Directors' Profiles
Alan McWalter - Non-Executive Chairman, Trafficmaster Plc
Alan was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Trafficmaster in May 2009, having been with the company as a non-Executive Director for over two years.In addition to his Trafficmaster role, Alan’s current board responsibilities encompass positions as non-executive director of Alphameric plc, Cattles plc, Dignity plc, Haygarth Group and Chairman of Constantine Holdings.
Prior to these appointments, Alan was Group Marketing Director at Marks & Spencer Plc and with the Kingfisher Group as Marketing Director of Woolworths and Marketing and Business Development Director of Comet. Alan is a Freeman of the City of London and ex-Chairman of the Marketing Society.
Tony Eales - Chief Executive, Trafficmaster Plc and Chief Executive Officer, Teletrac Inc
Tony is Chief Executive of both Trafficmaster and Teletrac. He was appointed to the Trafficmaster board in January 1999 and was responsible for strategic relationships, business and product development. In August 2001, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Teletrac, becoming Chief Executive of Trafficmaster in July 2005.
Tony was central to Teletrac’s turnaround and expansion, making it a key revenue and profit generator for the Trafficmaster group. Under his management, the group has achieved significant profitable growth.
Prior to joining Trafficmaster in 1998, Tony held senior management positions in Finance, Marketing and Strategic Planning during his 15 years in the mobile telecoms industry.
Tim Coleman - Group Finance Director, Trafficmaster Plc.
Tim joined Trafficmaster in September 2008. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in 1990, Tim has held a number of senior financial roles with telecoms and software companies, including BT, MFS Communications and PacketVideo. Since 2003 he was at Northgate Information Solutions plc, the international software, outsourcing and information technology services company which was taken private by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in March this year. Tim held several roles within Northgate through a period of unprecedented growth, and was most recently UK Finance Director. While at Northgate Tim gained significant M&A experience and was closely involved with financing, acquiring and integrating numerous acquisitions.
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Tim Van Cleve - Chief Operating Officer, Teletrac Inc
Tim joined the Trafficmaster board in May 2006 and is responsible for the operational performance of Teletrac, which accounts for over 59% of Trafficmaster Group revenue.
Tim joined Teletrac in 1996 and in 2002 he was named Chief Operating Officer. He oversees day-to-day operations, including sales, marketing and national operations and is able to transfer skills and experience between the USA and UK operations.
Tim offers a wealth of expertise and business acumen, having previously held sales positions at Teletrac, including Vice President of Sales and Customer Service.
Stuart Berman - Executive Director, Trafficmaster Technologies
Stuart joined Trafficmaster in September 2001. He has held a number of senior executive positions, including Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer. In his current role, Stuart is responsible for bringing to market new products and technologies for the benefit of the driver and vehicle operator.
Stuart has an engineering background and an MBA, working in various pioneering technology companies and holding senior director positions in a number of high growth technology companies.
Prior to joining Trafficmaster, Stuart was Managing Director of Films2 Limited, a broadband video-on-demand venture that he developed from start-up. He also held the role of Commercial Director at Demon Internet Ltd, where he was responsible for all revenue generating activities in both the UK and Europe.
Geoffrey Bicknell - Non-Executive Director, Trafficmaster Plc
Alongside his role at Trafficmaster, Geoffrey is a non-executive director of Acta Spa, an AIM-listed company and has held executive directorships in companies including TI Group Plc, Lucas Industries, Maxima Holdings Plc and Northgate Information Solutions Plc.
He combines broad based financial, commercial and operational management expertise with practical corporate finance experience gained in both the UK and in the USA, where he worked for TI Group. He is a chartered accountant in both Canada and the UK.
Ian Coomber - Non-Executive Director, Trafficmaster Plc
Ian Coomber offers Trafficmaster over 35 years experience of the motor industry. Having started as a sponsored degree student in 1963 at Vauxhall Motors Ltd, Ian moved through the ranks to become Executive Director, Sales, Marketing and Customer Care. During his time at Vauxhall, Ian held positions of District Service Manager, Zone Fleet Manager, Fleet Sales Manager and General Sales Manager.
In addition to the Vauxhall board, Ian was Director of GMAC (UK) Ltd, IBC Vehicles and Opel Performance Centre (GmbH). Ian was also Co-Chair of the Retail Forum Ltd and Chairman of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Car Section Committee.
Phil Cartmell - Non-Executive Director, Trafficmaster Plc
Phil joined Trafficmaster in May 2009. Prior to this Phil's most recent executive role was as CEO of VEGA Group plc which he joined in July 2000. He left VEGA in May 2008 following the sale of the business to Finmeccanica of Italy, generating significant returns for investors. Prior to VEGA, Phil held senior positions with Baan, Origin UK, and KPMG Consulting. In February 2008 Phil was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of MMI Group Plc, a bio-tech company listed on AIM.
Quotes
GCap Radio
"Trafficmaster''s travel news is critical to keeping our listeners moving."
T&J Installations
“This system is just the perfect aid to driving. We’d literally be lost without it.”
Magellan
"We believe Trafficmaster offers the most accurate and up-to-date traffic data in the UK."