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Martin Harry Port (born 29 July 1962) is an English entrepreneur, based in West Yorkshire, North of England. He is best known as the founder and former Managing Director of Masternaut UK Ltd〔Moody, S. (Martin Port Interview - King Of The Castle ). ''masternaut.co.uk'' Retrieved 28 March 2012〕 - the UK expansion of French firm, Masternaut International, a telematics company specialising in fleet management and vehicle tracking services. At 48 years of age, Port was the majority shareholder in Masternaut UK Ltd until he sold the business to Hub Telecom, a subsidiary of Europe’s second largest Airport group, Aeroports De Paris (ADP) in 2009.〔Masternaut Three X. (Europe's 2nd largest Airports group acquires Masternaut Three X creating Europe's largest Vehicle Tracking Company ). ''masternaut.co.uk''. Retrieved 4 May 2012〕 At the time of the sale to ADP, the UK company had an enterprise value of £20m.〔Yorkshire Post. (Merger to create £100m tracking company ). yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2011〕 He is currently the CEO of BigChange Apps, a software company he started in 2012 to focus on developing technology solutions that improve how businesses manage and monitor their mobile workforces.〔TechRadar. (BigChange combines vehicle tracking and work management ). ''techradar.com''. Retrieved 3 January 2013〕〔Warehouse & Logistics News. (Martin Port, founder of Masternaut, heralds a BigChange for fleet operators with innovation ). ''warehousenews.co.uk''. Retrieved 26 January 2014〕 He is also currently the owner and Managing Director of Micronet Europe, a company that specialises in designing and building rugged mobile computers. His other current business endeavours include a directorship and shareholder position at R2C Online, a global compliance, service and asset management platform.〔General Logistics Business News. (R2C Online expands as IT entrepreneur Martin Port joins management team ). ''parklogistics.co.uk''. Retrieved 19 July 2012〕〔R2C Online. (Leadership ). ''r2conline.com''. Retrieved 19 January 2014〕 ==Early life== Martin Port was born into an Anglo-Jewish family in Leeds, West Yorkshire, North of England. He attended Moortown County Primary School and later attended Allerton Grange High School. At the age of 14, Martin had a Saturday job at Cecil Gee department store in their menswear department. At the age of 15, Martin started a small printing business with his friend, producing business cards for local companies around Leeds. In 1986, 24-year-old Martin Port moved to New York in the USA to help a friend who had founded a German bakery business. Martin returned to the UK three years later and started his first business called Kroustie. Kroustie sold bread to retailers and wholesalers. This was founded with the support of a government enterprise allowance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martin Port」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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