Profiles

Colm Gibson joined Video Arts 11 years ago impressed with their ability to challenge the attitudes, open the minds and remove the prejudices of learners.

He has worked in account and channel management, consultancy and is currently Learning Resources Business Manager at Video Arts. Top

Daniel Rowles of Academy Internet, is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and has over 10 years of experience in Internet marketing.

On a day to day basis he heads up consultancy for Academy Internet's wide range of clients, working with likes of Deloitte, EMAP, IPC and the Pensions Regulator. He is passionate about all things web and speaks and trains on a wide range of Internet Marketing topics.

His combined technical and marketing background means he is able to understand the technical issues but focus on the business bottom line, and he aims to bring this experience and business focus to the PracticeWEB event. Top

David Reynolds began his career in technology in 1969, working for IBM's Mainframe Bureau Services. His experience over the next years spanned most of the emerging technologies that have led to today's computing environment, including Visible Record Card Machines, proprietary mini computers, UNIX, Novell networks and Microsoft technologies Windows.

David had been with one of the leading ISV's in the accountancy field for nearly 13 years before deciding to leave in 2003 and set up the IAAITC Top

Richard Osborne, Managing Director, Quick Group, is also the MD and owner of the hugely successful Quick(tm) Formations. Richard recently sold the UK's most popular free help and advice forum Ukbusinessforums.co.uk to Sift Media.

As an entrepreneur Richard is well known across the SME business community for his approachable style and advocacy of the benefits of face to face networking.

Richard volunteers a great deal of his time to passing on his entrepreneurial knowledge to college and university students as well as taking part in community business programs such as Young Enterprise.

In the last two years Richard as an individual has been nominated for both Businessperson of the Year and Champion of Change in his local business community along with his company, Quick(tm) Formations, winning several high profile business awards.

Away from the business world Richard is a keen family man and values his time with his wife and his children as well as passionately supporting charitable causes such as the NSPCC. Top

Steve O'Neill trained as an accountant through the Association of Accounting Technicians, gaining Fellow Member status and operated as a sole trader firm of accountants, employing at times up to nine staff members and looking after the needs of varied client base. His firm filed in excess of 500 tax returns per year. Steve also on occasion worked as the Finance Director of a number of companies, the largest with international trade with a turnover in excess of £200m.

Steve is also a member of the International Compliance Association, where he studied in depth all aspects of anti money laundering and compliance techniques, completing his diploma for money laundering compliance in early 2007. Steve is also a member of the Institute of Director Top

Tim Kimber began his working life running a division of a small business, where he gained a strong understanding of the issues of cash flow, training and staff retention, investment capital and government red tape. This was followed by 7 years at Compaq Computer, which he spent managing various functions including Operations, Support Centre and Training and Certification programmes. When approached by Microsoft in the late 1990's to help develop and manage the marketing for the UK Skills campaign, he felt this was not an opportunity that he could turn down.

Following several years in a variety of SMB marketing roles, in both Microsoft's UK subsidiary and the European headquarters, Tim has recently taken responsibility for Office Live in the UK, overseeing its launch in November 2006 driving adoption to over 40,000 small businesses 9 months later.

Tim studied for an Engineering with Business Studies degree before completing a Masters in Business Administration. He is a Chartered Marketer and is currently finishing an MSc in Strategic Marketing Leadership.

Outside of work, most of his time is taken up by his family. Having two sons keeps him busy and fit, both playing and watching a wide variety of sporting activities.

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Shaun Crozier comes with a Financial Services sector and software driven ACD (automatic call distribution) background before joining an MBO in 2000 to purchase i.e. taxguard Ltd.

Since the successful acquisition he has focused on delivering automated services to the business. First bringing in a new tax preparation platform then linking this to a bespoke CRM platform Shaun paved the way for i.e. taxguard to successfully move to an outsourced based operation.

i.e. taxguard Ltd are now moving to an automated data entry model which will allow them to dramatically increase through put and reduce tax preparation production timescales Top

Will Kintish was a practicing accountant for nearly 30 years. During most of those years selling, marketing and business development generally were not activities associated with his profession.

It is only now, in today's modern and competitive world are the professionals expected, not only to be great technicians but to be able to help bring business in. This is often uncomfortable for most people.

In the last 7 years since leaving the profession he has presented to over 30,000 professionals and business people across Europe. He makes networking seem so simple and fun. Top

Sudhir Joshi is responsible for the development and delivery of product strategies for Intuit in the UK

Sudhir’s previous roles include product development and consultancy for High Tech companies. Prior to joining Intuit, he headed up CRM Product Management for Sage, with specific focus on product integration and globalisation strategies. Sudhir's interests include developing technologies to capture customers' end-to-end business processes Top