Pictured above: Guy Mucklow
Guy Mucklow, entrepreneur and managing director of business
efficiency software company Postcode Anywhere, joins the board of
Intellect today.
Intellect is the UK's leading technology sector trade
association, of which Postcode Anywhere is a member. Postcode
Anywhere provides data-driven software and services including UK
and international address auto-fill, commercial route planning, and
customer profiling.
Mr Mucklow, who joins other senior executives from organisations
such as Siemens, Fujitsu, Oracle, BT, Intel and BAE Systems, said:
"It's a great honour to be joining the ranks of such strong
influencers in the UK technology industry.
"Having spent the last ten years working extremely hard to
establish a successful internet-based business, I have a firsthand
experience of the challenges that SMEs face in getting their
businesses off the ground.
"Intellect has provided invaluable support to my company in this
process, both through its comprehensive learning and training
programmes, as well as through the invaluable networking
opportunities we get from meeting other IT members.
"It also provides us with a voice in the technology industry and
represents our interests, both to businesses and government, to
help us influence the future direction of the UK IT sector.
"The technology industry is a huge force in the UK's economy,
and I look forward to representing the interests of
small-medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in my new role on the
board.
"Although the conglomerates and multinationals may steal much of
the limelight, small businesses are the engine of the economy.
According to the 2008 Glover report they constitute 99.9% of
businesses in the UK, making up 59% of private sector workforce and
52% of business turnover.
"Technology drives innovation and growth, and in my view it's
the small-medium-sized companies that can generally be found at the
cutting edge."
Intellect's Board meet six times a year to debate the challenges
and opportunities for the technology industry. John Higgins,
Director General of Intellect, said: "I am delighted to welcome Guy
to Intellect's Board of Directors.
"His experience of building a successful and cutting-edge
technology business based in the UK will be a valuable addition to
our board. I look forward to working with him as Intellect
campaigns to make the UK one of the best places in the world for
the technology businesses to operate."
Intellect provides a collective voice for its members and drives
connections with government and business to create a commercial
environment in which they can thrive. It represents over 750
companies, ranging from SMEs to multinationals.
For more information on Postcode Anywhere, view their website
here:
www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk