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.

Claire Roy, Head of Research and Marketing

Claire heads up Kingpin Intelligence's research arm and also oversees our internal and external marketing department.

Claire's knowledge and understanding of the IT market place is supported by her three year's experience working on building Kingpin Intelligence's market intelligence portfolio.

Claire is from South Africa and lived and travelled widely in East Asia before settling in North London. Claire enjoys cooking, reading and photography.

Darren Cyrus, European Telemarketing Manager

Darren leads our Western European team of business development executives and manages campaigns across all the 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.

Iqbal Dhupar, New Business Development Manager

Iqbal brings to Kingpin Intelligence years of experience in the software industry. He has worked in sales within various software industries including security, information &  ERP. As a veteran in software sales, Iqbal understands the technical and bottom line needs of today’s technology organisations.
 
An Applied Economics graduate, Iqbal is also a family man. He lives with his wife, son and daughter in West London.

Matthew Tromsa, Senior Researcher

Matthew is our senior researcher and social marketing guru. Matthew’s exceptional technical and audience knowledge, gathered over years in the technology marketing industry, positions him as one of our foremost consultants in IT market intelligence. Apart from his active role in audience research, Matthew also leads our technical training programmes and manages our social marketing efforts.
 
Hailing from Poland, Matthew is a DJ by night and also enjoys extreme sports such as skate boarding, bungee jumping and BMX-ing.

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.