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 - Director, Enterprise Services

Matthew Ball leads Canalys’ global Enterprise Services Group, responsible for delivering comprehensive research on enterprise infrastructure, client PCs and routes to market. This includes analyzing... [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 - Consulting Manager

Rachel Brindley manages Canalys’ primary field research and confidential consulting projects. Rachel’s recent work on behalf of major technology vendors has focused on: selling IP telephony through... [more]

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Vikki Burt - Events and Marketing 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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Alan Cardy - Vice President, Business Development

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 - Events and Marketing 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 - Account Director

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

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Duncan Clark - Senior Analyst

As a member of the enterprise team, Duncan Clark leads the research and analysis for the company’s global portfolio of Unified Communications Analysis services. He focuses on the way enterprise IT is... [more]

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Tim Coulling - Analyst

Tim Coulling leads research and analysis into the client PC market, including desktops, netbooks, notebooks and pads. He focuses on the uptake of pads by consumers and enterprises and their effect on... [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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Adam Daum - Chief Analyst

Adam Daum is a highly experienced analyst and a major contributor to Canalys’ Mobile App Store Analysis service. Prior to joining Canalys in 2010, Adam worked for 11 years at Gartner, where he was a... [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 - Events Manager

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

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Thomas Evans - Research Analyst

Thomas Evans researches the fast-growing pad market and its impact on the PC industry. This encompasses the effect on notebook and netbook shipments, analysis of routes to market – including the role... [more]

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Alessandra Fitzpatrick - Co-founder and Member of the Board

Alessandra (Sandy) Fitzpatrick was one of the three founders of Canalys in 1999. Currently, Sandy sits on Canalys’ board, helping to guide the company’s strategic direction. Prior to joining Canalys... [more]

Nushin Hernandez - Research Analyst

As a member of the enterprise team, Nushin Hernandez conducts research for Canalys’ Enterprise Security Analysis services. Her role involves tracking vendor performance and industry trends, as well... [more]

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Chris Jones - VP and Principal Analyst

Chris Jones was one of the three founders of Canalys in 1999 and is based in the Canalys Americas office in Palo Alto, California. Chris specializes in mobile ecosystems and devices – from mobile... [more]

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Michael Kauh - Research Analyst

Michael Kauh researches desktop PCs, notebooks, netbooks and pads in the Asia Pacific region, including the monitoring of mobile operator activity in this space and new product launches. Based in... [more]

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Jessica Kwee - Research 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 - Managing Director, Mobile and APAC

Rachel Lashford leads Canalys’ global mobile department, responsible for delivering a comprehensive portfolio of mobility-focused advisory services, including the company’s world-leading Smart Phone... [more]

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Matthew McCormack - Account Director

Matthew McCormack’s responsibilities include new business development, account management and client relations in the EMEA region. Prior to joining Canalys in 2010, Matthew spent three years at IDC... [more]

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Toby Palm - Research Analyst

Toby Palm joined Canalys in September 2011. As a member of the enterprise team, Toby supports the company’s Channels Analysis service, providing clients with analysis of channel trends and strategies... [more]

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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Tim Shepherd - Senior Analyst

As an analyst in the mobile team, Tim Shepherd focuses on the smart phone market and the fast-evolving ecosystem for mobile applications and services. His responsibilities include leading the company... [more]

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Stephanie Shucksmith - Research Analyst

Stephanie Shucksmith joined Canalys as a Research Analyst in January 2012. Stephanie conducts research and analysis for the company’s portfolio of mobility-focused advisory services, especially in... [more]

Alex Smith - Analyst

Alex Smith conducts research into enterprise IT trends. He supports the company’s Data Center Analysis, Enterprise Networking Analysis and Enterprise Security Analysis portfolio of services. This... [more]

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Natalie Spitz - Senior Consultant

Natalie Spitz leads project management for Canalys’ consulting department, overseeing a wide variety of tailored client research. Recent projects have included studies on channel marketing and... [more]

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Ed Swain - Account Manager

Ed Swain’s responsibilities include account management, sales and customer relations, directly supporting the Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining Canalys in 2009, Ed worked in a... [more]

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Pin-Chen Tang - Research Analyst

As a member of the enterprise team and based in Canalys’s Singapore office, Pin-Chen researches on the PCs, notebooks and pads in the Asia Pacific region.  His primary research focuses around... [more]

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Sebastian Turner - Account Manager

Sebastian Turner’s responsibilities include account management, sales and customer relations. Sebastian is based in Canalys’ Americas office, located in Palo Alto, California. The Americas office has... [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]