The nominations are in – and the finalists for the 2026 edition of the Power 50 can now be revealed.
Part of the Mobile Industry Awards 2026, the Power 50 highlights the most important and influential people in the UK mobile industry over the past year.
The finalists for the Power 50 2026 have now been decided, and the final standings will be revealed at the awards ceremony.
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(Please note: these names are ranked AZ by first name and not the final ranking.)
The winner, recognized with the Power 50 award at the Mobile Industry Awards on September 17, 2026, has been selected after in-depth interviews with key people across the industry, from operators and retailers to manufacturers and distributors.
It rewards those individuals who inspire their companies with their values, but who also have influence beyond existing roles, serving as an inspiration to the rest of the industry.
To make the Power 50 list, a leader must be bold in their leadership and vision and have exceeded expectations in the various categories we have chosen.
Power 50 Past Winners
- 2025: Max Taylor, CEO, VodafoneThree
- 2024: Marc Allera, CEO – EE and Consumer Division 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 Jeffrey, 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, Everything Everywhere
- 2009: Andrew Harrison, CEO, Carphone Warehouse
- 2008: Kevin Russell, CEO, Three UK
