XLN Telecom CEO wins regional award for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Added: (Thu Jun 17 2010)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Christian Nellemann, Group CEO of XLN Telecom Ltd – the UK’s leading provider of telecoms services for small business – has been named a winner in the Business Services category of the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year for the London & South region.

A hundred and thirteen business leaders from across the UK were short-listed as regional finalists and winners will now go on to vie for the title Ernst & Young UK Overall Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 at a ceremony held in London in October.

XLN Telecom specialises in providing small businesses high quality, low-cost fixed-line, mobile and internet services. Today it has over 125,000 customers. Co-founded by Christian Nellemann in 2002, XLN Telecom now employs 145 staff at its Vauxhall head-office and has a turnover in excess of £54 million per annum, having grown by 36% in 2009.

Christian Nellemann, founder and Group CEO of XLN, said:
“I am delighted to have won against tough competition in the London region – and look forward to the national awards in October. Entrepreneurial spirit runs deep in XLN and this award recognises the strength of our team, their dedication and commitment to providing unrivalled customer service at unbeatable prices”.

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 with over 125,000 business customers across the country. In 2007 and 2008, XLN was ranked as the highest placed telco company in the The Sunday Times Tech Track 100. 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® status, making it one of the first companies in its sector to earn this certification. 2010 has seen XLN win awards in the Global Business Excellence Awards, Best Company Awards and been nominated as finalists in the Federation of Communication Services and Fast Growth Business awards. In 2006, Christian Nellemann, founder and Group CEO was a winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Technology and Communication.


Contact details
Christian Nellemann (XLN Telecom) 020 7793 5533

Toby Hall (gth media) 020 3103 3903
Jonathan Kinsella (gth media) 020 3103 3904