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Black Powerlist: Dean Forbes named as most influential black Briton

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Dean Forbes grew up in "abject poverty" on a housing estate in south-east London .

He was twice homeless as a teenager and failed to make it as a professional footballer.

He is now the boss of a Swedish software firm, Forterro .

Forbes said topping the Powerlist 2025 was a "professional and career high".

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English

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