We are Simpatica

Warwick Adams

Group Managing Director

Chris Begent

Group Sales & Marketing Director

Chris Begent

Group Sales and Marketing Director

A sales & marketing professional with over 25 years’ experience in the remote monitoring and electronic security industries plus 10 years’ board level experience as commercial director of Telemisis. Experienced in analysing the technical and commercial customer requirements and working with teams to provide technology based solutions in challenging environments around the world. In 2008 Chris was part of the management team that undertook the buyout of the Telemetry Division from AlanDick, established Telemisis Ltd and subsequently was part of the team that undertook the formation of Simpatica Group which includes Telemisis.

Dean Hallam

Group Chief Financial Officer

Dean Hallam

Group Chief Financial Officer

Dean joined the Group in February 2017 bringing with him over 30 years of experience in financial management, corporate governance, risk management and strategic planning. During his career he has led on a number change programmes and strategic reviews for businesses in industries spanning B2B Services, Research & Innovation, Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail, helping those business through significant development and growth. Dean has many years of international experience having managed start-up business units in a number of countries across Northern and Southern Europe. He has acted as an industry expert in the field of financial frameworks for innovation in manufacturing and production engineering sectors and has authored a number of financial models for public/private sector collaboration in this area, accepted as best practice by the European Commission and UK Government. Dean is a strong advocate of learning and development both at individual and organisational level and has championed a number of people development initiatives including award winning academies for structured learning. In his spare time, he has mentored Business Studies undergraduates at Nottingham Trent University. Dean is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant, a Chartered Global Management Accountant and a Chartered Director.

Helen Higginbotham

Director

Helen Higginbotham

Director

Helen has over 30 years’ experience working in the electronics sector initially as a PCB CAD engineer within the Plessey Group and then joining Warwick in 1995 where she has over the years gained great experience in accounts, purchasing, HR and over the last 15 years as Operations Director looking after Tioga’s manufacturing facility in Derby. Helen looks after the day to day operations of the Company and is extremely focused on Customer relationships, planning, production and all aspects of running a busy, growing and complex manufacturing facility.

Russell Hoyle

Group Chairman

Russell Hoyle

Group Chairman

Russell Hoyle runs an independent business consultancy advising small and medium sized companies on their strategic development opportunities. As well as being Chairman of Simpatica Group, he is a Special Partner with private equity firm Vitruvian Partners LLP. He is a Board member of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, which advises Government and Regulators on policy in relation to research, education and treatment for problem gamblers. Until mid-2010, he was Chairman of Inspired Gaming Group plc, an AIM listed technology provider to the land based gaming market.

Jeremy Mumby

Non-Executive Director

Jeremy Mumby

Director

Jeremy has worked with Warwick Adams and Tioga for over thirty years. A commercially orientated Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) with extensive experience of working with SMEs operating in a wide variety of sectors, in particular manufacturing, software, construction and specialist services. He has undertaken MD, FD and specific assignment based roles on behalf of owners and third parties, such as lenders, potential financiers etc.

Until early 2017, Jeremy was part-time finance director of Tioga Ltd. However, with the appointment of a full time Group Chief Financial Officer, he has moved to a group non-executive role.

Tony Richardson

Group Product Director

Tony Richardson

Group Product Director

Tony is a telecommunications entrepeneur and systems design expert with nearly 30 years industry experience. One of the early employees at Orange, Tony then helped form Aethos Communications where he was instrumental in the design and development of one of the first pre-paid cellular systems. The Aethos Service Node was attracting worldwide revenues for Aethos of over £20M per annum until the acquisition of Aethos by Logica. In 2000, alongside other Aethos colleagues, Tony formed and managed a successful telecoms design consultancy, TGS Ltd alongside several other companies Tactus Ltd, Tactus Telemetry Solutions Ltd and Sensustech Ltd. This group of compnies were later acquired by AlanDick Group in 2005. In 2008 Tony was part of the management team that undertook the buyout of the Telemetry Division from AlanDick, established Telemisis Ltd and subsequently was part of the team that undertook the formation of Simpatica Group which includes Telemisis.