John McGuire, Chief Executive
John McGuire, the CEO of FreshTL, has over 20 years experience
in developing technology businesses, both in the private and public
sectors. He previously co-founded and was CEO of Red Squared plc
and before that he was the co-founder and managing director of
Datel Advanced Systems Limited, both IBM business partners.
Stephen Blank, Finance Director
Stephen Blank qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in
1976. He joined General Surety & Guarantee Co Ltd, an insurance
company specialising in Performance Bonds in 1977 and then joined
BDO Binder Hamlyn in 1981 and became a partner in 1983. He
specialised in corporate finance, and was named Reporting
Accountant on the Norweb float. He joined Swinton Insurance as
Group Planning and Finance Director in 1989, leaving in 1991
following its acquisition by Royal Sun Alliance. He then commenced
acting as part-time finance director or non-executive director for
a small portfolio of SMEs.Over a period of several years these have
progressed from start up, via fund-raising and on to an exit.
Timothy Branton, Product Director
Tim Branton is a Business Development specialist with 20 years'
experience in the chemicals, telecoms and business services
sectors. He worked for ICI for 9 years in a number of marketing and
business development roles in the UK and South Africa before
joining Cable & Wireless Global Marine in 1998. Tim managed
Global Marine's business in the Far East, including extensive board
level experience in China and Japan. He went on to run Global
Marine's Business Development and R&D unit.
In 2009 he established TeamPoint Systems Ltd to build a SaaS
policy management tool aimed at businesses adhering to standards
such as ISO9001, or operating in heavily regulated sectors such as
healthcare and financial services.
Angus Matheson, Operations Director
Angus Matheson is the Operations Director of FreshTL. After
reading law, he was involved in the start-up of In-Time in 1981.
This company operates watch sales and service concessions in major
department stores and grew to become the largest company in this
field in the UK. He became Managing Director in 1989 and sold the
company in 1999 to a venture capital owned international retailer
for whom he continued to work until 2007, when he lead a venture
capital backed management buy-out. He has also has non-executive
experience in a trade organisation and a charitable trust.
Simon Minta, Marketing Manager
Simon has more than 20 years experience in the marketing
industry, mostly gained on the agency side. He was an Associate
Director of CAS until 1990, when he became Client Services Director
of Morris Nicholson Cartwright, an agency which specialised in
consumer brand development. Over the years he has worked with major
household names such as B&Q, Aga Rangemaster and British
Steel.
Andy Hall, Head of Technical Development
Andy Hall has over 20 years experience in the design and
delivery of commercial software. He specialises in agile web based
solutions built from IBM and Open Source technologies. He has
predominantly worked in an IT Service provider environment. Prior
to FreshTL, he was the Development Manager for DCS Group PLC and
Technical Projects Manager for Novium PLC.