Our People
Kevin joined the Group in August 2007, previously having been CEO of a plc and has over 25 years experience in IT and in the last ten years Kevin has been involved with listing two companies and steering them through the IPO process both as CEO and non executive chairman. As CEO this has included responsibility for 14 acquisitions and becoming a global market leader with 1,600 plus staff, 28 offices and some $200m in revenues. Kevin’s experience and record of achievements means he is ideally suited to lead the ongoing development of the group as we continue to strengthen our position as a major player in the Intelligent Transport Systems sector.
Richard joined the Group in October 2006, having spent the last seven years investing and successfully growing service and technology businesses in the transportation sector in Europe and South Africa. Prior to that he was a Corporate Finance Partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers, advising on buy-outs and acquisitions and disposals. Richard has 25 years senior financial and management experience and is a chartered accountant having first qualified in the UK and subsequently in Canada.
Martin Rodgers, Sales and Marketing Director
Martin joined the group in September 2007 as Sales and Marketing Director having previously held various General, Business, Sales, Customer Service and Operational Management roles in the FTSE100, private and public sector predominantly focused in the road, rail and logistics environment.
Previous industries include the aerospace, construction materials, meteorological and utilities sectors where he has been successful at delivering commercial and people excellence by driving through business and performance management in the cultural and change management process.
He is professionally qualified in business, sales, marketing and people management, has a BSc (Honours) Degree in Applied Physics and is a member of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management.
Simon brings with him 25 years in senior financial and commercial management experience gained in a number of organisations, the most prominent being as Financial Director of the highly successful Hurst Publishing Group, now called Trader Media. Simon's qualifications include an MBA, as well as Chartered Secretary and Chartered Certified Accountant.
Trevor joined the Clearview Traffic Group in February 2007 with particular emphasis towards Golden River. He has significant experience of technical authoring and bid writing from his time within the Highways Maintenance sector, where he worked on successful multi-million pound Term Maintenance contracts such as for Solihull Borough Council, and more recently Transport for London. He also has considerable experience of producing and managing sets of hardware and software related handbooks, manuals, information systems, and technical documents from working within the System Control and Data Acquisition industry. Combined with his earlier experience of working for Coventry University as an Information Designer, his skill set is both unique and ideally suited to managing bid proposals for all Clearview Traffic Group products. Trevor is degree qualified in Technical Communications.
Martin Roche, Systems Sales Manager
Martin Roche joined Golden River in March 2007. He is responsible for managing major UK accounts and international system sales. Martin has over 15 years of senior sales management experience in the traffic industry with Siemens Traffic Controls and Monitron International, having started his career in customer service management in the automotive industry. His wealth of experience includes delivering successful intelligent transport solutions for Local Authorities, the Highways Agency, Transport for London, Department for Transport, major consultants, road construction companies and government departments.
Jean-Christophe Vangenot, Product Sales Manager
Jean-Christophe joined Golden River in February 2007 as a Products Sales Manager. He has been living and working in the UK since September 2001 where he has gained a wealth of experience in Sales, Customer Support and Technical Support. Before joining Golden River he worked in the IT industry as the Team Leader of the Managed Voice Services division for a major company. His experience has equipped him with a unique skill set ideally suited to building excellent working relationships to enhance customer service & satisfaction levels. He has a Degree in Modern Applied Languages (French – English – Spanish and Business).
Debra Couling joined Golden River in June 2007 as a Products Sales Manager. Debra has spent over thirteen years working within the Security industry, initially office based offering customer support and supervision to a sales, installation and service administration team followed by a short period in operations. For the past 4 years she has developed her career and commitment to customer focus as a National Account Manager, building and maintaining relationships with well known high street multi-site customers. With this in mind Debra has an extensive background within a technical industry emphasising a true focus on second to none customer service.