Mobile Fun MD named West Midlands’ ‘Young Director of the Year’
- Published on Friday, 08 April 2011 14:47
- Written by Jas
Mohammed Hussain takes home the coveted title at this year's Institute of Director's regional awards
08 April 2011, Birmingham – Mohammed Hussain, Managing Director of online mobile accessories retailer Mobile Fun, has been named regional 'Young Director of the Year' at last week's West Midlands' Institute of Directors (IoD) Director of the Year Awards.
Established in 1903, the IoD is Europe's largest membership organisation for business leaders and provides support, advice and professional development programmes and training opportunities to senior level professionals. Held annually, the IoD Director of the Year Awards celebrate the very best in UK business. Open to Directors across the business spectrum, the regional award winners go forward to the national awards event, which determines who is the overall winner and 'best of the best' in British business.
John Phillips, Regional Director for the West Midlands' IoD, said: 'We were very impressed with Mohammed's enthusiasm. It is wonderful to see someone who is so passionate about their product and so very focused and dedicated to staff development. Mohammed has worked very hard to achieve all he has done in his business life, at such a young age, and very much deserves this award.
"Mohammed, 31, has taken the business to over £9 million turnover and it is now one of the UK's leading internet retailers of mobile phone accessories. Mohammed has also opened offices in France and Germany so the business has continued to grow at a phenomenal rate, through the recession. Winning the regional award for 'Young Director of the Year' showcases him as the very best in his field according to the IoD."
Established in 2000, Mobile Fun is the UK's leading online retailer of 'Everything Mobile' – offering a market-leading range of over 7,000 globally-sourced accessories for mobile phones and other mobile devices from its www.mobilefun.co.uk website. Mohammed joined Mobile Fun in 2003 as its eighth member of staff and, prior to his role as MD, was Mobile Fun's Procurement Director from 2006 to 2009.
Mohammed Hussain commented: "I am honoured to have been chosen as the region's 'Young Director of the Year', especially as I was up against such impressive candidates. Although I have only been Mobile Fun's MD since April 2009, I have been with the company over seven years and have seen it develop into a market leader within both the mobile and online retailer industries. My responsibility for delivering company strategy and heading up our international team, across the UK, Germany and France, has been instrumental in driving forward Mobile Fun's healthy financial performance and I look forward to our continuing success, which will hopefully include me winning the national award in September."
Mobile Fun also recently celebrated being ranked sixth in the Experian Hitwise Top 10 websites of 2010, based on market share of visits among all UK websites in the Hitwise Entertainment - Mobile Phones industry, and won the 'Online Retailer of the Year' title at this year's Mobile News Awards.
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James Martin of gap personnel (L), which sponsored the category, presenting Mohammed Hussain (R) with his 'Young Director of the Year' award.
About Mobile Fun
Mobile Fun is the UK's leading Internet retailer for Everything Mobile – offering a market leading range of accessories for mobile phones and other mobile devices from its www.mobilefun.co.uk website. With a product range of over 7,000 globally-sourced mobile accessories and tens of thousands of mobile downloads available on its website, Mobile Fun has successfully established a market-leading position within the competitive mobile sector.
Mobile Fun has offices in the UK, Germany and France and delivers products to 21 European countries.
Mobile Fun was ranked as the UK's 7th Fastest Growing Technology Based Company in the Sunday Times 2006 Microsoft Tech Track 100 and awarded the 'Online Retailer of the Year' title at the Mobile News Awards 2011.
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