Paul Tomes, is the co-founder and CEO of PassKit®; a mobile engagement technology leader that helps some of the world's biggest brands acquire, engage and deepen relationships throughout the customer lifecycle. Since the introduction of the mobile wallet and beacon technology, Paul and his team have been at the forefront of applying these technologies to drive engagement, loyalty and convenience across a broad range of industries. PassKit was born out of innovation when Paul, and his business partner, saw application for their carrier-grade finance cloud infrastructure to power Apple® Passbook®. In 2015, PassKit was included as one of the only software solutions in Intel’s IoT Solution Alliance and in 2016 Hong Kong Business named PassKit as one of the hottest start-ups. Today, PassKit is powering millions of connected customer experiences on behalf of clients all over the world; including Best Western, DFS, Lane Crawford, Azul Airways, JetStar, Heathrow Airport, Sompo Insurance, The Coffee Academics, Pressed Juicery and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Prior to PassKit, Paul spent ten years in financial services, where he served on the board of directors at Credit Suisse Business Analytics, and designed and implemented HSBCnet for HSBC. Paul’s career began in the automotive industry where he was instrumental in the introduction of lean process engineering for many of today’s Ford vehicles. Paul holds a first class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southampton and an MBA from Henley Management College in the UK. He has lived and worked in five countries around the world and currently located in the United Kingdom.