Over 25 years' experience in IT industry. Formerly, with: Azian, Retix, Arix Systems and Norsk Data; owner, Channel Development Consultancy. With Cisco: 1996, Managing Director, UK and Ireland; 1998, Vice-President, UK and Ireland; 1999, Vice-President, Service Provider Line; 2000, Vice-President, PTT1, Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2001-05, Senior Vice-President, Worldwide Channels; currently, leads 132 countries. Member of the Board: Palm; Phyworks; Royal Society.