i-UG IBM i User Group UK Conference in Wolverhampton
2 November 2025 - 1 Minute Read
Our Managing Director, Lee Bailey, is heading to this week’s i-UG IBM i User Group UK Conference in Wolverhampton (5th–6th November)!
One of the standout education sessions will be presented by IBM’s Mario Tepov, Global Product Manager, titled:
👉 “Demystifying IBM TLS”
We’re looking forward to catching up with friends, partners, and fellow IBM i professionals across the UK 🇬🇧
Can’t make it to the event? No worries - we’ll be sharing key insights and snippets from the sessions next week.
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Chris Smith
Chris Smith is a Non-Executive Director and commercial advisor with over 30 years’ experience in IT services across managed services (MSP) and third-party maintenance (TPM). With a background in IBM hardware maintenance, he progressed from field engineer to Sales & Marketing Director, helping to create the foundations of Blue Chip Cloud, which became the largest IBM Power Cloud globally at the time. He played a key role in the sale of Blue Chip in 2021 and subsequently led commercial growth and integration initiatives within Service Express, including delivering significant managed services growth and strengthening revenue predictability. Chris now works with private equity-backed, investor-led and founder-owned IT services businesses, supporting growth, commercial strategy, integration and exit readiness. He is particularly focused on helping organisations improve revenue quality, margin discipline and scalable go-to-market execution across MSP and TPM models.
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