Canalys team

The team at Canalys bring with them many years of experience both from within, and as advisors to, the IT and high-technology sectors. This, combined with the company's culture of responsiveness to the rapidly changing needs of this dynamic industry, ensures that, in both content and delivery, Canalys provides a superior service.

Matthew Ball - Principal Analyst

Matthew Ball leads Canalys’ global IT infrastructure research. He analyzes the impact of converging technologies on the channel, covering the networking, data center and unified communications... [more]

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Edwin Binder - Principal Consultant, Member of the Board

Edwin Binder manages projects for Canalys’ fast-growing consulting department. His particular areas of expertise include corporate strategy, go-to-market analysis, the execution of international... [more]

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Steve Brazier - President and CEO

As President and CEO of Canalys since its founding in 1998, Steve Brazier delivers in-depth analysis, targeted trends insights and senior counsel to high-tech decision-makers. Now ranked as one of... [more]

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Rachel Brindley - Senior Analyst

Rachel Brindley manages all aspects of Canalys’ worldwide channels business, which includes all annual client subscription services, Candefero research activities and initiatives, and custom research... [more]

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Vikki Burt - Marketing and Events Executive

As a member of the Marketing and Events team, Vikki Burt looks after the promotion of Canalys offerings worldwide and works closely with the Canalys Channels Forum’s distributor partners. [more]

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Meliza Cabrera - Marketing and Events Executive

As a member of the Marketing and Events team, Meliza Cabrera looks after the promotion of Canalys offerings worldwide and works closely with the Canalys Channels Forum’s distributor partners. Prior... [more]

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Alan Cardy - Senior Vice President

Alan Cardy is responsible for all of Canalys’ commercial activities, including business development, sales and customer relations. Alan has a wealth of experience in the market analysis industry,... [more]

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Rita Chaher - Marketing and Events Director

Rita Chaher manages Canalys’ overall marketing and fast-growing events business in the Americas, APAC and EMEA regions. She leads the company’s flagship event, the Canalys Channels Forum, which... [more]

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Terence Cheah - Business Development Director APAC

As Business Development Director for the APAC region, Terence Cheah focuses on new business development and client relations. [more]

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Tim Coulling - Senior Analyst

Tim Coulling leads research and analysis into the client PC market, including desktops, netbooks, notebooks and tablets. He focuses on the uptake of tablets by consumers and enterprises and their... [more]

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Pete Cunningham - Principal Analyst

With more than 10 years of experience in the mobile industry, Pete Cunningham leads Canalys’ EMEA portfolio of mobility-focused advisory services. In this role, he guides clients on bringing new... [more]

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Alastair Edwards - Principal Analyst

Alastair Edwards manages Canalys’ industry-leading Channels Analysis Service, participating in consulting projects and providing clients with expert advice and analysis regarding channel trends and... [more]

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Gemma Edwards - Marketing and Events Manager

Gemma’s primary responsibilities include the marketing, coordination and delivery of Canalys events and offerings worldwide. Including managing the Canalys Channels Forum in APAC, which attracts some... [more]

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Alessandra Fitzpatrick - Co-founder, VP Channels

Alessandra (Sandy) Fitzpatrick was one of the three founders of Canalys. As well as being a member of the board, Sandy currently manages the global channels team. As VP of channels, Sandy manages all... [more]

Danny Hicks - Business Development Director EMEA

As Business Development Director for EMEA, Danny establishes long-term relationships with companies from the wide range of technology sectors that Canalys monitors and analyzes. With a focus on... [more]

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Chris Jones - Co-founder, VP and Principal Analyst

Chris Jones was one of the three founders of Canalys and is based in the Americas office in Palo Alto, California. Chris specializes in mobile ecosystems and devices – from mobile phones to apps. [more]

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Jessica Kwee - Analyst

Jessica Kwee conducts research and analysis for the company’s portfolio of mobility-focused advisory services, especially in the APAC region. Based in Canalys’ Singapore office, she also supports the... [more]

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Rachel Lashford - VP Analysis

Rachel Lashford leads Canalys’ global Analysis department. She is responsible for a comprehensive portfolio of advisory services that look into the strategic areas of convergence and collaboration... [more]

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Jade Leung - Marketing and Events Executive

As a member of the Marketing and Events team, Jade Leung is responsible for vendor and delegate management at the EMEA Channels Forum and manges media partnership globally. Prior to joining Canalys... [more]

Daniel Matte - Analyst

As an Analyst based in Palo Alto, Daniel Matte researches smart devices and the mobile industry. His primary research interests are the economics of technological platforms and mobile computing.... [more]

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Nicole Peng - Research Director, China

Luping (Nicole) Peng leads research and analysis for Canalys’ portfolio of mobility-focused advisory services in China and oversees worldwide quantitative research for Canalys’ leading Smart Phone... [more]

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Phillip Pexton - Research Analyst

Phillip Pexton supports Canalys’ IT infrastructure services. He provides competitive analysis of data centers and network infrastructure, and also assesses the impact on channel partners of... [more]

Tim Shepherd - Senior Analyst

Tim Shepherd is Canalys’ lead analyst focused on the fast-evolving world of apps and app stores for smart phones, feature phones and tablets. He heads the company’s worldwide research in this area... [more]

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Alex Smith - Senior Analyst

Alex Smith is a Senior Analyst at Canalys and a member of Canalys' channels department. He has spent more than five years following key IT infrastructure sectors, such as networking, security,... [more]

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Natalie Spitz - Senior Analyst

Natalie Spitz is a Senior Analyst and member of Canalys’ channels department. As part of her role she leads research in all aspects of channels intelligence. She also engages in custom channel... [more]

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Pin-Chen Tang - Research Analyst

Pin-Chen Tang conducts research into and analysis of the fast-growing tablet market as part of the wider PC market in the Asia Pacific region. Based in Canalys’ Singapore office, his role focuses on... [more]

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Nushin Vaiani - Analyst

Nushin leads Canalys’ worldwide research into the IT security and bring-your-own-technology markets. The IT security services cover content security, network security and security management. Canalys... [more]

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Jingwen Wang - Research Analyst

Jingwen Wang conducts research and analysis for Canalys’ mobility-focused advisory services. Based in the company’s Shanghai office, her role includes tracking new product launches, studying pricing... [more]

Mike Welch - Senior Vice President

Mike Welch’s role focuses on driving Canalys forward through innovation and continual improvement, spanning the full range of the company’s activities. Already one of the industry’s most respected... [more]