Michael Tobin (entrepreneur) explained

Michael Tobin
Honorific Suffix:OBE
Birth Name:Michael Tobin
Birth Date:16 January 1964
Birth Place:London
Spouse:Shalina
Nationality:British
Occupation:Entrepreneur, Businessman, Author

Michael Tobin (born 16 January 1964) is an English technology entrepreneur, author and philanthropist. He was CEO of FTSE 250 data centre operator. Further In 2014 he was awarded an OBE for his ‘Services to the Digital Economy' in The Queen's Birthday Honours List.[1]

Career

Business career

Following roles at ICG, GlobalServe, Rockwell Corp, Goupil, Tricord, ICL and Fujitsu[2] Tobin joined Redbus as Sales and Marketing Director. Becoming CEO in 2003, he led the merger between competitors Redbus and Telecity. In 2006 Tobin became CEO of the newly formed TelecityGroup. Michael implemented Telecity’s ‘gold standard’ membership of the Green Grid global consortium, and led Telecity to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard in 2010; the first data centre operator to do so.[3]

In 2014 he stepped down from TelecityGroup following reported tensions with the board of directors,[4] [5] and founded Tobin Ventures Ltd.

Non-executive Directorships and Board roles

Tobin holds many non executive roles internationally which include: AudioBoom, Pulsant,[6] Bigblu Broadband (formerly Satellite Solutions Worldwide Plc (Europasat)),[7] Ultraleap,[8] North C Data Centres, Sungard,[9] Instrumental,[10] and ScaleUp Group.[11]

Tobin is also an Advisory Board Member to LeaseWeb.[12]

He previously held non-executive roles for Pentadyne Power Corporation,[13] Pacnet, TeamRock, ThinkLondon, People Per Hour, Datapipe, Basefarm, Chayora,[14] IXCellerate,[15] Teraco Data Environments, Kinolt (formerly EURO-DIESEL), Park Place Technologies, Hurley Palmer Flatt, Plusserver and ITconic.

Charitable activities

Tobin started the CEO Sleepout UK charitable initiative in 2014 with Tony Hawkhead, CEO of Action for Children,[16] where CEOs sleep out on the street to raise the profile of the issue of homelessness for children.[17]

In 2016, Tobin raised over £100,000 by running 40 marathons in 40 days for The Prince's Trust.[18] [19]

In 2020, Tobin raised over £100,000 for The Brain Tumour Charity by trekking to the South Pole.

Michael is Founder of The Tobin Foundation and has raised over £100K to date for Education, Empowerment and Welfare of Children.

Michael has also been a champion of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Founder's Circle Member of the British Asian Trust, Chairman of the Loomba Foundation and fundraising member of Make a Wish Foundation.

Books

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Year Honours: business recipients in full. Telegraph.co.uk. 2016-02-03.
  2. Web site: Telecity's Michael Tobin: My bricks are behind London’s clicks, says. London Evening Standard. 2016-02-03. en-GB.
  3. News: Miller. Colleen. TelecityGroup Achieves Carbon Trust Standard. 19 February 2018. Data Center Knowledge. 29 July 2010.
  4. Web site: Telecity shows its ‘maverick’ Michael Tobin the door. The Times. 2016-02-03. en-GB.
  5. News: Telecity chief executive Michael Tobin makes abrupt departure. Financial Times. 2014-08-26. 2016-02-03. 0307-1766. Murad. Ahmed.
  6. Web site: Pulsant announces acquisition of Onyx and appoints Mike Tobin as chairman. Pulsant. 19 February 2018.
  7. Web site: Directorate Changes - RNS - London Stock Exchange. London Stock Exchange. 2016-02-03.
  8. Web site: Digital worlds that feel human Ultraleap. 2020-08-19. www.ultraleap.com. en.
  9. Web site: Services. Sungard Availability. 2020 Company Board. 2020-08-19. www.sungardas.com. en-us.
  10. Web site: Mike Tobin, CEO, Telecity Group. World of CEOs. 2016-02-03. World Of CEOs. Ltd..
  11. Web site: ScaleUp. Team. 2020-08-19. Scaleup Group. en-US.
  12. Web site: LeaseWeb appoints Advisory Council for further international growth. LeaseWeb. 19 February 2018.
  13. Web site: Managing Director Tobin of UK's TelecityRedbus Joins Pentadyne Board. Market Wired. 19 February 2018.
  14. Web site: Chayora, a Hong Kong-based Data Centre Infrastructure company, has announced that serial technology entrepreneur Michael Tobin OBE will join the board with immediate effect as a Non Executive Director.. Chayora. 19 February 2018.
  15. Web site: IXcellerate names Michael Tobin, OBE, as the new Board Member IXcellerate. 2020-08-19.
  16. Web site: City bosses in charity sleepout. www.cityam.com. 2016-02-03.
  17. Web site: Bosses sleep rough to support homeless children. First News (newspaper). 8 November 2016.
  18. Web site: Michael Tobin – ‘Why I’m running 40 marathons in 40 days’. The Prince's Trust. 15 November 2016.
  19. Web site: Dunne. John. 40 marathons in 40 days to get young on right track. Evening Standard. 15 November 2016. 11 July 2016.
  20. Web site: Author Q&A: Michael Tobin, Forget Strategy. Get results. Management Today . 2016-02-21. Haymarket Business. Interactive.
  21. Web site: New Year Honours list 2014: Part One. Belfast Telegraph. 3 November 2016.
  22. Web site: London & South Award Recipients. EY.com. 3 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528172251/http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/EoY_-_London_and_South_award_recipients/$FILE/EY_EOY_London_and_South_award_recipients.pdf. 28 May 2015. dead.
  23. Web site: Docklands business club and East London Chamber of Commerce Awards. London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 2016-04-23.
  24. Web site: 2006-01-11. Redbus Interhouse Redbus Interhouse’s CEO Listed as one of Britain’s Top 50 Entrepreneurs. 2020-08-19. RealWire.
  25. Web site: The Prince's Trust on Twitter. Twitter. 12 January 2017.
  26. Web site: Michael Tobin. 2020-08-19. Smith & Williamson. en.

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