Michael Tobin, OBE is leading the field in a fresh way of thinking about how to manage in business. As Chief Executive, Michael Tobin OBE led TelecityGroup plc, a leading FTSE250 Technology company from 2002 to 2014. Michael has over 28 years' experience in senior roles across the telecommunications and technology sector. He joined Redbus in 2002 delisting it from the main market to AIM, and then took it private. After engineering the merger with TeleCity, and the acquisition of Globix he successfully re-listed TelecityGroup in October 2007. Subsequently he acquired businesses in Manchester, Helsinki, Dublin, Sofia, Istanbul and Warsaw transforming the company from a GBP6m market cap in 2002 to being a top performer in the FTSE250 worth over GBP1.6Bn, being recognised as Britain's Most admired Tech Company in 2012.
Michael is a regular speaker at events such as: TEDex and the World Economic Forum. He is active in Government and charity work and sits on the board of The Prince's Trust. He has won numerous awards including London Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year, twice, and Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of The Year.