XLN Telecom CEO Christian Nellemann named one of the UK’s Entrepreneurs of the YearChristian Nellemann, Group CEO of XLN Telecom Ltd – the UK’s leading provider of telecoms services for small business – has won Ernst & Young’s 2010 National Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Business Products and Services.
By: GTH media The accolade comes less than a month after one of the UK’s leading mid-cap private equity groups ECI Partners took a majority holding in the company, which secured a significant commitment to support XLN’s ongoing business development and acquisition programme. As a result, XLN will have the funds available to more than double the size of the business through acquisitions. Founded in 2002, XLN specialises in providing small businesses in the UK with high quality, low-cost fixed-line, mobile and internet services. In the last three years, XLN’s revenues have grown substantially from £27 million in 2006/2007 to over £54 million in 2009/2010. In the last year, the company successfully acquired and integrated One Bill into its operations. Last night’s win tops of a string of successes. In June, Christian Nellemann won the London & South regional finals of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, enabling him to be among the 500 people representing more than 100 nominees at last night’s national awards. And in July XLN’s management team were regional winners of the best Private Equity Backed Team of the Year (mid-market) Christian Nellemann, founder and Group CEO of XLN, said: “XLN’s business proposition is simple: to be the UK’s leading provider of telecoms services to small business, through excellent customer services and competitive prices. To have this recognised not only by an esteemed panel of judges but our venture capital partners is not only a huge honour but acknowledgement of our winning formula.” Sponsored in the UK by Credit Suisse, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year celebrates people who build and lead successful, growing and dynamic businesses; recognising them through regional, national and global awards programmes in more than 135 cities in 50 countries. About XLN XLN is committed to providing the lowest cost telecom services and highest customer service levels to the UK’s small business community. Founded in 2002, XLN is now the UK’s largest independent provider of telecom services to small businesses in Britain having over 125,000 business customers across the country. In 2007, XLN was ranked as the highest placed telco company in The Sunday Times Tech Track and was listed for a second consecutive year in 2008. In 2009, the company was a finalist in the Customer Focus Award category of the National Business Awards. In the same year, XLN achieved CarbonNeutral® Contact details Christian Nellemann (XLN Telecom) 020 7793 5533 Toby Hall (gth media) 020 3103 3903 Jonathan Kinsella (gth media) 020 3103 3904 End
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