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 range of roles for Marketpoint (Europe) Ltd, a database sales and marketing company with a strong focus on CRM solutions. He started at Marketpoint at the age of 16 and continued through university, taking an account management position after graduating. His responsibilities included inbound and outbound telemarketing, sales and customer relations.
Ed graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Environmental Geoscience. He then pursued his passion for technology by obtaining a Master of Science in Software Engineering from the University of Westminster, focusing on databases and object-oriented programming, as well as project planning using UML.
A keen sportsman, Ed represented the University of Edinburgh at football (soccer) and now plays for Binfield FC, a semi-professional team near Canalys’ Reading office.
