Board of Directors
The role of the Board of Maintel is first and foremost to steer, monitor and oversee the businesses and activities of the Company in order to safeguard and enhance its total value and returns.
Board of Directors
Dan Davies
Interim CEO and Chief Technology Officer
Dan joined Maintel in 2014 as part of the acquisition of Proximity Communications, where he was the Product and Solutions Director and board member. With nearly 25 years of experience in the communications sector and an engineering, design consultancy and business background, he is driven by making sure our technology has a meaningful impact on our customers’ organisations, with business focussed outcomes that help them to achieve success.
Dan leads all go to market activity within Maintel including our Product Management, R&D and Marketing teams, and took on the role of Interim CEO in Feb 2024.
Gabriel Pirona
Chief Financial Officer
Gabriel Pirona trained at PwC and has over 25 years of financial experience, gained in both industry and public practice. Prior to joining Maintel, he held the position of Group Chief Financial Officer at Agilisys, the fast-growing cloud and digital transformation specialists. Prior to Agilisys, he was Group Chief Financial Officer at Selecta, and has also served as Group Chief Financial Officer at Photo-Me International plc, and as Regional Chief Financial Officer at Recall, gaining extensive and relevant strategic financial and business transformation experience.
Clare Bates
Non-Executive Director
Clare has over 20 years’ experience in senior human resources roles, gained in both private and public companies. Between 2009 and 2017 she held the position of HR and Transformation Director at SSP Limited, the global software company, where she had the responsibility of leading the global people agenda through multiple corporate events. Prior to SSP Limited, she held senior HR roles at Saint Gobain plc, E.ON AG, and Powergen plc, acquiring significant knowledge of organisational development, employee engagement, remuneration, recruitment and corporate governance. Most recently she has been applying her knowledge and experience as a consultant across a range of sectors.
Bob Beveridge
Non-Executive Director
Bob Beveridge FCA, joined the Board in July 2024 as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Bob has wide-ranging Non-executive Director and public company experience; he is currently Chairman of the Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Audit Committee Chair and Senior Independent Director of Inspiration Healthcare plc and member of the Audit Committee of the Health Foundation. Previously he was Group Finance Director of McBride plc, Marlborough Stirling plc and Cable and Wireless Communications plc.
He is married with four grown-up sons and two grandsons and lives in Reading, Berkshire.
Angus McCaffery
Non-Executive Director
Angus McCaffery, joined the board in July 2024 as a non-executive director of the Company and has joined the Company’s Nomination Committee. Angus Co-founded Maintel in 1991, becoming a non-exec director in 2019, stepping down from the main board in 2020. In 2019 Angus became the cornerstone investor in 4GD a high-tech Defence business leading the way in immersive close quarter combat training, with facilities in UK and US for Elite Special Forces. More recently Angus has backed Peter Page to form Peter Page Ltd, suppliers of the finest rugs and carpets through the UKs top interior designers.
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