Management Team
Jill Collighan, Joint Group Managing Director
Jill has over 20 years experience in the accountancy industry. She qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 1994 joining Lathams Chartered Accountants before leaving to set up her own accountancy consultancy business. Jill has worked with the group since 2002. In March 2010 Jill was promoted to Joint Managing Director, with responsibility for group finance, operations, technical development and HR.
John Stevens, Joint Group Managing Director
John joined 2ergo in January 2010 from DSGi Business where he was Sales and Marketing Director. He has more than 25 years commercial experience in retail and B2B sectors, including three years as Marketing Director at PC World Business, and various board positions including eCommerce Director and Multi-Channel Marketing Director. John was promoted to Joint Managing Director in March 2010, with responsibility for sales, marketing, product development and new business ventures.
David Traynor, Technical Director
David joined 2ergo in April 2002 and has global responsibility for all technical operations across the group. Prior to joining 2ergo he held a variety of technical , commercial and consultancy positions within Project Telecom plc, Willow Starcom ltd, Logitek plc and British Aerospace plc. He has been a Director of 2ergo ltd since 2002.
Colin McCaffery, Director of Products
Colin has significant experience in the telecoms industry gained through senior product management roles at Orange, Sky Television, Vodafone global and CTI Group. Key achievements include the launch of the first UK wap portal at Orange, leading a product marketing function within Vodafone global to deliver pan European Vodafone Live content charging product to 22 countries and the implementation of a global product and marketing strategy at CTI Group.
Richard Fumarola, Director of Operations
Richard has gained considerable experience in the implementation of operational strategies for growth. Richard has over 20 years experience and has previously worked at ViewSonic Europe Ltd as Vice President of European Operations, prior to this he was Executive Director of Sykes Enterprise and VP of Customer Care for Gateway Computers EMEA. Richard has implemented world class techniques such as Lean, Six Sigma, COPC and TQM to ensure operational effectiveness and is responsible for customer operations and quality globally.
Reitze Brouwer, Group HR Director
Reitze joined 2ergo in January 2010 as a member of the company's management team, following a successful ten year international career within global HR leadership. Reitze has worked for some of the technology sectors leading players including BT and SAP as Head of People and Leadership Development and then as HR Vice President EMEA. Reitze brings with him extensive experience of HR as a key change agent and driver for high business performance and growth. A Dutch native, Reitze speaks five languages fluently including French, German and Italian.
Sarah Keedy, Group Marketing Director
Sarah joined 2ergo in April 2010. She holds an MBA from Manchester Business School and a Masters in Practicing Management from INSEAD and McGill Universities and began her career with Marconi plc. With a background in Telecoms and IT, she has extensive experience of developing and implementing strategic commercial, marketing and change management programmes and has worked across Europe, North America and Asia. Prior to her appointment at 2ergo, Sarah was Group Marketing Director at Speedy Hire plc where she developed award winning investor and customer communications campaigns and transformed the organisation into a truly marketing led business. Before Speedy Hire plc, Sarah was Head of Marketing at DSGi Business, responsible for brand and marketing strategy including all B2B marketing for the PC World Business driving a year-on-year increase in sales contacts of more than 75%.
David Nicholson, EMEA Sales Director
David joined 2ergo in December 2009 bringing with him more than 17 years experience within the Telecommunications industry. Prior to joining 2ergo, David held the post of Sales Director at Cable & Wireless Ireland, before joining THUS in 2007 where he successfully led its Corporate Account and Field Sales. David brings to 2ergo his in-depth sector knowledge, experience and extensive sales leadership skills gained from nearly two decades with leading fixed network operators both domestic and international, including BT, THUS and Cable & Wireless. An energetic, hands-on sales leader, David has a proven track record of driving business growth and forging strong customer relationships.
Michael Scully, Market Director North America
At Virgin Mobile USA, Michael led tremendous growth and innovation as the Head of Mobile Content and Data Services. Later, he moved from the carrier world to the device world by joining Nokia's new Software and Services unit, serving as the global strategy lead for content and downloadables (now Ovi Store). Michael holds a BSBA in Information Systems from the University of Central Florida and an MBA in both Strategy and Marketing from the Yale School of Management.
Raj Singh, Managing Director of 2ergo India
Raj is recognised as a thought leader in India's mobile industry and brings a solid mix of mobile marketing and operational management experience to 2ergo. Previously, he was Managing Director of India for ActiveMedia Technology, developing strong relationships with leading mobile operators, media and brands since 2002. In his career, Raj has worked in business development, client engagement, operational and financial management roles at Capco, Credit Suisse First Boston and British Airways. He is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant and holds a M.Eng from Oxford University.
Adam Ward, General Manager of 2ergo Australia
Adam has over 11 years of experience within the mobile value added services market, both in the UK and Australia, spanning mobile content services, the introduction of the mobile Internet and most recently the surge in application development. With a passion for emerging mobile technology and interactive services Adam is fluent, not only in a technical, but also a commercial capacity. Adam joined 2ergo in February 2009 as a result of the acquisition of Wapfly Technologies Pty Ltd based in Sydney, in which he was one of the founders.
