Directors
Mark Vickers - Chief Executive Officer
Mark has been at the helm of NetServices since 2001. Having started life in business to business sales, Mark found his niche within the technology sector initially in business equipment. Prior to joining NetServices Mark was a sales director for XTML, an internet service provider specializing in hosting services. XTML was ultimately sold to Telenor for over £30m, one of the success stories from the dotcom era.
As Managing Director and latterly Chief Executive Officer of NetServices, Mark has spearheaded the growth of the business through timely acquisition of infrastructure assets, a constant focus on profitability and an ongoing vigorous sales strategy.
Steven Hartley ACA - Non-Executive Director
Steven joined NetServices as Finance Director at the end of 2005 to guide the Company through the listing process in March 2006. Following the successful sale of the consumer wholesale broadband business in May 2007 Steven reduced his role to become a non-executive director.
Steven was a corporate finance partner at Manchester firm BDO Store Hayward. In 1995 he was a founder and CFO of Euro Sales Finance plc, which became the first start up to list on AIM. He was instrumental in the successful growth of the business, its transfer to the Official List and its expansion into new EU markets. Leaving in 2000, Steven returned the following year to assist with the sale of the group. Subsequently he was invited to join Inter Alliance Group plc to accelerate the turnaround and re-organisation of the group. He was instrumental in arranging and positioning it for sale in October 2004. During 2005 he guided another IFA group, into successful merger with Lighthouse Group plc.
Chris Townsend - Non-executive Chairman
Chris is currently Commercial Director for the London organising committee for the Olympic games (LOCOG) in 2012 where he is responsible for all forms of revenue generation totaling 2M. This includes ticketing, merchandising and sponsorship including negotiation of UK domestic sponsor partners.
Prior to joining LOCOG he was Group Marketing Director for Transport for London (TfL), the largest public transport network in the world with approximately £5bn revenue per annum and 9m passenger journeys per day. A key achievement of that time was his launch of and marketing of Oyster card.
Chris has worked at both Telewest Broadband and BSkyB. At Telewest Broadband he handled over 100 commercial deals and developed and launched the digital interactive TV platform and the Blueyonder content platform. As Marketing Director at BSkyB, his responsibility included the development and management the huge technical project of the Electronic Programme Guide and the development of Sky Interactive which included substantial commercial deals.
Chris provides 8 days per year of his time to NetServices outside of his LOCOG contract. He has an MSc in Marketing Management and is a non-executive director of Visit London.
Graham Norfolk ACA - Non-executive Director
Graham is founder and director of Acorn capital partners, a company specializing in advising high growth companies. He is a chartered accountant and former partner of BDO Stoy Hayward. He advises a range of companies and is also non-executive director of another AIM company, Business Direct Group plc.
Graham is also chairman of Camwood Ltd, a venture capital backed software company, and a non-executive director of chemistry communications plc, an OFEX quoted company.
Philip Wedgwood - Sales Director
Philip Wedgwood joined NetServices in February 2005 to set up and launch the Voice4IP business where he was Managing Director until July 2006. Phil who is a computer science graduate has more than ten years' experience in the IT and communications industry, holding roles from software engineer to managing director and recently completed an MBA. He has held senior roles in BT and O2 and has a track record for driving sales and implementing and executing business strategy.
As Sales Director, his role is to capitalize and leverage the momentum created in Voice4ip across the business to improve efficiencies and drive growth.
Ian Winn - Finance Director
Ian Winn is a Chartered Accountant who has over 10 years experience at an executive level in a number of service orientated businesses operating in the finance and technology sector. Ian qualified as an accountant with KPMG prior to his move into industry. From 1996 to 2000 Ian held a number of senior roles with Euro Sales Finance plc culminating in Operations Director and Company Secretary, during a time of significant growth for that business.
Ian has subsequently worked with a number of businesses, including an outsourced payroll and HR business and an outsourcer of infrastructure services, at a senior level assisting those businesses in the integration of acquisitions and the implementation of new systems. Prior to joining NetServices Ian was Director of Finance for an audio visual business during a time of significant change.
Ian is responsible for managing the finance team in the business and our commercial and contractual commitments with both suppliers and customers.
Alan Jarvis - Chief Technical Officer
Alan Jarvis has been appointed Chief Technical Officer with effect from 1 January 2008. Alan joined NetServices at the beginning of 2007 with over 20 years' experience in developing, managing and analysing infrastructures; including e-business, IP telephony designs, software development and customer service solutions.
Alan most recently worked for 7 years as the Chief Information Officer for Rotary International, based in Chicago, where he was responsible for implementing an ERP system across seven countries. In addition, Alan also has extensive technical experience gained in the contracting sector with businesses such as AT&T and Hewlett Packard. Alan has a graduate diploma in IT from Stafford University.