Simon Hunt - Chairman (Non-executive)
Simon has a wealth of experience in the electronics and software technology industries with previous roles as financial director at ACT group, Imagination Technologies PLC and Anite Group. Simon is currently a private investor in various technology companies both in the UK and USA. He was appointed to the board in 2007 |
Steve De’Ath - Managing Director
Steve was previously an Electronics Engineer at Rolls Royce in Derby before forming Datapath Ltd with Tony Jones in 1982. Steve’s original role was as Technical Director responsible for hardware design. In 2000 the company was reorganised with Steve being appointed MD. With the expansion in the business Steve has developed the board with 3 new appointments in 2008 |
Tony Jones - Operations Director
Tony was previously an Electronics Engineer at Rolls Royce in Derby, involved in the development of telemetry systems. After forming Datapath with Steve De’Ath in 1982, Tony has concentrated on product manufacture and logistics. He has 40 years experience in the electronics industry. |
Nigel Fasey – Financial Director
Appointed in 2007, Nigel qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1994. He has held Financial Director posts in the IT sector with Nexor and Mediawave Group but also has experience outside of the industry with the Belle Group, a £50m turnover manufacturing business. Nigel also brings a wealth of experience from his days as an independent consultant specialising in business improvement. |
Steve Mikos - Sales Director
Steve joined Datapath in 1997 as Sales Manager. In 2008 Steve was appointed Sales Director and is responsible for creating and expanding world wide sales. Prior to joining Datapath, Steve gained more than 13 years experience in new business sales and sales management within the construction and telecommunications industries. |
Richard Smith – Software Engineering Director
Richard joined Datapath as a Senior Software Engineer in 1989 and has been a major contributor to many Datapath products since that time. In 2007 Richard was appointed head of software engineering and subsequently joined the board of directors in 2008. Richard has many years experience in the computer graphics industry and plays a key role in product development. |
John Storey – Hardware Engineering Director
John joined Datapath as a Senior Hardware Engineer in 2003 and has played a major role in developing Datapath’s current product range. John graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Physics from Imperial College and has over 20 years experience in the industry with previous roles at Kodak, Videologic and Virtuality. In 2007 John was appointed head of hardware engineering and subsequently joined the board of directors in 2008. |
Donald Maclennan – Director (Non-executive)
Donald is a chartered accountant with more than 30 years venture capital experience. He has worked with 3i, Gartmore, Natwest Equity Partners (now Bridgepoint Capital), and Close Ventures and is now a partner with Foresight Group LLP. Donald represents our Foresight VCT investors and joined the Datapath board in 2007. |
