Board of Directors

Richard Parris
Chairman & Chief Executive

Richard Parris has over 25 years experience in the IT industry. He founded Intercede in 1992, and has led the Group through all stages of its growth from an e-commerce consulting company to an AIM listed software business. Between 1984 and 1992 he held a range of senior technical and sales management positions at Boeing Computer Services in the US and Europe, including working as a new business manager for network management software products. Richard is a Chartered Engineer with a First Class Honours degree from Manchester University and has an MBA (with Distinction) from the University of Warwick Business School.

Andrew Walker
Finance Director

Andrew Walker is a finance professional with over 20 years of senior management experience. He was Group Financial Controller of the Rugby Group PLC from 1995 to 2000, and an Executive Board member from 1997. From 1993 to 1995 he was Finance Director for APV Refrigeration & Freezer Division, and from 1991 to 1993 he was Finance Director for APV Vent-Axia Industrial Division. From 1990 to 1991 he was Group Chief Accountant for APV plc. Before joining APV plc, Andrew worked for Price Waterhouse from 1981 to 1990. Andrew has a BCom (Honours) degree in Accounting from the University of Birmingham and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He was appointed Finance Director of Intercede on 11 September 2000.

Royston Hoggarth
Non-Executive Director

Royston Hoggarth is the Managing Director of Strategic Capital Limited, Chairman of iPSL Limited and a non executive director on several public and private Boards. Until September 2009 he was Chief Executive UK for BT Global Services. Prior to joining BT he was Chief Executive for the UK, US and European subsidiaries of Cable & Wireless PLC. He worked for Logica CMG PLC for six years where he was Group Marketing Director, responsible for Group strategy and Chief Executive International, responsible for the Americas, Middle East, Asian and Australian businesses. Royston spent 13 years with IBM in a variety of senior management roles.
He was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Intercede on 5 August 2002.

Jurek Sikorski
Non-Executive Director

Jurek Sikorski is Associate Director Global Industry at the London Business School. He has over 30 years experience in the pharmaceutical, medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and biotechnology industries. This includes roles as the Chief Executive of SRS Technology Group Plc, Cantab Pharmaceuticals Plc and Proteus International Plc. He was also Non-Executive Chairman of Fluid Technologies and Vice Chairman of the BioIndustry Association. He has also worked as Marketing and Sales Director at SRS Technology Group Plc, Smith & Nephew and Wellcome Diagnostics Ltd. Jurek received a BSc (Honours) degree from Reading University. He was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Intercede on 4 December 2000.

Jacques Tredoux
Non-Executive Director

Jacques Tredoux is the Chief Executive of Tredoux Capital Limited, a company authorised by the Financial Services Authority to provide corporate finance advisory services, and Non-Executive Chairman of COR Financial Services Limited. Prior to establishing Tredoux Capital Limited, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Credo Group (UK) Limited, a group of companies in London that provides wealth management services. Members of the Credo Group provided corporate finance and fundraising assistance to the Company since prior to its admission to AIM. Jacques qualified as a lawyer in 1988 in South Africa, and practised at Edward Nathan & Friedland Inc and Clifford Chance. He was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Intercede on 31 March 2006.

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