Maistro Plc

David Rowe

Chairman

David Rowe is the CEO of Black Green Capital, a Venture Capital investment company based in London specialising in disruptive digital transformation. Companies in the portfolio include: levelupmedia.tv, hydro66.com, sendwyre.com, and message.io. David was CEO and founder of Easynet Group, a UK listed global Enterprise Cloud services business sold to BSkyB in 2006. David subsequently headed up B2B at BSkyB.

Laurence Cook

Chief Executive Officer

Laurence has 25 years experience in the Information, Communications and Technology industry, successfully bringing disruptive products and services to market while leading global sales, driving product development and defining commercial strategies. Throughout his career, he has consistently instigated double-digit growth year on year across his sales and business development teams across Europe, US, and Asia while holding senior commercial roles in Siemens, Sopra Steria and NTL Broadcast and Telecoms. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Laurence has held several board roles within both technology and services.

Ian Cleverly

Chief Financial Officer

Ian has more than 15 years experience in senior financial positions across telecommunications and high-tech industries across the UK, Europe and AsiaPac. He has a proven track record creating and delivering shareholder value. Working extensively within both start-up and multinational businesses, Ian has held prominent senior leadership roles within respected global brands including NTL, Procter & Gamble, 3G Hutchinson Ireland (Hutchinson Whampoa) and most recently within Cable & Wireless where he acted as Chief Financial Officer. Ian has a diverse background in successfully taking businesses from inception to maturity throughout his career and is a qualified UK Chartered Accountant.

Richard Croft

Non-Executive Director

Richard Croft is a solicitor with more than 20 years’ experience of corporate and commercial law. Richard’s current directorships include Croft Legal Services Limited, Black Green Capital Limited and Hydro66 UK Limited. His initial career was at GEC and as general counsel for Easynet Group. Richard specialises in TMT and new media commercial law.

Preeti Mardia

Non-Executive Director

Preeti Mardia has diverse end-to-end operations management and commercial expertise across Electronics, Telecoms, Aerospace and FMCG sectors. Preeti is currently Senior Vice President Operations at IDEX ASA, a leading fingerprint imaging and recognition technology company publicly listed in Norway and Board Director with ThinFilm Electronics ASA a global leader in NFC mobile marketing and smart-packaging solutions using printed electronics technology. Prior to IDEX she was Vice President Operations for Axxcss Wireless UK and Operations Director at Filtronic Plc. She also gained extensive FMCG experience in manufacturing, product development and quality assurance with Cadbury Schweppes Plc. Preeti has Masters degree in Management from Ashridge.

Richard Rae

Non-Executive Director

Richard Rae qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and joined Hoare Govett as an investment analyst in 1987. He spent 22 years working in investment research and equities management, latterly as a Managing Director, responsible for smaller companies, in the Global Equities division of ABN AMRO. Since 2009, he has established himself as an independent management consultant providing corporate advice to both listed and unlisted companies. He is also a director of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc, and Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited.