WATCH: ANS Group CEO on Inflexion deal, next major milestones for the business and personal highlights from 2021

Recipient of the Industry Achievement Award at this year’s CRN Channel Awards, Paul Shannon talks about the future of the business after the Inflexion deal and merging with UKFast

Josh Budd
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The video above is the full interview with ANS Group CEO Paul Shannon, who won Industry Achievement Award at this year's CRN Channel Awards.

Shannon discusses the next major milestones for the ANS business following its deal with private equity firm Inflexion and its plans to combine with UKFast.

The CEO also talks about his experiences getting the Inflexion deal across the line and reflects on his personal highlights from 2021.

This interview was originally shown as part of CRN's Channel Awards: The Rewind.

Watch the full CRN highlights show here

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