Who’s on your side?
Meet Peter Knight, Chief Executive Officer and
Patrick Diggines, Chairman, doing right by you.

“What we do has an immediate affect on our
customers’ business and success. At adapt,
we pride ourselves on ensuring we are a
strategic partner to our customers, helping
them grow and succeed.”

“What keeps me at adapt? My passion
for this business... I just love it!”

Peter Knight
Chief Executive Officer

Peter is a technologist and dealmaker at heart with over 20 years entrepreneurial and leadership experience in the technology industry.

Recognising the need to improve internet-based solutions being offered to mid corporate business, Peter founded the company in 2001, leading a management buyout from the Margolis Group in 2006 and branding the company adapt in 2007 – he then led a major acquisition of Centric Telecoms in the same year resulting in a combined forwarded contracted revenue in excess of £100 million.

Peter brings new thinking to visionary leadership. Challenging convention, he continues to reinvent the business to keep up with customer demand. He is, quite rightly, considered a leader and expert in managed services in the areas of internet technology, virtualisation, converged communications and data hosting, helping to provide customers with independent advice and access to the broadest choice of next generation technologies in order to overcome specific business challenges.

“I love the people at adapt, and am proud
to have built such a strong culture focused
on customer relationships, new thinking for
business challenges and company growth.”

“What keeps me at adapt? I only get involved
in businesses that I am passionate about. Having
shaped the culture and people for 2½ years,
I am so committed to moving this business forward
with all of them.”

Patrick Diggines
Chairman

Patrick was appointed as Chairman of adapt in 2006, following an extensive career in the city most recently as Deputy Chief Executive at Credit Agricole Indosuez (now Calyon), and Chairman and CEO of Alexander Mann, Europe’s leading recruitment outsourcer. This experience which includes managing a $400M company, means he is able to provide that all-important helicopter view on our investors, internal people and customer experience. Along with contributing to strategic decisions, he adds international experience to the management team.

Patrick boasts exceptional operational, HR, managerial and financial skills – as well as recruitment specialisation and the ability to recruit specialist partners to boost the company. Peter and Patrick's relationship has proved particularly fruitful for each of them as they draw upon each other's strengths – Patrick is the people person and Peter is the logical, methodical one!

adapt has seen tremendous growth under Peter and Patrick’s leadership. In 2007, annualised contracted revenue increased by 250% from £7.8 million to £28 million, providing a financial statistic of turning £3.8 million revenue to £3.8 million EBITDA in approximately 3.8 years. adapt’s growth was publicly confirmed with a ranking of number 25 in the 2007 Sunday Times Tech Track 100 list and it doesn’t stop there – we’re on track for high ranking soon to be announced this year. Watch this space!