Meet the qBLOC Team

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

Co-Founder & Director

Paul has 25 years experience in senior executive roles in high volume, international consumer electronics and technology businesses. He was both on the executive board of Imagination Technologies and CEO & co-founder of Pure International for over 15 years – growing it to become the biggest global digital radio company. Paul left Pure in 2018 and helped set-up the commercial operations for Yoto (a leading children's audio platform). Paul's time is now shared between qBLOC and a part-time advisory role for Rithum Limited (a smart home technology company).
Steve Ball

Steve Ball

Co-Founder & Director

Alongside his co-founder Paul, Steve is responsible for setting company vision and delivering on both short and long term strategic and commercial objectives. He oversees all aspects of supplier management, including procurement, factory liaison and project implementation. Along with the team Steve formulates the portfolio line-up working closely with our Designers to create compelling products to our specification.
Jas Parmar

Jas Parmar

Head of Product Management

As Head of Product Management, Jas Parmar is responsible for setting the product strategy, developing the product roadmap and creating value propositions that meet user needs. Experienced in market analysis and consumer research to identify opportunities, Jas has led cross-functional teams to deliver and launch products that users love at Braun Audio and Vax.
Alan Kelly

Alan Kelly

Head of Engineering

Alan has over 23 years engineering experience within the consumer electronics industry taking products from concept to mass production. Alan has managed multi-disciplined engineering teams to create mass market products including digital radio, wireless comms, smart speakers, power systems, lifestyle audio systems, synthesisers, automotive and battery systems.
Adam Casely

Adam Casely

Head of Global Marketplaces

Adam brings over 20 years of commercial experience with the last 15 in the eCommerce space. Adam has specialised in global marketplaces for the last ten years supporting over 100 businesses from global brands to startups. At qBLOC Adam is responsible for the commercial delivery of the business and supporting the R&D process.
Glyn Jenkins

Glyn Jenkins

Head of Marketing Communications

Glyn Jenkins is a marketing communications professional with a career that includes time spent both agency and client side. In his roles as an agency Creative Director and in-house creative leader Glyn has worked with many large well-known businesses and innovative smaller organisations.
Frank Dalton

Frank Dalton

Head of Finance

Frank is a qualified accountant with over thirty years’ experience working in industry. He has a broad range of experience in several business sectors, from small and medium-sized enterprises to large multinational companies.
Anson Li

Anson Li

Head of China Operations

Responsible for overall HK/China operations, he has a wealth of product development and financial experience in managing substantial CE businesses, and focusses on forging close working relationships with pivotal influencers in the supply chain, such as factory owners.
Sam Shum

Sam Shum

General Manager – China Operations

Runs our HK/China operations on a day to day basis, leading project teams in taking products from engineering development to manufacture within exacting budget and timescales.
Tony Du

Tony Du

Head of Technical and Quality Control

Spearheads our HK/China Technical and Quality Teams, ensuring that the latest and best technological solutions are utilised to meet our product specifications and commercial objectives.