John Stevens, 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.
Jill Collighan, Group Finance 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
David Traynor, Director
David joined 2ergo in April 2002. 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, Product and Technology
Director
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.
Ariya Priyasantha, Director of Loyalty
Over the last 16 years, Ariya (also known as Pri) has worked in
product management roles and created new businesses in mobile
marketing. After spending time working at MoD (DRA) on the
Typhoon Fighter Aircraft, and for Fujitsu as a consultant for HA
advanced systems, in 1996 he created his first business providing
consultancy services to customers such as TXU Energy and Avon
Cosmetics. In 2001, he started Activemedia Technologies which
pioneered mobile marketing in India - launching the first
nationwide shortcode in 2001, and in the UK launched the first and
most successful mobile loyalty project in the world in 2004 -
Orange Wednesdays, and its subsequent rollout into Europe.Pri is
passionate about product innovation - and is a thought leader on
mobile loyalty. Pri holds a 1st class MEng degree from York
University.
Jim Beddows, Director and Senior Vice President of
Global Business Development and Strategy
Over the last sixteen years, Jim Beddows has been creating new
businesses, business models and content-service offerings in
digital media for The Walt Disney Company, 20thCentury
Fox, Microsoft and 2ergo. As regional managing director, he
launched the first mobile services for a Hollywood Studio (Disney)
in 1998 with NTT DoCoMo in Japan. As founder and vice
president of 20th Century Fox mobile entertainment, Jim
oversaw both creative and business strategies to translate the
studio's most iconic properties to the mobile space. At
Microsoft, Jim was Head of Content and Application Partnerships for
MSN Mobile which launched in 2007 and quickly ramped to 15 million
off-deck unique users in the US and went live in 17 international
markets. As Senior Vice President for Business Development
and Strategy, he has established 2ergo's relationship with
Microsoft and its Innovation Outreach Program community.
Michael Scully, Commercial Director and General Manager
of 2ergo Americas
Michael joined 2ergo in November 2009 and leads our Americas
market unit. Formerly at Virgin Mobile USA, Michael drove
significant revenue growth and product 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
Management Information Systems from the University of Central
Florida and an MBA in both Strategy and Marketing from Yale
University.
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.
Roger Woodend, General Manager of 2ergo
Australia
Roger is originally from Northern Ireland and joined 2ergo in
May 2010. He holds an MBA with distinction from MacQuarie Graduate
School in Sydney, and a BA (Hons) in Politics from the University
of Strathclyde, Glasgow. With a background in Telecoms, IT
Outsourcing and Systems Integration, Roger has extensive experience
of working with major global corporations in a variety of sales and
management positions. Prior to his appointment at 2ergo, Roger was
Business Development Director at Atos Origin. Prior to this,
Roger was at British Telecom (BT) for 10 years where he held a
variety of sales, marketing and senior management roles in various
markets spanning the UK, Europe and the US.