Andrew Bud, co-founder and executive chairman, mBlox
Prior to assuming the role of executive chairman in 2003, Andrew was the CEO of mBlox, which he co-founded in 1999. Headquartered in California, mBlox claims to be the largest provider of mobile content transmission and billing services in the world, with a particular focus on Europe and the US. In 2008 it processed 2.5 billion mobile transactions, worth $500m.