Organisation
PINoptic has offices distributed across the UK and services a global market. Our senior management team are:
Colin Allison, FIoD, Chief Executive Officer
An experienced and successful MD/General Manager, Colin is used to running and developing technically based companies in both the UK and Continental Europe, with additional JV and partnering successes in the Middle East and Far East. He is qualified as an Electrical/Electronics and Control Systems Engineer and is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors. During his tenure as a staff sector advisor to 3i plc, Colin had responsibility for reviewing 3i plc investment proposals, value-add to portfolio companies with input on strategic development, business evaluation and corporate management.
Mark Bedworth, BSc(Hons) PhD FSS, Chief Technology Officer
The inventor and architect of the PINoptic principle. A former government scientist for GCHQ and the MoD, he has worked in private industry for the past ten years leading IP development in hi-tech businesses. Since 2003 he has run a successful R&D consultancy company and formed PINoptic Limited to develop the authentication system described herein. He is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and holds a Doctorate in Applied Mathematics from the University of Aston.
Jennifer Potts, MCIM MCIPR, Marketing Director
Jennifer joins the PINoptic team with a proven track record in PR and marketing for growing technology companies. After a successful career at award-winning agencies, Jennifer worked in-house as International Marketing Manager for Opus Technologies driving marketing programmes from product development through to launch and on-going promotion. In 2004, Jennifer created marketing agency Fresh Start Marketing, supporting entrepreneurs in setting up professional companies that clearly communicate their value and joined the PINoptic marketing team in 2007 to launch the company and new products to a global blue-chip market.
Douglas Gardner, Investor Director
Douglas is a highly experienced senior business executive who has delivered significant, profitable growth in Financial Services. He is accomplished in business acquisition, MBO activity, liaison with venture capital and private equity bodies and presenting to capital markets. His key skills include delivering change management programmes, including those that must comply with FSA regulated activities, and brings his industry experience and customer-side point of view to the PINoptic team.