Board

Allan Wood, Chairman

Allan Wood, Chairman As Chairman, Allan brings a breadth of relevant business process outsource, IT outsource and IT services experience to the Liberata Board.

As Board Director of Xansa PLC, he was responsible for IT outsource transactions, playing a leading role in helping Xansa PLC successfully grow its BPO business, both in the UK and India. Allan is also Chairman at Harmoni, provider of unscheduled care to over 8 million of the UK population, and Chairman at Creare, a leader in web design and search engine optimization (SEO).

Dermot Joyce, Group Chief Executive Officer

Dermot Joyce, Group Chief Executive OfficerDermot is the Chief Executive of Liberata and is a main Board member of the group. He is responsible for all aspects of the operations of the business, its financial success and the quality of services provided to customers.

With more than 20 years experience, Dermot is an accomplished leader with deep expertise of successfully growing businesses in the business processing outsourcing (BPO) and government services sectors. He joined Liberata on 14 September 2009, from Serco Group's Civil Government business where he was Chief Operating Officer. Previously he was Executive Director of the Commercial Services Division of Capita Group, which included both private and public sector BPO operations.

Dermot holds an undergraduate degree in Business Studies from the University of Limerick and an MBA from University College Dublin. He also has a MSc. in International Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics.

Martin Trainer, Chief Financial Officer

Martin Trainer, Chief Financial OfficerMartin is Liberata's Chief Financial Officer and a main Board member of the group. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Pricewaterhouse Coopers where he spent eleven years including secondments to NatWest and Clydesdale Bank.

He joined Liberata in January 2010 from QA-IQ Group, where he also held the role of Chief Financial Officer. Previously Martin held a number of senior management roles in Capita’s public sector, insurance and life and pensions businesses, including Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director, Commercial Director and Divisional Finance Director.

He holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath and is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Garry Wilson, Non-Executive Director

Garry Wilson, Non-Executive DirectorGarry is the Managing Partner of Endless. Garry maintains a close involvement in sourcing and executing new investments and portfolio management. Previously, he worked on the acquisition and refinancing of Vasanta, the £500 million office supplies group. He also worked with the team that concluded the purchase of Crown Paints, one of the UK’s leading branded manufacturers and retailers of decorative coatings.

James Woolley, Non-Executive Director

James Woolley, Non-Executive DirectorJames is the Portfolio Director of Endless LLP. Previously, James was part of the transaction team that concluded the purchase of the £500million Vasanta Group in July 2009, and has subsequently been working with the Management Team to deliver a robust business plan and strategy. Prior to this, James was Director at Phoenix Foods, a food manufacturing company.
 
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