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Our Team

It’s our expert team that makes BCN different. From our 1st Line Support to our Leadership Team, we’re focused on helping organisations work smarter, faster, and more efficiently.

Experts in IT

Expertise and skill sets are at the heart of what we do, and we like to talk tech in simple terms. The BCN team combines the latest knowledge and industry accreditation with unrivalled experience to advise you on making the most effective digital decisions for your company.

A great business is powered by a great team.

We remain at the forefront of technology through our investment in people. From our sector experts to business specialists across all disciplines we strive to be the best and provide our partners with outstanding service.

The BCN Academy develops and trains for certifications while enabling continuous personal progress and development. Our team becomes your team, and we work towards success together.

Our Leadership Team

  • Rob Davies

    Chief Executive Officer

    Rob joined BCN in 2020 as Managing Director before becoming CEO in January 2022. Rob is responsible for driving the business’s best-in-class client offering across products, solutions, skills, and service. Rob has significant experience in the technology sector holding senior Leadership positions in, Commercial, Sales and marketing at Computacenter and UK leading Hybrid Cloud provider, Pulsant. This combination of experience and business insights is proving invaluable in supporting the Group’s continued growth.

  • Julian Llewellyn

    Chief Financial Officer

    Julian joined BCN as CFO in 2018 to support the company’s expansion strategy, bringing with him extensive operational and board level experience. Most of his career has been within the IT sector – IFS, SurfControl, Exertis, Redcentric, SysGroup and then Co-Founder of Octempo, a credit control software provider. Julian’s combination of large corporate experience and entrepreneurial drive is perfectly suited to his role at BCN.

  • Mark Rotheram

    Chief Technology Officer

    Mark Rotheram joined BCN in 2022 as Chief Technology Officer. Mark is responsible for identifying future trends and creating BCN’s digital transformation strategies. Mark has over 20 years of experience developing and delivering IT services in the global outsourcing market at DXC Technology, where he held leadership roles spanning solution, strategy and innovation.

  • Ric Kelly

    Group Sales Director

    Ric joined BCN in 2019 as a territory Sales Director before becoming Group Sales Director in February 2022. Ric leads BCN’s sales and go-to-market strategy and is responsible for driving growth by offering our customer’s best in class solutions that deliver tangible business benefits. With over 25 years of experience in the technology sector, Ric has held senior positions as an IT Director in both the public and private sectors before moving to sales leadership. This experience, empathy, and insight prove invaluable in supporting our customers and our continued growth.

  • Simon Heafield

    Group Operations Director

    Simon joined BCN in 2019 as Group Operations Director, following 7 years as Operations Director at Leeds based Blue Logic Computers. Simon is responsible for the group-wide support services, Network Operations Centre, Service Delivery and Service Continuity teams across our 3 offices. Simon brings a wealth of customer service experience having worked as Head of IT for Best Western Hotels for over 15 years. This deep understanding of customer service is invaluable in driving behaviours to delight our customer base.

  • Taran Sohal

    Director of Analytics and Automation

    Taran joined BCN as Director of Analytics and Automation in May 2021 following the acquisition of Cloud2, where he led the company to record revenue and profitability. Over the past decade, Taran has worked closely with Microsoft UK to drive digital transformation in large healthcare organisations. Taran is focused on solving operational performance challenges for organisations that face complex data, analytics and compliance challenges.

  • Matt Lovell

    Non-Executive Director

    Matt is an experienced Non-Executive Director with 28 years’ experience working with IT service providers and consultancies. In his executive career, Matt was CTO at Severn Trent Water, CTO for Computacenter UK, CTO at Pulsant and is now CEO of Centiq, the SAP HANA and Microsoft Azure Experts. Matt also has interests in Medical analytics and the Renewable energy sectors.

  • Mark Braund

    Chairman

    Mark has over 35 years’ experience in the technology, consulting and business services sectors and has a strong track record of leading teams through profitable change and materially improving shareholder value. In his role as Chairman, Mark will primarily support the board to define, align and meet the business’ strategic goals over the next 4-5 years.

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