After months of research and deliberation we are delighted to confirm the first ten members of the 2024 Power 50 .
TechRadar Pro will be revealing ten nominees each week as we count down to the reveal of our 2024 Person of the Year at the Mobile Industry Awards on Thursday September 19.
Congratulations to: 21. Kate Beaumont, Director Device Operations, Product & Services, Vodafone UK
22. Sharon Meadows, MD Commercial, EE
23. Howard Watson, Chief Security and Networks Officer, BT Group
24. Paul Crossman, CEO, Genuine Solutions
25. Dane Hipkin, Director of Commercial, Virgin Media O2
26. David Hennessy, CTO, Three UK
27. Maria Grazia Pecorari, Director of Wholesale and Strategy, Vodafone UK
28. Alex Tempest, Managing Director, BT Wholesale
29. Danny Marshall, Device Portfolio Director, BT/EE
30. Craig Smith, Managing Director, Mazuma Mobile
Already revealed for the Power 50 2024 are: 31. Jonathan Taylor, CEO, Tesco Mobile
32. Nicki Lyons, Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Vodafone UK
33. Catherine Amran, Director, Virgin Media O2 Business
34. Dave McGinn, CEO, Daisy Communications
35. Terry O’Brien, CEO, Digital Wholesale Solutions
36. Andy Morris, Executive VP, Likewize
37. Mark Trundle, Director of Mobile eXperience Consumer Sales for Samsung Electronics UK and Ireland, Samsung
38. Rob Winterschladen, Consumer Director, Vodafone UK
39. Annika Bizon, Marketing and Omnichannel Director, Samsung UK & Ireland
40. Martin Flick, CEO, Onecom
41. Ravi Navaratnam, Director, GKT eSIM
42. Matt Green, Director, The iOutlet
43. Peter Carnall, Managing Director, EGE Ltd
44. Brendan Arndt, Senior Devices Manager, Three UK & Ireland
45. Nick Porter, VP of MX Product, Strategy & Commercial, Europe, Samsung
46. Nastasi Karaiskos, Managing Director, Rakuten Symphony
47. William Paterson, UK & Ireland Country Director, TCL and Alcatel
48. Aman Bhatti, Director of Propositions and GTM for Sky Broadband and Sky Mobile, Sky Mobile
49. Miles Norman, General Manager UK & Ireland, Lenovo
50. Christian McBride, Director of Innovation & Strategy, Genuine Solutions
For more information on our Power 50 or to get more involved in the Mobile Industry Awards please contact [email protected] The winner is selected following in-depth interviews with key senior figures across the industry, from operators and retailers to manufacturers and distributors.
It rewards those individuals who inspire their businesses with their values, but also have influence beyond existing roles, serving as an inspiration to the rest of the trade.
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.
Previous winners of the Power 50 Person of the Year: 2023: Ahmed Essam, CEO, Vodafone UK2022 : Lutz Schüler, CEO, Virgin Media O22021: Marc Allera, CEO, EE and BT Consumer2020: Nick Jeffery, CEO, Vodafone2019: Marc Allera, CEO, EE and BT Consumer2018: Marc Allera, CEO, EE and BT Consumer2017: 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 UK 
