Leadership
Roy Strutt
Managing Director of Symon Dacon Ltd.
Roy Strutt is the Managing Director of Symon Dacon Ltd. Roy joined Symon in March 2008, following the Symon acquisition of Dacon plc. His main responsibilities are managing the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa regions and supporting Symon’s Asia operations based in India.
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Roy Strutt
Managing Director of Symon Dacon Ltd.
Roy Strutt is the Managing Director of Symon Dacon Ltd. Roy joined Symon in March 2008, following the Symon acquisition of Dacon plc. His main responsibilities are managing the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa regions and supporting Symon’s Asia operations based in India. Roy is responsible for all pre-sales, sales, marketing, and installation and support services for global operations.
With more than 20 years of contact center software and information technology experience, Roy is a successful businessman and was the major stock holder and co-founder of Dacon plc headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK. Dacon plc was formed in 1992 as a value-added distributor of contact center solutions, serving reseller channels such as British Telecom and Cable & Wireless in Europe. Prior to Dacon and joining Symon, Roy was co- founder and owner of Automatic Answering – the European distributor of Dacon Corporation, New Jersey USA.
Serving on the boards of many organizations, Roy brings his proven business development skills, resources and established relationships to Symon. He has worked with both telecommunications companies and the reseller community to build a solid reputation and a presence in the UK for Symon Dacon Ltd., and to further grow and expand into new global markets.
Roy is a graduate of Liverpool University, UK, and among other interests, he is a professional photographer. Roy and his family reside in Essex, UK.
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Steve McCullough
VP General Manager EMEA
Steve McCullough is the Vice President and General Manager for Symon Dacon. His team is responsible for sales, marketing, visual communications and client services for Europe, Middle East and Africa. For more than 10 years, Steve’s career has been focused on enterprise software solutions in the digital signage, contact centre and supply chain markets.
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Steve McCullough
VP General Manager EMEA
Steve McCullough is the Vice President and General Manager for Symon Dacon. His team is responsible for sales, marketing, visual communications and client services for Europe, Middle East and Africa. For more than 10 years, Steve’s career has been focused on enterprise software solutions in the digital signage, contact centre and supply chain markets. Prior to joining Symon, Steve was VP of Sales for Support Technologies, Inc., a contact centre outsourcing and consulting company based in Atlanta, GA.
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Julie Richings
Finance Director
Julie Richings has responsibility for the Company’s financial, administrative and HR operations. Julie deals on contract negotiations with customers and suppliers, and is also responsible for the ongoing certification of Symon Dacon Ltd as an ISO registered company.
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Julie
Finance Director.
Julie Richings has responsibility for the Company’s financial, administrative and HR operations. Julie deals on contract negotiations with customers and suppliers, and is also responsible for the ongoing certification of Symon Dacon Ltd as an ISO registered company.
Julie joined Symon in March 2008, following the Symon acquisition of Dacon plc. Julie had been the Head of Finance at Dacon plc since 1998. Before joining Dacon, she spent 5 yeas in the audit department of Ernst & Young. Whilst at Ernst & Young, Julie provided audit services to a wide range of industries including transport, brewing, IT and FMCGs. She qualified during this time as a Chartered Accountant of England & Wales.
Julie holds a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in European Business Studies from Middlesex University, London, England and Reutlingen Fachhochschule, Germany. She is married with a family and is currently serving as a Parent Governor at Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Luton.
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Dan Horgan
Director EMEA Sales, Symon Dacon Ltd.
Dan Horgan is the director of sales at Symon Dacon Ltd, with responsibility for both partner and direct sales activities throughout EMEA & APAC. Dan leads a team of industry and vertical specialists across the region.
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Dan
Director EMEA Sales, Symon Dacon Ltd.
Dan Horgan is the director of sales at Symon Dacon Ltd, with responsibility for both partner and direct sales activities throughout EMEA & APAC. Dan leads a team of industry and vertical specialists across the region.
Dan has over a decade of experience in visual communication solutions and wide knowledge of telecommunications and digital signage industries. On joining Symon in 2003 Dan was focused on business development within Benelux and Nordic regions. During this time Dan forged partnerships with high profile partners such as KPN, TeliaSonera and NextiraOne, and developed digital signage solutions for companies such as T-Mobile, Ernest & Young and Unisys before becoming Director of Sales.
Dan is a business graduate of Lord Williams Oxford, UK. Dan and his family reside in Buckinghamshire, UK.
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Dean Maskell
Project Services Manager, EMEA
Dean began his career with Symon in 2005 as a Support Technician on the Symon UK Support Desk; he then quickly progressed to a BAE and in 2007 began his current position as Professional Services Manager EMEA. Within this role he is responsible for all EMEA installations, AV and software services, Pre-sales support and Project Management.
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Dean
Project Services Manager, EMEA
Dean began his career with Symon in 2005 as a Support Technician on the Symon UK Support Desk; he then quickly progressed to a BAE and in 2007 began his current position as Professional Services Manager EMEA. Within this role he is responsible for all EMEA installations, AV and software services, Pre-sales support and Project Management.
Before beginning his career at Symon Dean had a 12 year career in the gaming industry 4years of which was spent in London and the remaining 8 on cruise ships throughout the world, before spending 7 years in South East Asia.
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Richard Hollinshead
Technical Services Manager, EMEA
Richard Hollinshead has a history of 21 years with Symon Dacon, in this time he has gained a wealth of experience in the IT services sector working closely with strategic partner and market leaders such as BT.
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Richard
Technical Services Manager, EMEA
Richard Hollinshead has a history of 21 years with Symon Dacon, in this time he has gained a wealth of experience in the IT services sector working closely with strategic partner and market leaders such as BT. His career at Symon Dacon has spanned a number of job roles within the IT department where he started his career as a Test Install Engineer and has now progressed to his current position as Technical Services Manager. His current Job role involves managing the entire telephony and IT infrastructure for the EMEA Headquarters as well as the EMEA Support Desk.
Richard is actively involved in the ‘Pepper Foundation’ a UK based charity that provides home care to sick children, where he has been a volunteer for a number of years. He also provides firework displays for a number of UK events in his spare time.
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Matt Cole
Manager of Visual Communications
Matt joined the team at Symon Dacon back in 2006. Coming from a design and technology background, he heads up the visual communications department. Responsible for meeting the growing client demands for creative content, Matt is adept at consulting with the client and tailoring his team’s work to meet the specifications of each new brief.
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Matt Cole
Manager of Visual Communications
Matt joined the team at Symon Dacon back in 2006. Coming from a design and technology background, he now heads up the visual communications department. Responsible for meeting the growing client demands for creative content, Matt is adept at consulting with the client and tailoring his team’s work to meet the specifications of each new brief. He also enjoys the challenge of seeking new and innovative ways of targeting a wide and varied client base at the same time as supporting the companies regional managers to capialise on day to day opportunities.
Outside of work Matt indulges his passion for art by visiting a range of art galleries as well as increasing his own portfolio. He holds a BSC in Multimedia, Design and Technology from the University of Kent.
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