Management team
Graham Summers
Chairman & CEO
Graham assumed joint roles of Chairman and CEO in February 2007. He has been Executive Chairman since 2003. Previously he was founder and CEO of a leading IT products and services company.
Oliver Sturrock
Founder, Chief Technology & Strategy Officer
Oliver has held technical and management positions for a number of major organisations including Eurotherm, Accenture and flight simulation group Singer Link-Miles. He was previously the Managing Partner of Objective, a technology consultancy specialising in real-time systems and communications, where he led projects for a number of blue-chip corporations. He has a BSc (Hons) in Computer Sciences from York University, UK.
Darren Bourget
VP of Finance
Darren joined weComm as VP of Finance in December 2005. A chartered accountant, he has previously held positions in a number of technology related companies, including Orchestream Ltd and most recently, MetaSolv Software Inc.
Ian Meakin
VP of Marketing
Ian has over 15 years' technology marketing experience in corporate strategy, product marketing, business development and marketing communications. He has held marketing and management positions at pre-IPO and large organisations, most recently as VP Marketing at Volantis, following 5 years at Sun Microsystems. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Marketing Leadership Council and CMO Council. He has a BEng (Hons) in Aeronautical Engineering from Bristol University, UK.
Nick Sturrock
Founder & VP of Product Design
Nick has extensive design experience in the financial services and interactive media industries, designing trading solutions at Credit Suisse First Boston, and financial information distribution tools for Interactive Data Corp. Other projects include consulting for technology startup companies in Silicon Valley, with projects ranging from web development to content management and streaming media solutions. He has a BSc (Hons) in Computer Sciences from Bristol University, UK.
Ian Wallis
VP of Global Services
Ian joined weComm after 4 years as Director of Global Services at Openwave Systems. Prior to this he held a range of positions in Openwave Systems, Accenture and Courtaulds Textiles. Ian has spent over 10 years delivering Services to Communications Providers in APAC, Europe and the USA. He has a BSc in Chemistry from Durham University, UK.
Non-executive Directors
Paul Frew
Partner, Elderstreet
Paul joined Elderstreet as a Partner in 1996 to establish its software practice. Prior to joining Elderstreet Paul Frew was Managing Director of Softwright Systems Limited, a software company which was acquired by Chicago based System Software Associates in 1996. Paul is the Chairman of Whereonearth and also sits on the board of Caplin and Vordel.
www.elderstreet.com
Nigel Spray
Managing Partner, Frontiers Capital
Nigel advised Carphone Warehouse on the creation of their Wireless Internet Portfolio (WIP) whilst a Managing Director in the Investment Banking team at Credit Suisse First Boston. In April 2000 Nigel left CSFB to join WIP as Managing Director. Nigel has acted on a large number of flotations and private placement both at CSFB and in his previous role as head of the Corporate Finance team at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in Paris. Nigel also serves on the main board of Carphone Warehouse Group.
www.frontierscapital.com
Tony Kypreos
Tony joined weComm's board in July 2007 after 3 years as Group Executive Vice President, Business Development and Innovation at T-Mobile. Prior to T-Mobile, Tony Kypreos held a range of positions including Partner at Intellectual Capital Ventures, Vice President of Strategic Services Europe, at Agency.com (Omnicom), Marketing Controller at Nestle and Senior Brand Manager at Diageo.
Board of Directors
- Graham Summers
- Oliver Sturrock
- Paul Frew
- Nigel Spray
- Tony Kypreos
