Maildistiller CEO wins IT Professional of the year!

Colm McGoldrick, founder and CEO of email security company Maildistiller, has been awarded for his outstanding achievements, influence and on-going success in the IT industry, by being named IT Professional of the year!
By: Danielle Campbell @Maildistiller
 
May 8, 2012 - PRLog -- This fantastic accolade was awarded to the Maildistiller CEO, by British Computer Society (BCS) representative Adam Thilthorpe, at the impressive Titanic signature building in Belfast on April 24th.  The event aptly entitled ‘The Titans Are Coming’, had keynote speeches on the night from Simon Ritter, technology evangelist at Oracle and Dr Mark Little CTO of JBoss at Red Hat along with the prestigious IT Professional of the year presentation.

Winning the award was no mean feat considering the wealth of IT talent clearly evident in Northern Ireland and each of the four nominees were unquestionably worthy opponents. Colm’s influence and contribution to the growth of the NI IT industry however clearly shone for the judges.

Paul Hanna, chair of BCS Belfast Branch commented: “Colm is great winner for this year’s IT Professional of the Year award presented by the BCS Belfast Branch; having helped to put Northern Ireland on the IT industry’s map. The judges felt that Colm was an excellent choice for ‘IT Professional of the Year’; with his entrepreneurial spirit and extensive knowledge and expertise in the IT industry.”


The award is given by the BCS Belfast Branch to an individual member of the IT profession for a contribution of major significance in the advancement of information systems or of the information systems profession or industry or which adds significantly to the understanding of the development of information systems.

With over 13 years’ experience in the IT industry, undeniably making his mark wherever he went with significant projects at BT and Microsoft, Colm’s expertise, enthusiasm and professionalism for the growth and success of IT in NI is clearly evident.  As founder and CEO of Northern Irelands first and to date only home grown Cloud email security business, Colm has lead Maildistiller from the front with clear vision and purpose, and it now enjoys a market-leading position, servicing users in 20+ countries worldwide and creating huge export success for NI, all from their office in Belfast.

Colm was accompanied at the event by a very proud Maildistiller team and was absolutely thrilled to receive the award.

“It’s a wonderful feeling to be acknowledged with such a prestigious award for doing what you love. I was delighted to be nominated given the huge pool of IT talent we have here in NI, but to be selected as the winner is an absolute honour. IT offers huge potential for any economy, but here in Northern Ireland we have the skills, resources and undoubted passion to make a real difference and I for one am very excited to be in the mix.”

- Colm McGoldrick, CEO Maildistiller

To check out the photos from the night, have a look on the company Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Maildistiller or visit the company website http://www.maildistiller.com to find out more about Maildistiller!
End
Source:Danielle Campbell @Maildistiller
Email:***@maildistiller.com Email Verified
Zip:BT39DT
Tags:Cloud security services, Email Security, Email Filtering, Cloud Services, IT professional of the year, It Professionals
Industry:Technology, Computers, Security
Location:Belfast - Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland
Account Email Address Verified     Account Phone Number Verified     Disclaimer     Report Abuse
Maildistiller News
Trending
Most Viewed
Daily News



Like PRLog?
9K2K1K
Click to Share