Top IT Employers 2009 was run in collaboration with leading industry experts who endorsed the project in an advisory capacity. The panelists were:

Zahl Limbuwala founded and chairs the Data Centre Specialist Group (DCSG) within the British Computer Society (BCS), actively engaging its 900 plus members on the challenges, issues, technologies and developments facing data centre owners and operators. As a chartered engineer and IT professional (CEng/CITP), Zahl leveraged his strong technical understanding to manage large international teams in delivering and managing ICT services into FTSE100 and Fortune 250 clients over the past 15 years. Zahl’s experience spans across a number of disciplines, including software development, telecommunications, ICT Services and data centre operations. Zahl is a frequent presenter and roundtable participant in data centre industry seminars and conferences as a subject matter expert around energy efficiency, operational management and reliability.

John O’Sullivan is Managing Director of Thames Communications, Chairman of Groupe Intellex, and a Director of Cambridge Professional Development Ltd. He specialises in developing business strategy and the role of ICT, with a particular concern for the people issues involved. John was Group Information Technology Director at BT, responsible for IS strategy, policies and plans. He then went to the Department of Trade and Industry as Industrial Advisor Telecoms, responsible for developing and promoting UK strengths in telecoms software. He is active in various ICT sector bodies, and has led UK and EU skills programmes, including a period working in Africa.