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Shaun Collins has a strong track record in the global wireless equipment manufacturing business, having held a number of senior sales and service roles in the UK, Europe and the USA. Shaun was European Account Director for Motorola at a time when the industry was moving from analogue to digital technology. He founded CCS Insight in 1993 and the company has achieved rapid and sustained growth, doubling turnover during the past 4 years.

Michael Walker is an entrepreneur who has considerable experience of leading acquisitions, company restructuring, and start ups in the wireless, telecoms and electronics industries, including IPOs in the UK and Hong Kong. He has experience in all major world markets, particularly Europe, India and the Asia Pacific Region. He was Managing Director of Bush Radio and Vice President of Champion Technology Holdings, a global telecommunications company where he was responsible for 51 countries. Michael also has extensive experience of the leisure and entertainment industries.

Ben Wood joined CCS Insight in May 2006. He has more than 12 years experience in the mobile sector, most recently as Research Vice President for Mobile Devices at Gartner where he led a global team of analysts. Prior to that he was Director of Mobile Streams, which was recently floated on AIM; spent 3 years at Lucent Technologies with a focus on advanced wireless applications for 2.5G and 3G networks; and spent 3 years at Vodafone where he was involved in launching SMS and Mobile Data. Ben is a respected industry commentator, quoted regularly in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Business Week, and has appeared on business programmes for CNBC, CNN and the BBC.

Geoff Blaber joined CCS Insight in April 2007 from IDC where he worked with many of the leading mobile communications companies, establishing a reputation for informed qualitative analysis on industry dynamics, trends, developments, vendor strategies, product positioning, segmentation and market forecasts. Prior to that, Geoff worked for a consultancy division of Atkins plc, providing research and advisory services about the application of telecoms in the commercial property sector; and for Competitive Intelligence and Consultancy Ltd (CIC) where he specialised in EMEA and North American IT and mobile device markets. Geoff's focus at CCS Insight is on mobile devices, particularly entry level products and enterprise mobility.

Paolo Pescatore joined CCS Insight in November 2007. He has more than 9 years experience in the mobile sector. Prior to joining CCS Insight, Paolo was a Research Manager at IDC, responsible for mobile consumer research across Europe. Before joining IDC he was at Ovum where he covered a broad spectrum of mobile and wireless topics for almost 2 years. Paolo is a well regarded thought leader in the mobile industry. At CCS Insight he leads research on operator strategy, wireless applications and mobile content.

Tom Byrd joined CCS Insight in June 2007. He began his career at Mobile Streams in 2002 having already embarked on a number of web related-ventures, and quickly recognised the enormous opportunity in the mobile and wireless sector. Tom decided to return to university to broaden his understanding of the business world. At CCS Insight his responsibilities include device pricing, mobile accessories and CCS Insight's web related activities.