Ergo’s John Purdy accepts lifetime achievement award at gala occasion in Dublin
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Brian Chamberlain, IP Telecom and Tech Excellence Awards particular person of the 12 months Carmel Owens
Carmel Owens from GlobalLogic was named particular person of the 12 months on the 2024 Tech Excellence Awards in affiliation with IP Telecom held final night time on the Royal Marine Lodge in Dun Laoghaire. An business veteran with some 20 years of service within the know-how sector, Owens joined the Athlone-based managed companies agency Sidero as CEO in 2021. This 12 months she oversaw its merger with GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Firm.
The corporate of the 12 months award went to Cubic Telecom, which made the headlines final 12 months with information of Softbank’s €473 million funding, valuing the IoT connectivity specialist at greater than €900 million.
John Purdy, co-founder of Ergo, acquired the lifetime achievement award for his longstanding dedication to the know-how sector in Eire.
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Two firms acquired a brace of awards. Softcat took residence the multinational of the 12 months and the sustainability awards, whereas DNA IT options have been recognised within the advertising excellence and managed safety companies supplier of the 12 months.
“These Awards respect and reward the people and firms that compete in a continually altering aggressive surroundings,” stated Billy Huggard, director of occasion organiser Mediateam.
“To be winners they’re pioneers and leaders who elevate the bar and provides others the inspiration to realize to the perfect of their capacity. We’re so grateful that the Awards have themselves change into recognised as a benchmark for fulfillment in our sector.”
Shena Brien, CEO, IP Telecom, added: “IP Telecom is delighted, as soon as once more as title sponsor, to congratulate all those that have been nominated for the Tech Excellence Awards – and naturally to the well-deserved winners. Behind each award is the story of particular person, or staff brilliance that has contributed one thing new to our Business. Sharing these tales and honouring excellence, is essential to sharing concepts and improvements, permitting us to study from one another and innovate additional.”
Full record of winners:
Particular person of the 12 months (sponsored by IP Telecom) – Carmel Owens
Firm of the 12 months (sponsored by Elio Networks) – Cubic Telecom
Multinational of the 12 months – Softcat
Lifetime achievement award (sponsored by DigitalWell) – John Purdy
CIO of the 12 months (sponsored by Endava) – Paul Delahunty, Stryve
Rising star – Kateryna Pranichenko, The Mission Foundry
IT mission of the 12 months (non-public sector) (sponsored by Ingram Micro) – Digital Realty with Enel X
IT mission of the 12 months (public sector) (sponsored by TechCentral.ie) – An Garda Síochána
IT mission of the 12 months (SME) (sponsored by Enterpryze) – Savenet Options
Digital consultancy of the 12 months (sponsored by iplicit Eire) – Every&Different
Greatest place to work (sponsored by ESB) – Esri Eire
Advertising and marketing excellence (sponsored by VidayoPro) – DNA IT Options
Variety award (sponsored by Logitech) – Salesforce
Startup award (sponsored by ICS) – Telea
Sustainability award – Softcat
Vertical market specialist of the 12 months – Intact Software program
Distributor of the 12 months (sponsored by Softcat) – DataSolutions, a Climb Firm
Rising know-how innovation of the 12 months (sponsored by TechRadio) – Adapt, SFI Analysis Centre for AI-Pushed Digital Content material Know-how, and Huawei
IT architect of the 12 months (sponsored by IASA) – Gareth Grimshaw, Logicalis Options
IT skilled staff of the 12 months (sponsored by FIT) – eHealth (a division of the HSE)
Managed service firm of the 12 months (sponsored by Digital Realty) – Auxilion
Managed safety service supplier of the 12 months (sponsored by CMS Distribution) – DNA IT Options
The Tech Excellence Awards have been adjudicated by a panel of specialists from business, training and academia. This 12 months’s panel comprised of Dr Eoin O’Driscoll (Tyndall Nationwide Institute), Dr Sean Baker (Lero), Dr Jim Mountjoy (Mountjoy & Associates), Peter McManamon (Atlantic Bridge Ventures), Ashling Cunningham (Irish Life), Louise Nicholls (Boku), Mary Cleary (CEPIS), Niall Kitson (TechCentral.ie), Bernie Cullinan (CXVP World), and Peter Davitt (FIT).
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