CEO of tech company Forterro, who was homeless as a teenager, replaces Edward Enninful in the top spot

Dean Forbes who rose from being a homeless teenager to become the CEO of a successful tech company, has been named the UK’s most influential black person.

The 45-year-old chief executive of software company Forterro, which is valued at €2bn (£1.7bn), has replaced the former Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful in the top spot of this year’s Powerlist.