Meet the Ardent Team

Board of Directors

Neil Crowther, CEO

Neil Crowther, CEO

Matt Lewindon, Managing Director

Matt Lewindon, Managing Director

Daniel Brunt, Commercial Director

Daniel Brunt, Commercial Director

Michele Colbourne, Finance Director

Michele Colbourne, Finance Director

Phil Tordoff, System & Strategy Implementation Director

Phil Tordoff, System & Strategy Implementation Director

Simon Holt, Chair of the Board

Simon Holt, Chair of the Board


Human Resources (HR)

Vicki Copeland, Head of HR and Development

Vicki Copeland, Head of HR and Development

Kelly Clough, HR Coordinator

Kelly Clough, HR Coordinator


Finance

Richard Matthews, Financial Controller

Richard Matthews, Financial Controller

Robert Smyth, Ledger Acountant

Robert Smyth, Ledger Acountant

Carl Crossley, Credit and Payables Manager

Carl Crossley, Credit and Payables Manager


Business Improvement

Jack Crowther , Business Improvement Manager

Jack Crowther , Business Improvement Manager

Molly Carter, Business Improvement Specialist

Molly Carter, Business Improvement Specialist


UK Sales

Oliver Hall, Head of Marketing and UK Sales

Oliver Hall, Head of Marketing and UK Sales

Emma Kirk, UK Business Development Manager

Emma Kirk, UK Business Development Manager

Jamie Whitham, Senior Account Manager

Jamie Whitham, Senior Account Manager

Holly Lear, Account Manager

Holly Lear, Account Manager

Andy Easton, Senior Sales Support

Andy Easton, Senior Sales Support

Tony Lee, Account Manager

Tony Lee, Account Manager

UK Transport Sales

Eliott Campey, Senior National Sales Manager

Eliott Campey, Senior National Sales Manager

Rosie Atkinson, Senior Sales Support

Rosie Atkinson, Senior Sales Support

Jason O'Connell, Senior Sales Support

Jason O'Connell, Senior Sales Support

International Sales

Jason Lewis, Strategic Accounts Director

Jason Lewis, Strategic Accounts Director

Kevin Shaw, Sales Support Manager

Kevin Shaw, Sales Support Manager

Kurt Leisse, International Sales Manager

Kurt Leisse, International Sales Manager

George Smith-Koomson, Head of Business Development - Africa

George Smith-Koomson, Head of Business Development - Africa

Murielle Osias, Head of Business Development Europe

Murielle Osias, Head of Business Development Europe

Emma Southall, Senior Sales Support

Emma Southall, Senior Sales Support

Greg Reilly, Overseas Operations Coordinator

Greg Reilly, Overseas Operations Coordinator


Marketing

Julia Crowther, Senior Sales & Marketing Lead

Julia Crowther, Senior Sales & Marketing Lead

Stephanie Leung, Marketing Lead

Stephanie Leung, Marketing Lead


Customer Service

Fiona Williams, Sales Coordinator

Fiona Williams, Sales Coordinator

Rhys Clifton, Operations Coordinator

Rhys Clifton, Operations Coordinator

Amber Pritchard, Operations Coordinator

Amber Pritchard, Operations Coordinator

Cheryl Ramsbottom, Operations Support Coordinator

Cheryl Ramsbottom, Operations Support Coordinator

Emma Coupland, Operations Coordinator

Emma Coupland, Operations Coordinator

Natalie Butel, Operations Coordinator, Transport

Natalie Butel, Operations Coordinator, Transport

Natasha Webster, Service Coordinator, Transport

Natasha Webster, Service Coordinator, Transport

Catherine Stevenson, Service Coordinator, Transport

Catherine Stevenson, Service Coordinator, Transport

Technical

Jackie Chan, R&D Manager

Jackie Chan, R&D Manager

Richard Gardner, CAD Engineer

Richard Gardner, CAD Engineer

Joel Reid, Transport/ OEM Lead

Joel Reid, Transport/ OEM Lead

Edward Chubb, Application Lead

Edward Chubb, Application Lead

Nikhilesh Bhaskar, Design and Development Engineer

Nikhilesh Bhaskar, Design and Development Engineer

Fabio D’Agostino, CAD Draughtsman

Fabio D’Agostino, CAD Draughtsman

Mohammad Naeef, Application Engineer

Mohammad Naeef, Application Engineer

James Lowe, Embedded Systems Engineer

James Lowe, Embedded Systems Engineer


Training

Stuart Travis, Product Training Manager

Stuart Travis, Product Training Manager

Scott Reilly, Technical Engineer

Scott Reilly, Technical Engineer

Patrick Thornton, Training Delivery Manager

Patrick Thornton, Training Delivery Manager


Field Engineering

David Simpson, Head of Engineering Services

David Simpson, Head of Engineering Services

Paul Mullins, Install Team Leader

Paul Mullins, Install Team Leader

Nigel Lock, Service Team Leader

Nigel Lock, Service Team Leader

Shaun Cranfield, Engineering Team Manager

Shaun Cranfield, Engineering Team Manager

Mark Thornton, Field Engineer

Mark Thornton, Field Engineer

Martial Riber, Field Engineer (France)

Martial Riber, Field Engineer (France)

Conor McArdle, Field Engineer (Ireland)

Conor McArdle, Field Engineer (Ireland)

Calum McGuigan, Field Engineer

Calum McGuigan, Field Engineer

Graham Bleach, Field Engineer

Graham Bleach, Field Engineer

Glenn Crawford, Field Engineer

Glenn Crawford, Field Engineer

Steve Warner, Field Engineer

Steve Warner, Field Engineer

Kris Duncan, Field Engineer

Kris Duncan, Field Engineer

Brendon Rogers, Field Engineer

Brendon Rogers, Field Engineer

Ceirion Hill, Field Engineer

Ceirion Hill, Field Engineer

Graham King, Field Engineer

Graham King, Field Engineer

Stephen Morey, Field Engineer

Stephen Morey, Field Engineer

Russell Cole, Field Engineer

Russell Cole, Field Engineer

Dave Underhay, Field Engineer

Dave Underhay, Field Engineer

Gareth Coupland, Field Engineer

Gareth Coupland, Field Engineer

Darren Mably, Field Engineer

Darren Mably, Field Engineer

Richard Ward, Field Engineer

Richard Ward, Field Engineer

Mark Lane, Field Engineer

Mark Lane, Field Engineer

Florin Ciocate, Field Engineer

Florin Ciocate, Field Engineer

Kadar Ali, Field Engineer

Kadar Ali, Field Engineer

Rob Perks, Field Engineer

Rob Perks, Field Engineer

Dean Hempsall, Field Engineer

Dean Hempsall, Field Engineer

Ian Murrell, Field Engineer

Ian Murrell, Field Engineer

Transport Engineering

Jamie McCafferty, Transport Field Engineer

Jamie McCafferty, Transport Field Engineer

Kris Pollock, Transport Field Engineer

Kris Pollock, Transport Field Engineer

Rehan Khan, Field Engineer

Rehan Khan, Field Engineer

Adam Clark, Transport Field Engineer

Adam Clark, Transport Field Engineer

Stuart Hursey, ClearConnect Engineer

Stuart Hursey, ClearConnect Engineer


Health, Safety, Environment, Quality and Lean

Alice Sizer, Head of QESH

Alice Sizer, Head of QESH

David Bramham, Quality Inspector

David Bramham, Quality Inspector

Paul Matthews, ESH & Management Systems Manager

Paul Matthews, ESH & Management Systems Manager

Kieran Dickman, Assembly Operative

Kieran Dickman, Assembly Operative

Simon Bedford, QESH Advisor

Simon Bedford, QESH Advisor


Supply & Warehouse

Phil Dinsdale, Supply Chain Manager

Phil Dinsdale, Supply Chain Manager

Duncan Senior, Warehouse Operative

Duncan Senior, Warehouse Operative

Clare Quimby, Logistics Coordinator

Clare Quimby, Logistics Coordinator

Sam Magee, Purchaser

Sam Magee, Purchaser

Mark Padley, Purchaser

Mark Padley, Purchaser

Luke Morrell, Warehouse Supervisor

Luke Morrell, Warehouse Supervisor

Toni Gray, Warehouse Operative

Toni Gray, Warehouse Operative

David Nason, Warehouse Operative

David Nason, Warehouse Operative

Richard Oliver, Warehouse Manager (Transport)

Richard Oliver, Warehouse Manager (Transport)

Jamie Gill, Warehouse Operative

Jamie Gill, Warehouse Operative


Production & Manufacturing

Paul Newton, Production Manager

Paul Newton, Production Manager

Josh Taylor, Assembly Team Leader

Josh Taylor, Assembly Team Leader

Jayjay Nixon, Apprentice Engineer

Jayjay Nixon, Apprentice Engineer

Alistair Chandler, Assembly Operative

Alistair Chandler, Assembly Operative

James Ireland, Production Engineer

James Ireland, Production Engineer

David Woodhead, Pre-Assembly Engineer

David Woodhead, Pre-Assembly Engineer

Scott Handley, Assembly Operative

Scott Handley, Assembly Operative

Joe Ryan, Production Assembly Engineer

Joe Ryan, Production Assembly Engineer

Ivan Mokrik, Assembly Operative

Ivan Mokrik, Assembly Operative

Leon Hayes, Apprentice Engineer

Leon Hayes, Apprentice Engineer

Kieran Dickman, Assembly Operative

Kieran Dickman, Assembly Operative

John Russell, Assembly Operative

John Russell, Assembly Operative

Cliff Yarrow, Assembly Operative

Cliff Yarrow, Assembly Operative

Antony Beales, Assembly Coordinator

Antony Beales, Assembly Coordinator