Martin St Quinton was born in Yorkshire. He graduated from Durham University in 1979 and later gained an MBA in the USA.
He set up The Saint Group, a private office equipment company in 1980 and sold it to Danka plc in 1993. From then until 1999 he was CEO of Danka's International Operations. During this six-year period he acquired over fifty companies in thirty different countries.
Martin left Danka to set up Azzurri in June 2000.
Since forming the company he has built Azzurri through 16 strategic acquisitions and strong organic growth.
He was named Ernst and Young's Technology Entrepreneur of the year in 2004.
