Key Sound Partners personnel

Dr Alastair Brydon CEO

Prior to joining Sound Partners, Alastair reported to Nokia’s European management team and worked with many of Nokia’s customers to implement market firsts ranging from the introduction of prepaid mobile tariffs to new mass-market content services. Previously, Alastair worked in a number of roles for the BT Group, focusing on the evolution of wireless services, networks and technologies. He also contributed to international research and standardisation of GSM, DECT and 3G. Alastair holds BSc and PhD degrees from UMIST, where he was awarded the IEE Prize for top student.

Dr Mark Heath Director of Research

Mark has held a number of marketing and business development roles in Nokia, ultimately becoming responsible for strategy and business development across Europe. Previously, Mark was responsible for business planning at BT Cellnet in the UK, after spending six years at BT in wireless systems research and development. He holds BSc and PhD degrees from the University of Leeds, winning the University prize for his research in telecommunications. Mark also holds an MBA, graduating as top student from Henley Management College.

Dr Roy Rubenstein Research Associate

Roy has 14 years experience researching the telecoms and semiconductor industries. He was a Senior Analyst at RHK. His interests include Next Generation Networks, and he has recently published a report on the market for IMS. He has written for Total Telecom, IEEE Spectrum and Telecommunications International. Roy has been Senior Editor for Communications Week International and has held editorial positions for Electronics Weekly and New Electronics. He has a PhD in digital electronics, an MSc in computer architectures for DSP, and a BSc in electronic engineering from UMIST.