CEO, ForterroDean Forbes has been named the UK's second most influential Black person in the Powerlist 2024. The annual award recognises people of African, African American and African Caribbean heritage in the UK. The list was topped by British Vogue's outgoing editor-in-chief, Edward Enninful. On Forbes' influence, the judges said: 'Dean has had a stellar year following his landmark '1bn transaction between Forterro and Partners Group in 2022, which is still the largest European deal led by a CEO of African Caribbean heritage.Forterro is now the UK's sixth largest privately held software company. The citation continues: 'As CEO, Dean has continued to scale Forterro by increasing profits by 30 per cent through top and bottom-line growth, in addition to accelerating growth through active mergers and acquisitions. Whilst running Forterro, Dean has also increased his work as the sole African Caribbean partner at Corten Capital ' the '1.2bn+ private equity fund ' where he is responsible for growth and value creation.'Dean Forbes is also recognised for his work on the board of Cornerstone, and his foundation, the Forbes Family Group. In honour of Dean Forbes being recognised, revisit his interview with Spear's when he spoke of how his rise from telesales operative to '1 billion Forterro chief is grounded in pride, ego and self-analysis