The Board

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

		Michael Frayne Chairman, 44 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 Chief Executive Officer, 48 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 FCMA Finance Director, 50 John Arbuthnott has over 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.
		Roger Steven McDowell Non-Executive, 48 Roger McDowell is a non-Executive Director of Oystertec PLC, 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 venture capital funded companies in a range of industries.
		Edward Morrison Astle Non-Executive, 49 Edward Astle is currently a Group Director of National Grid Transco Plc, responsible for all its non-regulated activities, Group business development and strategy. Between 1997 and 1999 he was a main board director of BICC plc and Managing Director of its international telecoms cable systems division. Previously he spent eight years at Cable & Wireless plc, rising to the main board where he was Chief Executive of its international network businesses.
		Thomas Ivarson Non-Executive, 49 Thomas Ivarson is Group Sales and Marketing Director of LogicaCMG plc and a member of the LogicaCMG Executive Committee. His responsibilities include account management, alliance management and marketing. Before the merger of Logica and CMG, he was President and Enterprise Chairman of CMG Wireless Data Solutions. Between 1995 and 2001 he was CEO and President of the EHPT Group. Previously he worked 15 years with Ericsson. Thomas holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden and a Business Administration Degree from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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