Webb is deputy chairman at Cambridge Wireless and CEO of the Weightless SIG, the standards body developing a new global machine to machine (M2M) technology. He is also a director at consultancy Webb Search.
Since achieving a first class honours in electronic engineering at the University of Southampton in 1989 Webb has maintained a strong connection with Southampton. He said: "The University will always be a special place for me both professionally and personally.
"I have continued to work with former professors and alumni on several projects, as well as taking on a visiting professor position within the University's much lauded electronic engineering department. To be included among a list of such distinguished individuals at the top of their respective fields is a true honour."
