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Board of Directors

The Board
The Directors of the Company and their responsibilities within the Group are set out below:

Executive Directors
Michael Frayne Michael Frayne, Chairman, 43
Mike Frayne has over 20 years experience in the IT industry. Prior to founding his own business, he worked as a consultant for a number of years in IT management roles in the investment banking industry. He holds an MBA from Wits Business School, Johannesburg and a BSc in Information Technology and Psychology. Mike has co-founded businesses that today employ over 1,000 people.

Kevin Donald Adams Kevin Donald Adams, Chief Executive Officer, 47
Kevin Adams has over 25 years experience in IT and was appointed CEO of the group in June 2000, prior to which he had been the Managing Director of Intec since October 1997. Previously he held senior positions in Logica’s international telecommunication software business and has held Managing Director positions with Admiral Software and Blyth Software, where he headed up their UK and European operations respectively.

John Lawrence Arbuthnott John Lawrence Arbuthnott FCMA, Finance Director, 49
John Arbuthnott has 25 years commercial and financial experience, primarily in the oil industry. Prior to joining Intec in 1999 he worked in interim finance management roles with Centrica and BHP. John has direct experience and involvement in listed company reporting and financial management as well as mergers, acquisitions, alliances, joint ventures, partnering, outsourcing and capital raising.

Non-Executive Directors
Roger Steven McDowell Roger Steven McDowell, 47
Roger McDowell is a non-executive director of Wax Digital UK Ltd, Booth Industries Group plc and the former CEO of Oliver Ashworth Group plc. Roger joined Oliver Ashworth as CEO after leaving University. Over a twenty year period, he grew the business from a small single site pipeline product distributor with sub £1 million turnover to a profitable PLC with 25 sites and hundred million pound plus turnover. Since leaving this role in 2000, Roger has held several appointments as non-executive Chairman and non-executive Director of small start up companies in a range of industries.

Gordon Crawford Gordon Crawford, 47
Gordon Crawford is Chairman and founder of London Bridge Software Holdings plc, a company which provides credit management based software and consultancy services. Gordon has been involved in the computer software industry for over 20 years. A graduate of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, he worked in software development before joining Wang in 1982, leaving in 1987 to start his own software development company. Gordon is also a non-executive director of The Innovation Group plc.

Edward Astle Edward Astle, 48
Edward Astle is currently a Group Director of National Grid Transco Plc, responsible for all their non-regulated businesses. He is also a non-executive director of 3GLab Ltd. Between 1997 and 1999 he was a main board director of BICC plc responsible for the international telecoms cable systems division. Previously he spent eight years at Cable & Wireless plc, rising to the main board where he was responsible for all their global network businesses.