XLN Telecom

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.