Vin Murria

Founder of Advanced Computer Software
Career history: Founded ACS in 2008. Currently non-exec director at Softcat and Zoopla
Measure of influence: ACS was acquired by Vista Private Equity for £765m in March 2015. Prior to this, she was CEO of Computer Software Group, which after a period of organic and inorganic growth, she took private, backed by HG Capital for £100m. Following two further acquisitions and a merger, she exited in July 2007 for £500m.
Activities to advance women in tech: In 2007, Vin formed and funding a charity aiming to educate and support women in India and the UK.
Top 50 most influential women in the UK channel
More on People
New North CEO Williams open up on plans to scale through M&A and becoming the UK's 'de facto' IoT player
The channel stalwart opens up to CRN about M&A plans, heading the new entity and what attracted him to his new role
Five hiring trends that will shape the next 12 months
Recruitment guru Marc Sumner picks out the five key trends that hiring bosses should be aware of in the coming year
Wick Hill founder departs Nuvias and sets up STEM not-for-profit business
Ian Kilpatrick’s new venture is designed to encourage children into STEM subjects at an early age
'Recruitment changes that would have taken years took days'
Channel Recruitment guru Marc Sumner looks back at the challenges the IT channel has had to face in the face of the pandemic
Insight's new UK boss on supply shortages, Brexit and boot camp training
Darren Hedley took over as UK managing director in October
More news
Agilitas logs record revenue and profit growth
Channel services firm's EBITDA hits £3.8m
Cloud firm Pax8 raises $96m in new funding
Cloud commerce platform had previously raised $64m in funding
Apple exec bonuses will be 'modified' based on how they perform against ESG values
Executives will see their bonuses either cut or raised by up to 10 per cent depending on how they perform according to the tech titan's core values
OUR TAKE: 5 key issues facing UK channel bosses in 2021
CRN editor Josh Budd unpicks the big decisions resellers will have to make in 2021