kingpin Intelligence | meet the team

Cathy O'Neill, Managing Director and Co-founder

Cathy is responsible for all operations at Kingpin Intelligence including lead generation and
research disciplines.

With 11 years experience in IT marketing throughout Western and Eastern Europe, Cathy has set the standard for Kingpin Intelligence's excellent track record in this industry. Cathy's expertise lies in the delivery of results-based lead generation, in-depth understanding of IT profiles, quality control and management of cross European teams.

Cathy was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire and has a degree in Modern Languages and European Studies from University of Bath.  She is married with one baby daughter and two dogs. She loves travelling, music and reading.

James Taylor, Client Services Director and Co-founder

James has been involved in business development for the last ten years. As the Sales Director at Kingpin Intelligence he manages and nurtures and develops long term relationships with clients throughout the UK, Western and Central & Eastern Europe.

James comes from Doncaster, South Yorkshire and has a degree in European Business Studies and French. He has lived in Spain and France before settling in London in 2000. He is an avid Sheffield Wednesday fan and enjoys watching and playing football.

James Foulkes, Director and Co-founder

James has been working within the business-to-business publishing and advertising market for more than 19 years. After starting out on titles such as Magazine Week, UK Press Gazette and Design Week, he moved to TPD Publishing to help organisations, such as Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Apple Computers, achieve their customer communication success.

James has co-founded the Kingpin Group of companies. This comprises Kingpin Intelligence, Kingpin Communications and Bright Giant.

James is from Grimsby and splits his football loyalties between Grimsby Town and Tottenham Hotspur. When he’s not training for marathons, James can be found in the kitchen whipping up gourmet cuisine.

Mirza Fur, Director and Co-founder

Mirza has been working in the technology sector for over 15 years. During his career, he has successfully launched a range of niche software magazines.

Over the past 12 years, Mirza has co-founded the Kingpin group of companies specialising in bespoke marketing services for the technology sector made up of - Kingpin Communications, Kingpin Intelligence and Bright Giant. Mirza is a born and bred Londoner and is married with three young Tottenham Hotspur-supporting sons.

Darren Cyrus, European Telemarketing Manager

Darren leads our Telemarketing team of business development executives and manages campaigns across the UK, Eastern & Western European regions. Darren's experience in telemarketing and B2B campaign management is demonstrated in his ability to manage successful multi-lingual campaigns and teams with finesse.

Born in Huddersfield and raised in London, Darren is fanatical about football relaxes by listen to music and going to the gym.

Jennifer Brennand, Operations Co-ordinator

Jennifer is responsible for ensuring that internal and external documentation meet Kingpin Intelligence standards of quality. Jennifer is also responsible for tracking and measuring campaign performance and ROI. No reports are sent out, nor leads qualified until they have met Jen's exacting standards.

Jennifer was born in London and lived in Hong Kong for 15 years. She is an avid snowboarder with a love of travelling. She likes eating good food and nights on the dance floor.

Nkem O Obianyor, Insight Manager

Nkem’s experience and insight into the Technological Industry, allows her to give key analysis of technological data bespoke to our clients. She is also in charge of making sure all research campaigns adhere to the MRS code of conduct. Nkem also manages our social media efforts and makes sure that Kingpin Intelligence networking partners are always clued up on what’s happening internally.
 
Nkem was born in Nigeria and is an avid traveller. She is a seasonal badminton player and loves athletics.

Korab Lami, Project Manager

Korab works within the UK telemarketing team managing long running campaigns. As an active part of our client business development team, Korab sets team standards and engages with clients to ensure complete campaign performance visibility. Korab’s background in audience intelligence and programme recruitment means that he’s well-positioned to understand our client’s audiences and engage with them in the most effective ways.
 
Outside of the office, Korab is a footballer at heart – previously playing semi-pro before succumbing to the world of technology marketing.