Company Directors and Committees

Company Directors

Imaginatik Board: Matt Cooper

Matthew Jonathan Cooper
(Executive Chairman)

Matt, a graduate of Princeton University and an American national, is an experienced public company director and investor. He has been the Chairman of Octopus Capital Limited since 2002 and is currently a non-executive director of a number of VCTs and private companies.

Prior to joining Octopus, Matthew was the Principal Managing Director of Capital One Bank (Europe) plc where he was responsible for all aspects of the company’s strategic direction and day-to-day operations in Europe. He led the UK portion of the business from start-up to 2 million customers, generating annual revenues of over £275 million and employing over 2,000 people.


Imaginatik Board: Shawn Taylor

Shawn Karl Taylor FCA
(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer)

Shawn joined Imaginatik in September 2005 and maintains responsibility for financial systems and processes. Shawn also has responsibility for the routine financial controls, management accounting, forecasting and budgeting procedures, treasury management, foreign exchange control and corporate governance compliance. He has 8 years’ experience as a public company CFO and has led companies through growth phases, having previously been Chief Financial Officer of HIT Entertainment Plc from 1998 to 2001 and Content Film Plc from 2001 to 2004.


Imaginatik Board: Andrew Wainwright

Andrew Karl Wainwright
(Chief Technology Officer)

Andrew manages hosting operations, client support, pre-sales technical support and internal I.T. He is responsible for creating Imaginatik’s hosted services. His background includes 12 years with IBM from 1988 to 2000, where he was European Manager for Hosted Services. Andrew has written three technical books on managing hosted systems, and has been an IT management consultant. Andrew has an MA in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge. Andrew joined Imaginatik in November 2001.


Imaginatik Board: Luis Solis

Luis Fernando Solis
(President, North America)

Luis makes big things happen for high-growth technology organizations. At Imaginatik, he leads sales, marketing and consultancy in North America. He repositioned GroupSystems into a market leader in SaaS enterprise collaboration software, driving sales more than 400%. At GE Capital (GeoLogistics), he co-led the creation and management of a pioneering $2 billion supply chain outsourcing business.


Imaginatik Board: Brian Hays

Brian Hays
(Non-Executive Director)

Member of Remuneration Committee; Member of Audit Committee

Brian Hays has a strong track record in the innovation market as well as considerable experience in reorganising businesses to achieve growth. Previous industry experience includes positions as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of SiteScape, Inc., the first web-based collaboration software company between 2004 and 2008.

Prior to working at SiteScape, Inc., Brian was Senior Vice President at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a provider of technical services and solutions, where, among other roles, he was responsible for transforming the Collaboration Solutions/HUBS Division into a developer of advanced collaboration portals for business and government systems. More recently, Mr. Hays has been Chairman and CEO of Vari-RO, Inc.


Imaginatik Board: Simon Charles

Simon Charles
(Non-Executive Director)

Chairman of Remuneration Committee; Member of Audit Committee

Simon Charles is a senior equity partner at the London firm of solicitors Marriott Harrison, having joined the firm in March 2004. He is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and has substantial experience advising private and public companies in both a corporate and legal capacity. Mr. Charles has worked closely with the Company in an advisory capacity for a number of years. Prior to joining Marriott Harrison, Mr. Charles worked in the corporate finance department at Numis Securities Limited, where he advised both AIM quoted and Main Market companies.


Imaginatik Board: David Gammon

David Gammon
(Non-Executive Director)

Member of Remuneration Committee; Chairman of Audit Committee

David Gammon has widespread experience in developing and building technology based businesses. In 1988, Mr. Gammon founded Rockspring, an advisory and investment firm which focuses on early stage technology companies, where David continues as CEO today. Other current positions include advisor to Hawkwood Partners LLP where David provides advise on a portfolio of technology and renewable investments, as well as non-executive directorships at a number of growth technology companies, including DeepMind Technologies Limited, LoQ plc and BGlobal plc.

Previous experience includes Director at real-time location technology specialist, Ubisense Trading Limited, Director and acting CFO at Envisional Solutions Limited and Director at internet TV specialist Amino Technologies plc. Earlier in his career, David worked as an investment banker.


The Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is chaired by David Gammon and also comprises Simon Charles and Brian Hays. The Committee meets at least twice a year. The Committee reviews the Group's annual and interim financial statements before submission to the Board for approval. The Committee also reviews regular reports from management and the external auditors on accounting and internal control matters. Where appropriate, the Committee also monitors the progress of action taken in relation to such matters. The Committee also recommends the appointment of, and reviews the fees of, the external auditors.


The Remuneration Committee

The Remuneration Committee is chaired by Simon Charles and also comprises David Gammon and Brian Hays. The Committee meets at least twice a year. It is responsible for reviewing the performance of the executive directors and for setting the scale and structure of their remuneration, paying due regard to the interests of Shareholders as a whole and the performance of the Group. The Remuneration Committee also determines allocations of any warrants or options granted under any share option scheme adopted by the Company in the future, and is responsible for setting any performance criteria relevant to such warrants or options.