Chris D. Email and Phone Number
England, United Kingdom
Chris D.'s Location
Greater Blackburn with Darwen Area, United Kingdom
About Chris D.
Extensive NEC experience in 6 companies and NED roles in 4 more working with 3i (twice), MSIF (twice), YFM, NWEF, ECI, Murray Johnstone and Grosvenor.Hands-on exec and non-exec Director experience of 3 (yes, THREE) full LSE listings, 6 start-ups, 2 rescue/turnarounds, 2 buy-ins and various merger/acquisition experience including European businesses.Sectors – Heavy Precision Engineering, Waste Management, Machine Vending, CCTV and intelligent network video technology, pan-European Datacentre and Facilities Management services, Games software publishing, Contractor body-shopping, Space Systems Engineering and 4 companies providing IT services ranging from strategic consultancy, technology design and implementation, and communications strategy and content management to e-businesses via internet integration.
Chris D.'s Current Company Details
Chris D. Work Experience Details
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Non Executive DirectorTriad Group Plc (Uk)England, United Kingdom
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Non Executive DirectorTriad Group Plc (Uk) Jul 2017 - PresentGodalming And Milton Keynes -
Chairman - Advisory BoardDatacentred Aug 2014 - Mar 2016Media City, Salford QuaysDataCentred is a leading provider of next-generation data centre and open-source cloud computing services focusing on clients with big research data sets. We combine colocation with powerful computer processing, advanced storage solutions and excellent network connectivity.Our solutions are based on open-source software which means customers benefit from low cost, data portability and lack of vendor lock-in to proprietary software and architectures. -
DirectorBurnley Football Club Sep 2000 - Oct 2010BurnleyFor most of my tenure I held the position of Chairman of the Finance Committee, a challenging role in any Football League club. Managing the 25% drop in revenues following the ITV Digital collapse in 2002 was particularly difficult. -
ChairmanBoxlogix Ltd May 2007 - Dec 2009RadcliffeVC - YFMBoxlogix was a company formed to take over the in-school vending machine business from Nestle.Its main challenge was to manage the transition from snack to healthy drinks vending. MBO’d in Dec 2009.
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ChairmanAmaze Ltd Oct 1997 - Nov 2007MerseysideVC – ECI (M/cr)Amaze provided services ranging from strategic consultancy to technology and design implementation, communications strategy and content management to e-businesses, assisting clients to achieve success through full Internet integration. The Company employed 120 staff. It was originally a £1.75m buy-out from LJMU and had offices in Liverpool, Berlin, Munich and London. Clients included E&Y, BT NHS, NWDA, PwC, Lexus and Toyota. After a period of extensive losses, CJD became Chairman in Nov 01 to assist in a turnaround and secure rescue funding. The Company had been profitable for 5 years until over-trading led to its disposal to Manchester-based Hasgrove Group. -
ChairmanGlomoco 2002 - 2005St HelensVC - MSIF - GloMoCo provided remote monitoring of heavy plant and equipment informing customers of utilisation, performance, health and security on plant fleet worldwide. Customers included leading equipment manufacturers and major plant hire operators. Data delivery was via satellite/GPRS to a data centre, customer access via hosted customised web pages.The company was sold to Matrix Telematics in 2005.
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ChairmanBraddahead Ltd Nov 2002 - Apr 2004St HelensVCs – Merseyside Special Investment Fund, Axiomlab and NWEF.BraddaHead was a £800k start-up company which designs and manufactures digital CCTV and intelligent network video technology and products. The Company was sold to Baxall Ltd in July 04 for £1.6m.
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Founding Chairman Then NedTelecity Plc May 1998 - Aug 2001Manchester, London.VC – 3iTeleCity provided datacentre facilities management services to ISPs and Telcos throughout Europe.£1.2m start-up in May 98. Facilities in Manchester, London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Frankfurt Stockholm, Dublin and Paris.The Company was floated on LSE in June 2000 at a market cap of circa £750m, sponsored by Goldman Sachs, and reached an LSE valuation of circa £1.5bn within 5 years of start-up - before the dot-com collapse. This was probably the biggest post-war Stock Exchange roller coaster!The Company was later purchased by 3i, taken private and merged with Redbus Interhouse. Now re-listed with significant value.
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ChairmanEunite Ltd May 1999 - Jul 2000ManchesterVC – 3iEunite operated from offices in London and Manchester and offered skills in streaming, design, software and network engineering, e-commerce, audio and video engineering, project management and consultancy. From a £1m start-up in May 99, the Company was grown to 85 staff, was healthily profitable and had clients such as Granada, Carlton, Hayes, Pets at Home, Vertex, BT and Stanley Leisure. It was purchased by N. Brown Plc in July 2000 for £11m, 3i enjoying a 300% return in 14 months.
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Finance Director Then NedTriad Group Plc Nov 1988 - Jul 1999GuildfordVC – Grosvenor Venture ManagersTriad is an IT consultancy and systems integrator. Purchased from the liquidator in 1988 for £50,000, the Company was rescued, grown and floated on LSE in March 1996. CJD worked closely with John Rigg as Chairman. It’s peak stock market value during my term in office as FD was in excess of £70m.
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NedEuropress Ltd Jan 1999 - Jun 1999MacclesfieldVC – Murray JohnstoneThis edutainment and games software publisher was successfully sold to Hasbro in July 1999 following a £2m re-financing earlier in the same year. MJ enjoyed a 150% return inside 6 months.
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Finance Director Then NedVega Group Plc Oct 1989 - Jul 1997WelwynVC – Grosvenor Venture ManagersVega was an already successful space systems engineering, spacecraft operations consultancy and software simulations developer in 1989, with 65 staff and 20% EBIT on £2m t/o.The MD/owner did not feel sufficiently skilled to grow the Company further and (again with John Rigg as Chairman) the Company was developed and floated on LSE in June 92. A peak market cap of £70m+ was achieved during my term in office, from an entry valuation of £2m.
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Managing Director Then NedGeneric Software Consultants Ltd Sep 1993 - Oct 1995Milton KeynesGeneric is an IT contractor ‘bodyshop’ which was a £150,000 start-up in Sept 93 and was acquired by Triad for approx. £5m (paper) two years later. It reached a total of over 700 contractors in the field and a turnover in excess of £40m as part of the Triad Group during my tenure with the Company.
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Finance Director And Deputy CeoCtf Training 1986 - 1988PrestonProvider of training to 11,000 trainees on MSC schemes across 29 national locations
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Assistant Accountant Progressing To Fd And MdWhite Cross Equipment And Wastedrive Ltd 1977 - 1986BlackburnMedium Heavy Precision Engineers and Waste Management sectors for various owners including Grindlay Brandts PE, Australian Berkeley Group then BET Group PLC.
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Assistant AccountantCarborundum Inc 1975 - 1977ManchesterManufacturers of Coated Abrasives
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Articled ClerkThomas Leech And Son 1972 - 1975Chartered Accountants
Chris D. Education Details
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Accrington Grammar School -
Cima
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Chris D.'s current role is Non Executive Director.
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Chris D. attended Accrington Grammar School, Cima.
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