Businessman recognised with lifetime achievement award

Birmingham businessman Charlie Blakemore, group managing director at IT service provider Intercity, has been recognised with a Lifetime Achievement award at The Innovation Awards 2022.

Intercity is a Birmingham-based technology services business with over thirty-five years of experience operating services such as cloud computing, security, and hosting.

Charlie (pictured) joined Intercity in 2018 where he works to streamline and enhance the delivery of innovation projects to both enterprise and SME customers, ensuring that first-class service is provided as efficiently as possible.

He also works closely with the company 's HR department to optimise its recruitment and retention processes as the business grows.

Before joining Intercity, Charlie held several board positions in the land, maritime, and air sectors of the global defence and aerospace business BAE Systems.

Charlie is a genuine people-first leader who started his career as a mechanical engineering apprentice and went on to lead a £1.2billion global business with over six thousand employees in four countries.

He graduated with an MSc from the University of Warwick and is a fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD) and a fellow of the Association of Project Managers (APM).

Throughout his career, Charlie has built a track record of delivering growth through the development and delivery of a clear business strategy, engaging and leading teams to embrace new technologies and ways of working.

Discussing the achievement, Charlie said: “This award belongs to the many role models and fantastic colleagues I have had the great fortune to work with and learn from. I will always take great pride in providing the same inspiration and encouragement to future generations who are now leading many exciting innovations.

“As a born Midlander myself, I am fortunate to work with a leading Midlands-based technology company and to be able to witness the talent and huge amount of innovation coming from the region 's technology scene. What an exciting time to be working in the Midlands! ”

Powered by the Technology Supply Chain, The Innovation Awards are a chance to recognise, celebrate, and reward businesses, organisations, and individuals dedicated to inspiring innovation across the West Midlands.