Ben White is one of the best known technology entrepreneurs in the UK. He co-founded MessageLabs with his brother Jos in 1999 and served as Chief Executive until 2006. In 2006 Ben handed over the CEO responsibilities to Adrian Chamberlain and was appointed Chief Strategy Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board. Prior to co-founding MessageLabs, Ben co-founded Star Internet, one of the largest ISP’s in the UK, where he serves as Chief Executive Officer. Before Star, Ben co-founded RBR Networks, a Cisco supplier that grew into Cisco’s largest distributor in Europe and was sold to Datatec in 1998. Ben was recognized by the European Technology Forum's UK Technology Innovation & Growth Awards as 'Technology Entrepreneur of the Year' for 2005 and in December 2005 was ranked in the top ten of Management Today's list of the UK's top 100 entrepreneurs.