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British business executive (born 1978)
Dean Forbes
Born
Dean Forbes
(1978-05-02) 2 May 1978 (age 46)
England
Occupation
Business executive
Employer
Forterro (2021 – present)
Known for
Information and Technology
Notable work
Primavera Systems (Vice President) Oracle (Vice President) The Access Group (president)
Title
CEO at Forterro
Dean Forbes (born 2 May 1978) is a British business executive.[1] He has served as chief executive officer at Forterro, a software solution company which focuses on providing ERP software across Europe, based in London, England since February 2021.[2] Prior to his appointment, he was president responsible for people division at The Access Group, since May 2020.[3] Between 2011 and 2016, Forbes was the CEO at the KDS.[4] Forbes served at Primavera Systems as vice president for 9 years, from April 2000 until January 2009.[5]
In early ages of his life, Forbes was a football player; he played at Crystal Palace FC which separated with him at the age of 17.[6] He started his career in the IT industry as sales manager at Motorola in 1995. He has appeared four times consecutively on the Powerlists, an annual ranking of influential Black British people in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.[7][8][9][10] Forbes is chairman and co-founder of Forbes Family Group, and partner at Corten Capital both British investing groups.[11]
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