Board of Director's
Chris Harvey - Chief Executive Officer
Chris has been Managing Director and CEO since co-founding Salmon in 1989 with Nick Holl. Chris is responsible for Salmon’s overall business strategy.
Prior to starting Salmon, Chris worked at LRT Business Services, Salomon Brothers and Nomura.
Chris is a trustee of Andrews Charitable Trust, a charity that helps launch and grow to viability both new charities and those seeking a step change in their development, as well as Advantage Africa, which supports the ideas and work of inspirational people in Africa helping them to overcome poverty and disadvantage.
Jeff Leaver - Chief Operating Officer
Jeff joined Salmon in July 1997 to head up Salmon's immersion into Java and emerging technologies. Today, Jeff is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities at Salmon, including the implementation of strategic and tactical initiatives, as well as ensuring that the company is efficient and effective.
Prior to working for Salmon, Jeff has been involved in a number of I.T. related engagements, across a broad range of technologies. His experiences include specialisation in the application of information technology in the Life and Pensions industry sector. Jeff is a frequent speaker at Java related public conferences.
Mike Pring - Finance Director
Mike joined Salmon in 2003 as Finance Director, and is also responsible for Salmon's personnel, HR and facilities management departments. Previously Mike has held similar positions with ECsoft UK (subsequently acquired by Ciber) and IBM.
Chris Hoskin – Chief Marketing Officer
Chris joined Salmon in 2002 as Head of Marketing. He was made Chief Marketing Officer in August 2007. He is responsible for Sales Development and Marketing.
Previously Chris was Marketing Manager at Actuate (Nasd: ACTU), UK Marketing Manager at Versata (Nasd: VATA) and European Campaign Manager at InterSystems Corp.
Neil Stewart – Commercial Director
Neil has worked at Salmon since 2001 and in his previous role as Regional Sales Manager, developed a deep understanding of customer engagement, enterprise project delivery and technical & commercial partnerships. Neil is responsible for driving sales revenues from Salmon's Services' portfolio and Salmon’s entrance into new markets and geographies.
Neil has 10 years experience in Sales within the software and I.T. Services industry, having previously worked in strategic management roles at Canon UK.
Craig Harper-Ashton - eCommerce Director
Craig has been at Salmon since 2002, previously holding the role of Head of eCommerce. He was made Director of eCommerce in December 2009.
Craig is responsible for delivering high quality eCommerce solutions in support of Salmon's eCommerce strategies to which he contributes; spanning business analysis, architecture, design, development & testing. Prior to joining Salmon, Craig was Technical Director at Reveda Ltd and Technical Director at Logsys Solutions.
Richard Bailey - Director of Application Management and Support
Richard has been at Salmon for 12 years, previously holding the role of Head of Application Management Support and Technical Services. Richard's team supports each Salmon client; which span multiple vertical markets and a plethora of technologies and architectures.
Prior to joining Salmon, Richard was at Bull/Honeywell for 12 years, where his roles included operator, analyst programmer, technical support, team leader & manager.