People

Mayflex employ approximately 150 people, many of which have been with the company for a number of years and thereby providing stability and an incredible knowledge of both the company and the industry.

The team is led by an experienced and dedicated­ management team.

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Robert Mayall - Executive Chairman

Robert commenced work with ­Mayall & Co Ltd in the autumn of 1967. At the time, Mayflex was a small electrical wholesaler at Park Street, Birmingham with a br­anch in Nottingham. Since that time he has reinvented the company on more than one occasion, firstly changing to a specialist distributor to the control gear industry then importing cables from Italy and Spain in the mid 80s. Later on Robert began importing cables from South Korea and Taiwan including coaxial and computer cables, and in the 1990s the company expanded its cable sales into networking products, leading to the companys current position in the market.

As Executive Chairman, Robert is involved principally in the strategic policy of the company which encompasses our three year plan.

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Andrew Percival - Managing Director

Andrew joined what was then Mayall and Co from school in 1984. Over the years since he has worked in a variety of roles from his original picking and packing in the warehouse, through a variety of sales and business development roles, to his current post as group Managing Director. Andrew's time is mostly spent reviewing and setting the groups long term strategies for customer, market and product development as well as keeping a close eye on customer service quality.

Since his appointment as Managing Director in January 2000, Andrew has built a strong and competent board and management team to support and meet the demands of the company's customers, and to support the development and needs of its staff. Andrew plays golf badly, and enjoys relaxing with his nephew and twin nieces.

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Mark Simmons - Sales Director

Mark joined Mayflex in March 2011 in the position as Sales Director. He brings in excess of 20 years selling experience in the Converged IP market and is focused on driving the business forward to achieve the strategic goals of the company.

Most recently holding the position of Sales Director for a major IP convergence reseller, Mark has worked in a variety of Account Management, Sales, and Sales Management roles throughout his career. His experience of selling structured cabling, LAN and WLAN Ethernet, managed­ services, voice, and physical security makes him well placed to drive the sales teams forward across infrastructure, networking and security and will help Mayflex to develop a converged IP strategy across the business.

Mark is a keen sports fan and enjoys playing golf, running and watching all sports especially his beloved West Ham. Mark lives in Ruislip, West London with his wife and 3 children.

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­­Margaret Butterfield - Finance Director

Margaret joined the company in April 1994 as Finance Director, her job role and key responsibilities have evolved over the years in line with Mayflex's growth and financial demands. Her current key responsibilities are to drive the financial strategy of the group, monitor and implement financial risk management enhancements and monitor financial statistics and trend analysis to ensure the group's financial position supports and is in line with the group's corporate rolling three year growth strategy. Margaret also has overall responsibility for Human Resources.

Margaret qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Kidsons and rose to the position of senior audit manager before taking a career break in 1993 following the birth of her first child. Margaret is married with two children. She enjoys the outdoor life and spends much of her spare time walking and gardening.

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Jason Rudge - Supply Chain Director

Previously Jason had worked as Purchasing M­anager within an IT infrastructure installer for more than 4 years. He joined Mayflex in 1997 as Purchasing Manager; In 2002 Jason increased his role to become the Product Devel­opme­nt Mana­ger with more focus required on developing current manufacturers, sourcing new products and technology solutions.

In October 2007 Jason was promoted to Supply Chain Director, with primary responsibility for the movement of goods throughout the whole supply chain from Manufacturer to end user. Jason is now responsible for various teams consisting of Purchasing, Product Development, Operations, Logistics, Technical Support and Customer Services.

­ Jason enjoys football and golf, and lives in Sutton Coldfield with his wife, their twins and dog.

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John Twidell - Director of­ Sales, Infrastructure, South­

John joined Mayflex in August 2000, initially in an external sales role covering South West England and South Wales. He went on to look after sales within Ireland and was later promoted to Infrastructure Sales Manager in April 2006 where he managed a team of seven external account managers covering the UK & Ireland, an­d was responsible for the Infrastructure sales budget for Mayflex.   In 2009 to cope with the growing number of customers and the expansion of the product portfolio the role was split in to two regions and John now manages the South of the Country with a particular focus on London.  John has worked in distribution for over 19 years in various sales, marketing and product management roles.

John spends any free time he has playing golf, and lives in Swindon with his wife, two children and two dogs.

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Ian Irving - Director of Sales, Infrastructure, North

Ian joined Mayflex in September 2009 as Infrastructure Sales Manager (Midlands and North), having worked in the data cabling industry for 22 years where he has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience. He manages a team of external account managers and is focused on developing long lasting partnerships with our customers' and giving increased focus on this territory.

Ian is a die hard Newcastle fan and enjoys participating in many sports including football, golf, tennis and squash. He lives in Newcastle with his wife Catherine and their five children.

Anita Mistry - Directo­r of Sales, Networking

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Anita joined Mayflex in 2007 as the Aruba Vendor Manager, bringing with her a wealth of sales experience, built up during 15 years of working for the likes of Extreme Networks, 3Com UK Limited and XMA Computer Products. In January 2011 she was promoted to Director of Sales Networking and manages a team of internal and external sales personnel.

As a senior level business development manager, Anita has many years of international experience, working in Europe, USA and the Far East in both early stage start up companies and large business units.

Her interests include working out at her local gym, cooking, travelling, walking and running. Originally from Birmingham, Anita and her family now reside in a small village called Stone, near Aylesbury.

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Gary Harmer - Director­ of Sales, Electronic Security

Gary joined the Mayflex team in January 2011 as Director of Sales Electronic Security and brings with him over 20 years of distribution experience in the security market. His previous roles included management of sales teams operating in National and Strategic accounts and also the Retail and Transport vertical markets. He has a customer service background prior to moving into sales.

Originally from West London, Gary now lives in Surrey with his wife. He has 2 sons one of whom lives in London and the youngest is at University in Sussex. In his spare time Gary enjoys skiing, live music and motorcycling and has recently acquired a Harley Davidson on which he plans to travel in Europe.

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Nadeen Tisi - Director of Sales, International

Having previously worked for GE and Bosch, Nadeen joined Mayflex in August 2007, heading up the Fibre Optech Team. She was then promoted to International Sales Manager in November 2008. She now manages a team of internal and external business development managers, essentially covering Europe, an­d is responsible for the International sales budget for­ Mayflex Europe.

Nadeen has a passion for wine, snowboarding, kite surfing, motor sports and the mighty Arsenal.

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Martin Eccleston - Commercial Manager

Martin joined Mayflex­ in 2002 as Commercial Manager looking after the Internal Sales­ Operations both from a reactive and proactive perspective. During this period his remit has expanded to also ­cover both t­he Customer Ser­vice and Technical Support Teams. His main focus within these departments is to ensure that, in accordance with company objectives, they deliver to the customer base a top q­uality service, in line with the company's visions and­ values.

Martin, who lives with his partner Karen and their two children, spends his spare time devoted to the other love of his life - football, following both Liverpool and England as well as coaching his youngest son's Under 12s Team.

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Tracey Calcutt - Marketing Manager

Tracey joined Mayflex in April 1999 in the role as marketing manager and over that time has put together a core team of people who are responsible for the marketing communications within the business. With over 25 years marketing experience and having previously worked at Tandon Computers and Mitsubishi Electric PC Division, she has a good background of working within the IT industry. Whilst working at Tandon she completed a two year CIM Advanced Certificate in Marketing course at night school.

In her free time Tracey is a keen horse rider and lives with her partner and two dogs in Droitwich.

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Lyn Dolphin - Finance & IT Manager

Lyn is the finance and IT manager and joined Mayflex in January 2000. She is involved in the development of the company strategy and the planning, implementation and monitoring of the desired objectives. Lyn produces the statutory accounts throug­h to point of audit and prepares all of the company budgets in conjunction with individual operational managers. Lyn also produces the month­ly management accounts and the supporting analys­es and has responsibility for credit control with currently over 5000 live customers and treasury involving USD, HKD, EUR and GBP.­

Outside of Mayflex Lyn is a keen cyclist, and enjoys reading and spending time with her partner.

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­­­Richard Bennett­ - Logistics Manager

Richard has been part of the Mayflex senior management team since 2006 in the position of Operations Manager. His role includes managing all warehousing and Logistic functions for the UK, Europe and Middle East whilst also managing the external relationships between 3rd party carriers and delivering best practice. Richard has over 20 yrs experience in operational logistics, warehousing and distribution working for various size organisations including some large blue chip FMCG organisations such as AAH Pharmaceuticals, Office Depot Viking Direct where he played a large part in driving through change and implementing operational efficiencies.

When not being part of the Mayflex team Richards time is spent relaxing with friends and family. His two passions are old school R&B and his home town football club Reading.

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Simon Robinson -­ Product Manager In­frastructure

Simon joined Mayflex i­n January 20­10 as the Product Manager Infrastructure. He brings nearly 15 years experience from the data cabling industry working for a manufacturer and an installation company in a variety of roles.

In his role of Infrastructure Product Manager, Simon is responsible for managing the complete lifecycle of our Infrastructure product portfolio, ensuring that the company maximises sales opportunities presented by the market. He will also be instrumental in developing the Excel brand, a significant brand in Mayflex's offering.

Outside of work Simon pursues his interest in aviation by maintaining and flying his Standard Cirrus glider.

Alison Phillips - Strategic Purchasing Manager

Alison has worked for Mayfl­ex for 10 years. Initially joining the company as a Buyer, she was promoted to Purchasing Manager in 2005 and then took on the role of Strategic Purchasing Manager in August 2009.

She has more than 20 years purchasing and procurement experience and has sourced product globally for large multi national companies. She is currently responsible for Mayflexs purchasing for both UK and international markets, and Dubai. She manages vendor selection, contract negotiations and inventory management.­

In her spare time, Alison tries to look after an unruly allotment and has a keen interest in property development, having successfully completed the ­self build of a new home with her partner.

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