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gem's Account Director achieves the prestigious Top 40 under 40 recognition

3/8/2010 3:14:12 PM

The annual 40 Under 40 celebration of the young guns of Belfast is a highlight in the civic calendar, paying tribute to the new generation of Belfast champions.

gem are very pleased to announce that their Account Director, Jonathan Wilson, achieved the prestigious Top 40 under 40 recogntion in the 2010 awards.

Compiled by the Belfast Media Group , the listing pays tribute to the new generation of civic champions, ranging from artists to athletes and from entrepreneurs to engineers.

Age: 34
Place of birth: Ballymoney
Where you live: Ballyhackamore
First job: Farm labourer
What it taught you: How much the government take in income tax
Family/Status: Soon to be married
Name of spouse and children: Fiancee Jill and son Fergus (8)
Best advice anyone ever gave you: If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got
Best advice you could give someone starting out: Making a mistake isn’t always the worst thing, not learning from it is. Make sure you learn from every experience whether good or bad

Jonathan is an Account Director with gem, a leading provider of outsourced multi-lingual, multi-channel customer contact solutions. Born and raised in Ballymoney, Jonathan was educated at Dalriada School and then graduated from the University of Glasgow with a Masters in Geography. After university Jonathan spent five years living and working in the US where he started his career as a Technical Support Representative. There he quickly learnt the value and importance of providing good customer service, that and the fact that American’s love an Irish accent.
Jonathan loved his experience in upstate New York where he quickly progressed into a senior project management role. However he couldn’t resist the temptation to return home to friends and family and landed back in Belfast in 2003.
On his return Jonathan was fortunate to join gem as a Project Manager and is currently responsible for building and maintaining strategic client relations within gem’s key accounts including some global brand names. He also leads the Project Management Team tasked with implementing outsourced partnerships with new clients. Jonathan comments, “I owe a huge amount to the wise words and hard-working example of my parents and also to the fast-paced entrepreneurial environment created by the folks at gem for helping me develop in my career and to grow as a person”.
He enjoys nothing more than watching the Ulster rugby team on a Friday night at Ravenhill and kicking a ball with son Fergus.