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Peter Knight, Chief Executive Officer, adapt
Peter Knight founded adapt, formerly mnet Internet Limited, in 2001, after recognizing the need to improve on the
Internet-based solutions being offered to the corporate market. Peter takes overall responsibility for defining adapt's
vision, long term strategy and business development. He also plays a major role in relations with principal suppliers
and key customers.
Peter has 20 years' experience working in the IT and Internet industry. Prior to founding mnet Internet Limited,
he worked as an independent IT, network and Internet consultant, providing advice to medium and enterprise level
organisations, including the Cable Communications Association. From 1985-1999 he was IT director, then managing
director at Systems, a full service IT services company specializing in LAN design and support. Peter has also
held a number of other technical sales and commercial sales and marketing roles, including area sales manager at
Canon UK Limited. |
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Patrick Diggines, Chairman, adapt
Patrick joined adapt in 2006 to assist with its development and expansion as well as provide further strategic
input and international experience to the management team. Prior to adapt, Patrick was Chairman and CEO of
Alexander Mann, Europe's leading recruitment process outsourcer and a prominent recruitment firm, employing about
500 people around Europe and in Hong Kong. Previously, Patrick's career was in banking, first with Lloyds Bank,
where he was Sales Manager, Institutional, covering Europe and the Far East, and then with Crédit Agricole Indosuez
UK, where he was Deputy Chief Executive, having held the positions of Director of both HR and Operations, before
ultimately heading up a structured finance business. |
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Alan Waterfield, CFO, adapt
Alan is responsible for adapt's (formerly mnet's)
finance, HR and administration functions. Prior to mnet's management buyout from the Margolis Group, Alan was the
Group Finance Director.
Before joining the Group, Alan held several CFO and Financial Controller roles in the retail and consultancy
sectors. Notable achievements include the successful adoption of forward looking treasury and foreign exchange
strategies, the successful opening of LK Bennett's first non-UK store in Paris and the rollout of a financial
reporting system across multiple countries within Andersen Consulting. Alan was educated at Dulwich College and
Sussex University where he attained a BA (Hons) in Economics. He completed his CIMA qualifications while working
at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). |
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Fenton Bard, Sales and Marketing Director, adapt
Fenton was appointed adapt's
(formerly mnet's) Sales Director in February 2005 and is responsible for overseeing the sales team and marketing
and business development functions. Fenton joined Margolis IT Solution (mnet's former parent company) in 1999 and
has a proven track record in sales team development and growth. In conjunction with Peter Knight, adapt's CEO,
Fenton has established and grown a dedicated sales team. Fenton has an enviable track record working for adapt
with significant and measurable achievements of leading sales to mid-market organisations.
Prior to joining mnet, Fenton was IT Manager for a leading public relations consultancy within Incepta Group.
Key achievements included the implementation of Internet and e-mail services in 1997 and the establishment of an
in-house design business unit. Educated at Epsom College, Fenton attained an Open University BA (Hons) in Business
Studies. |
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Benjamin Turner, Operations Director, adapt
Benjamin has been working with adapt
(formerly mnet) as a consultant since October 2004 and was appointed Operations Director in June 2005. Benjamin is
responsible for all aspects of running adapt's business on a day-to-day basis. He is also responsible for developing
the business delivery model going forward.
Benjamin brings a wide-range of business experience to the team. Since 1998, Benjamin has consulted into a number
of blue-chip businesses as well as SMEs in an interim management capacity. He has worked with the leaders of each of
these businesses to successfully take rapidly-growing companies through step-changes in the way they operate.
Benjamin obtained a MEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London; he is also a Certified
Management Consultant (Institute of Management Consultancy) and a Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers. |