Our People
Maintel’s values live in its people. Read more about our purpose in our approach to see what we believe in. Here’s a little about the people who are delivering it
Experts in Digital Transformation
Our highly skilled, expert team are led in common purpose by an experienced management team focused on continuing our strong market growth, and upholding our reputation for excellence
A high level of practical and consulting skill; close relationships built on mutual respect with customers and solution partners; a commitment to realising a business vision through the transformative power of technology. These are just some of the things that define Maintel people. Any group of over 450 people is likely to be a diverse bunch of personalities. Well we’re no different.
Executive Management Team
Dan Davies
Interim CEO and Chief Technology Officer
Dan joined Maintel in 2014 as part of the acquisition of Proximity Communications, where he was the Product and Solutions Director and board member. With nearly 25 years of experience in the communications sector and an engineering, design consultancy and business background, he is driven by making sure our technology has a meaningful impact on our customers’ organisations, with business focussed outcomes that help them to achieve success.
Dan leads all go to market activity within Maintel including our Product Management, R&D and Marketing teams, and took on the role of Interim CEO in Feb 2024.
Gillian Bailey
Chief Operating Officer
Gillian joined the organisation in 2006 & has held a number of Senior operational roles, currently responsible for Project Management, Provisioning & Operational Services.
Gillian is passionate about driving a Customer first approach in Operations and ensuring that the services delivered look beyond the ever changing technology landscape to achieve key business outcomes for our customers. The Operations function is one of the largest teams in Maintel and Gillian places a huge emphasis on our people through skills development, a wellbeing focus & various talent management initiatives.
Carol Thompson
Executive Chairman
Carol was appointed Executive Chairman of Maintel in November 2022. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has over 20 years’ experience in Senior Finance roles, gained in both private and public companies. Between 2011 and 2015 she held the position of Chief Financial Officer at SSP plc, the global software company. Prior to SSP plc, she was Chief Financial Officer at Electricity North West, and has also served as Finance Director at The Tote, and at Stanley Leisure plc, acquiring significant knowledge of company strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and refinancing.
Gabriel Pirona
Chief Financial Officer
Gabriel Pirona trained at PwC and has over 25 years of financial experience, gained in both industry and public practice. Prior to joining Maintel, he held the position of Group Chief Financial Officer at Agilisys, the fast-growing cloud and digital transformation specialists. Prior to Agilisys, he was Group Chief Financial Officer at Selecta, and has also served as Group Chief Financial Officer at Photo-Me International plc, and as Regional Chief Financial Officer at Recall, gaining extensive and relevant strategic financial and business transformation experience.
Yogesh Patel
Chief Growth Officer
Yogesh has over 25 years of experience in high growth communications companies in a variety of roles across sales, commercial and operations. He is passionate about developing high performing teams that deliver frictionless customer outcomes.
Rebecca Hughes
Chief People Officer
Rebecca joined Maintel in 2019, and is an experienced, professional HR leader with over 25 years HR experience across a variety of sectors including financial services; utilities; technology; manufacturing; and retail.
Rebecca is passionate about people (the clue’s in the title) and is a strong believer in ‘bringing your whole self to work’, fostering a culture of total inclusivity, and harnessing diversity of thought, approach, background and experience to attract and leverage the very best talent.
Will Smith
Chief Information Officer & CISO
Will has over 20 years’ experience in multi-national companies spanning industries such as distribution, software development, logistics and managed services. Since joining Maintel in 2021, his responsibilities include IT, Security and leading our Digital Transformation (DX) programme using technology as a pervasive sales enabler to drive growth and profitability.
Elizabeth Scurlock
Interim General Counsel
Elizabeth Scurlock has been with Maintel since 2023 and has over 20 years of leadership experience in the Global IT and Tech industry. Prior to Maintel, she held the position of VP and General Counsel of the Nordics at Capgemini for over 10 years, in addition to senior roles in London, New York, and Paris, where she gained extensive experience in building and leading teams of lawyers delivering pragmatic and strategic legal advice ensuring effective risk management. Before joining Capgemini she worked at ARM Holdings, where her career as a specialist tech lawyer began. Elizabeth is passionate about delivering the highest quality legal advice to facilitate growth and increase revenues.
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