CEO, Virgin Media O2
4 Robert Finnegan, CEO, Three UK & Three Ireland
5 Phil Siveter, CEO, UK & Ireland, Nokia
6 Katherine Ainley, CEO UK & Ireland, Ericsson
7 Alex Baldock, CEO, Currys
8 Andrea Dona, Chief Network Officer, Vodafone UK
9 Dame Melanie Dawes, CEO, Ofcom
10 Howard Watson, CTIO and Chief Security and Networks Officer, BT Group
11 Max Taylor, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone UK
12 Steve Oliver, CEO, musicMagpie
13 James Kitto, VP, Head of MX Division, Samsung UK & Ireland
14 Elaine Carey, Chief Commercial Officer, Three UK & Three Ireland
15 Sharon Meadows, Director of Propositions, Mobile, EE
16 Jon Shaw, Commercial Operations Director, Vodafone UK
17 Gareth Turpin, Chief Commercial Officer, Mobile, Virgin Media O2
18 Kate Beaumont, Director Device Operations, Product & Innovation, Vodafone UK
19 Anurag Khilnani, Category Leader (GM), Wireless and Home Entertainment, Amazon UK
20 Bridget Lea, MD, Commercial, BT Consumer
21 Joe Walsh, Director B2B, Samsung UK
22 Greg Mesch, CEO, CityFibre
23 Ulrik Bengtsson, COO, Virgin Media O2
24 Ashley Schofield, CEO, GiffGaff
25 Jeanie York, CTO, Virgin Media O2
26 Danny Marshall, Device Portfolio Director, BT/EE
27 Pierre Coppin, Deputy Managing Director, Mobile, Sky Mobile
28 Brendan Arndt, Senior Devices Manager, Three
29 David Hennessey, CTO, Three UK
30 Jo Bertram, Managing Director, Virgin Media O2 Business
31 Claire Pickthall, CEO, Tesco Mobile
32 Nick Porter , Vice President - Product Management, Commercial Operations & Head of Ireland, Samsung
33 Catherine Amran, Director of Business, Virgin Media O2
34 Martin Flick, CEO, Onecom
35 Aman Bhatti, Director of Product and Propositions, Sky Broadband
36 Lindsay Haselhurst, COO, Currys
37 Annika Bizon, Marketing and Omnichannel Director, Samsung UK & Ireland
38 Gerry O’Keeffe, EVP for EMEA and APAC, Likewize
39 William Paterson, UK & Ireland country director, TCL
40 Dave McGinn, CEO, Daisy Communications
41 Mark Trundle, Consumer Sales Director, Samsung
42 Terry O'Brien, CEO, Digital Wholesale Solutions
43 Matt Green, Director, The iOutlet
44 Nastasi Karaiskos, Managing Director, Rakuten Symphony
45 Peter Carnall, Managing Director, EGE Ltd
46 Miles Norman, General Manager UK & Ireland & European Operators, Lenovo
47 Paul Crossman, CEO, Genuine Solutions
48 Craig Smith, MD, Mazuma Mobile
49 Charleen Fang, MD, Oppo UK
50 Fergal Donovan, Regional President - Europe, PCS Wireless