After months of research and considerations, we are pleased to confirm the first ten members of 2025 Power 50.
Part of the Mobile Industry Awards 2025, Power 50 highlights the most important and influential figures in the British mobile industry in the past year.
Techradar Pro Will reveal ten nominees each week as we count down to the unveiling of our 2025 power 50 person of the year at the Mobile Industry Awards on Thursday 18 September.
Congratulations to:
41. Nick Porter, VP for MX Product, Strategy & Commercial, Europe, Samsung
42. Peter Carnall, CEO, EGE
43. Paul O’Sullivan, Director of Wholesale Mobile, Virgin Media O2
44. Phil Lander, VP Mobile Experience, B2B, Samsung Electronics UK
45. Andy Silcock, co-founder, Kid-A
46. Ed Connolly, Chief Commercial Officer, Currys
47. Annika Bizon, VP Product and Marketing, Samsung UK & I
48. Ravi Navaratnam, Director, GKT ESIM
49. David Copestake, Head of E -Handel / Business Development Director, Ege
50. Brendan Arndt, Senior Devices Manager, Vodafonthree
Christian McBride, director of innovation and strategy, real solutions
- For more information about our Power 50 or to become more involved in the Mobile Industry Awards, contact [email protected]
The winner is chosen after in -depth interviews with key senior people throughout the industry, from operators and retailers to producers and distributors.
It rewards the people who inspire their businesses with their values, but also have influence beyond existing roles that serve as inspiration for the rest of the trade.
To make the Power 50 list, a performing exercise must be brave in their leadership and vision and have exceeded expectations in the different categories we have chosen.
Previous winners of Power 50 Person of the Year:
- 2024: Marc Allera, CEO – EE and Consumer Department at BT Group
- 2023: Ahmed Essam, CEO, Vodafone UK
- 2022: Lutz Schüler, CEO, Virgin Media O2
- 2021: Marc Allera, CEO, EE and BT Consumer
- 2020: Nick Jeffery, CEO, Vodafone
- 2019: Marc Allera, CEO, EE and BT Consumer
- 2018: Marc Allera, CEO, EE and BT Consumer
- 2017: David Dyson, CEO three UK
- 2016: Sebastian James, Group CEO, Dixons Carphone
- 2015: Sebastian James, Group CEO, Dixons Carphone
- 2014: Andrew Harrison, CEO, Carphone Warehouse
- 2013: Olaf Swantee, CEO, EE
- 2012: Simon Stanford, VP for UK & Ireland Telecommunications and Networks Division, Samsung UK
- 2011: Guy Laurence, CEO, Vodafone UK
- 2010: Tom Alexander, CEO, all everywhere
- 2009: Andrew Harrison, CEO, Carphone Warehouse
- 2008: Kevin Russell, CEO, Three UK
