Our Leaders in Business Telecommunications

Matthew Riley: Chief Executive Officer

Matthew Riley is CEO of Daisy Communications. A serial entrepreneur, he boasts the titles of Ernst and Young’s National Young Entrepreneur and the inaugural Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year, the latter of which saw him awarded £5m in funding and a high profile mentorship from Sir Philip Green.

He established Daisy in 2001 and the company is recognised for outstanding growth, with repeated placement in Deloitte’s Fast 50 and The Sunday Times’ Tech Track.

He founded Daisy with the objective of providing the business community with an alternative to the larger, more corporate telecoms service providers. This followed the establishment and sale of three other companies, each associated with the communications sector.

Ian McKenzie, Non-Executive Chairman

Ian McKenzie has spent more than 38 years in the telecommunication and broadcast industry working in key international markets.

Initially with British Telecom in a number of senior positions, leading divisions to successfully target business and consumer markets with voice, data, broadband and complex solution services, both in the UK and Europe.

His final position was as chief operating officer in the Asia Pacific Region. He then joined Kingston Communications, a leading UK alternative telecommunication service provider as chief operating officer.

Anthony Riley: Chief Financial Officer

Anthony Riley is Chief Financial Officer of Daisy Communications.

He joined the company as CFO having spent six years as Financial Director at Homeserve Claims Management, based in Fulwood, Lancashire. Prior to this he had spent seven and a half years at JJB Sports as Associate Financial Director.

Anthony studied at the University of Sheffield, gaining a first class honours degree in Economics. Following graduation he joined Deloitte where he spent three years undertaking his ACA qualification and a further two years in supervisory and management roles.

Stefni Oliver: Operations Director

After leaving education Stefni spent time travelling and working abroad, before returning to England and working customer service based roles within the leisure and pharmaceuticals industries.

She joined Daisy when there were only 12 people working for the newly established communications firm and in January 2007 she became the first female board member when she was appointed operations director. Stefni holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and has completed an Executive Diploma in Strategic Management.

Alex Mawson: Technical Director

With more than 16 years in the IT and telecoms industry, Alex has been with Daisy since the company’s inception in 2001.

A former IT manager for a large outsourced contact centre dealing with UK and European contracts, he was responsible for managing systems development, IT infrastructure design and implementation.

He now oversees all of the IT operations at Daisy and has played an integral role in the company’s development, adapting systems to follow fast rate of growth the company has experienced.

Stuart Cordingley: Director of Product and Marketing

The former marketing director of the Carphone Warehouse business solutions arm, Stuart brings more than 15 years experience from the IT and telecoms industry.

Prior to joining Daisy, Stuart enjoyed a successful term at the Carphone Warehouse where he was an integral part of the team that took the organisation in to the business marketplace.

He also spent six years at the Caudwell Group as Head of Product Development, creating fixed and mobile propositions for the small business, enterprise and corporate markets.

Neil Gething, Managing Director of Daisy Mobile

Prior to joining Daisy, Neil was the founder and Sales and Marketing Director of Isis Telecommunications, a hugely successful service provider that was sold to Vodafone in 2006.

Before founding Isis, after leaving university, Neil worked in various marketing roles at Hitachi and Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, before joining marketing consultancy Timms Triefus Maddick, as a board director.