Meet the Board

Board of Directors

Rob Woodward Board Chair & Chair of Nomination Committee

Rob Woodward Board Chair & Chair of Nomination Committee

Rob joined the Board in June 2013 and became Chair in March 2017. He has significant experience in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industry, having spent 11 years as Chief Executive of STV Group plc. He has also been Commercial Director of Channel 4 Television, a Managing Director with UBS Corporate Finance and the lead partner for Deloitte’s TMT industry Group in Europe. Rob is also Chair of Ebiquity plc and the UK’s Met Office.

Matt Jones Chief Executive Officer

Matt Jones Chief Executive Officer

Matt joined the board as CEO in March 2018. He has broad experience with both private equity backed and public companies. Specialising in the technology sector, Matt is a recognised leader with a successful track record of developing and overseeing the execution of growth strategies for companies in security, storage and communications. Matt was previously CEO of E8 Security, a pioneer in behavioural intelligence and cybersecurity based in the USA (acquired by VMWare). Before this he held CEO and Chair roles at InterAct, a leading cloud-based software provider for public safety, CloudShield Technologies, a provider of cybersecurity (acquired by SAIC) and Allocity a software company concentrating on storage management (acquired by EMC). Matt also has senior level experience at Excite@Home, Sprint and AT&T.

Adam Moloney Chief Financial Officer

Adam Moloney Chief Financial Officer

Adam joined the board as CFO in July 2018.  Adam was CFO of AIM quoted Eckoh plc (“Eckoh”), a leading provider of customer service and secure payment technology solutions for contact centres until 2017.  He had been with Eckoh since 2003 and was appointed CFO in 2005. During Adam’s time there, he managed the negotiation and integration of various significant acquisitions in the UK and US as well as the opening of a US subsidiary. Prior to Eckoh, Adam held senior positions in the finance functions of a number of privately owned companies.

Dr Frank Blin CBE Independent Non-executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee

Dr Frank Blin CBE Independent Non-executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee

Frank joined the Board in December 2014. He holds a number of directorships with private equity backed companies in the healthcare, food and drink and property sectors. He was with PwC for 38 years where he was a board member, head of its regional practice and corporate recovery partner. He was awarded a CBE in 2002 for services to the financial services sector.

Catherine Michel Independent Non-executive Director

Catherine Michel Independent Non-executive Director

Catherine joined the board in January 2020. She is currently Chief Technology Officer (‘CTO’) for life-saving technology company Halma plc (‘Halma’), where she has global responsibility for the group’s data and technology strategy. She is also a member of Halma’s Executive Management Board. Previously, Catherine was CTO for Sigma Systems following its acquisition of Tribold Limited in 2013, a business she founded and, as CTO, was principal architect of the company’s products and solutions portfolio. She also serves on the UK5G Advisory board and was formerly on the TM Forum Executive Committee. She has won a number of industry accolades including ‘CTO of the Year’ at Digital Transformation World, the leading ‘Woman in Telecoms’ at the World Communications Awards and twice named one of the ‘Top Most Powerful People in the Telecoms Industry’ by Global Telecoms Business.

Tom Skelton Independent Non-executive Director, Chair of Remuneration Committee

Tom Skelton Independent Non-executive Director, Chair of Remuneration Committee

Tom joined the Board in October 2015. He recently retired after more than 20 years in Chief Executive Officer roles for several leading US healthcare technology firms specialising in workflow automation, standards-based information sharing and data and analytics. Most recently he was CEO of privately owned Surescripts LLC, a US based clinical information network processing over 20 billion transactions annually. Prior to that he was CEO for Foundation Radiology Group and Misys Healthcare Systems. Tom is currently Chair of Clearstar LLC and has also served on the boards of Misys Plc and Micro Focus International plc.

Board Committees

Name & Role Audit CommitteeRemuneration CommitteeNominations Committee
Rob Woodward
Chair
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Matt Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Adam Moloney
Chief Financial Officer
Dr Frank Blin CBE
Non-executive Director
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Catherine Michel
Non-executive Director
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Tom Skelton
Non-executive Director
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