MEET THE JUDGES OF THE 2025 AWARDS
Nigel Allen, Experienced Marketing Leader
Nigel is an experienced, agile and commercially focused marketing leader with in-depth industry knowledge. He has worked at board level for several IT and technology businesses including Ricoh, Kyocera, ASL and more recently, Coforge Salesforce...
Christian Burton, Founder & CEO, Pipeline Upgrade
Originally from Marbella Spain, Christian Burton is a renowned business development specialist and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in the print and document solutions industry. After climbing the ranks at Kyocera Document Solutions...
Eric Crump, Director of Strategic Alliances, Ringdale
With over 25 years in the tech industry, Eric specialises in strategic alliances and print solutions, currently as Director of Strategic Alliances at Ringdale. He leads partnerships with global printer manufacturers and industry analysts. Ringdale's...
Sofia Dahlqvist, Senior Marketing Consultant
Sofia is a senior marketing consultant with extensive experience in print, finishing, IT and software solutions. She has worked with a range of key manufacturers, including Canon, Ricoh and Apple; resellers - large and small...
Paul Derry, Former Owner, ASL
Paul has racked up almost four decades in the industry and has extensive experience managing and growing large sales teams in the office equipment sector. The highlights of his career include a spell at Pitney...
Alison Haley, Marketing Specialist, Tangerine Design and PR
Alison Haley is a highly experienced marketeer within the office equipment industry. With a career spanning 28 years, at the heart of the office equipment dealer channel, she has an excellent reputation within the industry...
Tony Milford, Experienced SaaS founder and CSMO/Managing Director
Tony Milford founded software sales consultancy Keava Greenhill in 2000. He sold the company to Vantage three years later and became the majority owner and CEO in 2010. At the beginning of 2019, Vantage was...
Charles Rogers, President of the IPIA and Managing Director, Portland Media
Charles Rogers is President of the IPIA and Managing Director of Portland Media. He is a strong advocate for the industry, a long standing print business owner and a believer in the craft, creativity and...
Julian Stafford, Former Managing Director, Midshire
Having been in print for most of his career, Julian is a valuable addition to the judging panel. He began his career as Dealer Manager for Riso where he rose through the ranks to become...
James Teather, Property Professional and former Group Commercial Director at Dataquest, Sales Director at CCE
James is the former co-owner of the Managed Print Division of CCE which was acquired by Dataquest Group in 2019. He has racked up 20 years of industry experience, the latter ten of which he...
Steve Todd, Senior Sales & Marketing Management Executive
Steve has 40+ years’ experience of driving growth and profitability for technology and IT service firms globally. He joined the Karlson business as board director in 2008 to drive growth through proposition, marketing and sales...
David Tulip, Director EMEA MSP division, Egnyte
David Tulip is a seasoned business leader with nearly 40 years in the technology sector. Starting as a programmer in 1986, he transitioned to a commercial role and served as Managing Director of Network Group...