Gill Holloway

Sales director at Insight UK

Career history: 20 years at Insight in roles including client director and sales manager.

Measure of influence: Responsible for £62m of revenue for the business.

Activities to advance women in tech: Involved with ‘IT is not just for geeks' programme at Uxbridge college, encouraging more girls to take STEM subjects.

How significant an issue do you see the lack of women in tech?

By the end of 2016, the majority of the free world could be run by women - Hillary Clinton, Theresa May and Angela Merkel, so having women in the IT channel is critical for the future.