Routeco is led by a group of passionate and talented individuals, who collectively have many years of experience and knowledge within the industrial sector. The short biographies below give you a brief insight into Routeco's Leadership Team.
Ian joined Routeco in 1986. With a Bsc (Hons) Microbiology - Ian’s initial career was in sales and systems analysis with Electronic Data Processing plc. He joined Routeco in Management Information Systems & Finance, and then was appointed Finance Director and then becoming Managing Director in 2000. Ian is now the CEO for Routeco Group.
Paul joined Routeco in 1989 with an HNC in Electrical Engineering. Paul moved in to sales and his early career was with Eaton Cutler Hammer. He joined Routeco as Branch Manager, moving on to Regional Manager, UK Sales Director and then Chief Executive of Sales & Marketing for Routeco Group.
Sean joined Routeco in 1997. Previous to joining Sean held financial roles at Nokia and DSG plc. He trained with PWC and joined Routeco as Financial Controller and was appointed Finance Director in 2002. Sean is now Chief Finance Officer and is responsible for Quality, Customer Service, HR and Finance.
Dave joined Routeco in 1998 with an HND in Electrical Engineering. Having previously completed an Advanced Technical Apprenticeship at Perkins Engines, Dave then went on to become Control Systems Engineer. He joined Routeco as a Technical Support Engineer, before moving on to various management roles within Product Support & Technical Sales. Dave then took over the leadership of Routeco's sales team as National Sales Manager and was appointed as UK Sales Director in 2015.
Graham joined Routeco in 1997 where his career to that point had been as an electrical engineer for both Landrover and Walkers Crisps. Joining Routeco as an Account Manager he quickly became Area Sales Manager for the Coventry Branch where he then went on to lead the UK sales team as National Sales Manager. Graham was appointed as Business Development Director for the Routeco group in 2015.
Keith joined Routeco in 1997 with an HNC in Electrical Engineering. Keith initially worked in the System Integrator community before moving into Technical Sales for a national distributor. He joined Routeco as Area Sales Manager, covering a number of regional locations in the North West of England and later became Rockwell Business Manager. Appointed as Rockwell Business Director in 2015, Keith is responsible for Rockwell Automation business via Routeco and other strategic alliance partnerships and has now assumed the role of Commercial Director.
Darren joined Routeco in 1993, with an HND in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering. His early career was at British Timken before moving into sales with Harland Simon Control Systems. He joined Routeco as a Sales Engineer for Milton Keynes branch before moving into Branch Management, Regional Sales Management and then onto managing Routeco's Corporate Accounts business. He moved into Operations in 2013 and was appointed Operations Director in 2015 and has since then assumed the role of Supply Chain Director for the Routeco group.
Clare has a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and Sociology and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. Although starting her career in marketing at Silverstone Circuits, she now has over 15 years' experience within Human Resources having worked for a large blue chip distribution company (Hays) and an IT outsourcing company (Getronics). Clare joined Routeco in 2006, taking on responsibility for Customer Experience in 2011 and was appointed as HR & Customer Experience Director in 2015.
Michael started his career in Software development in London in the early 90s. He moved into IT Management with spells at Nurdin & Peacock, Nutmeg UK Ltd and the Vf Corporation. He joined Routeco as MIS Manager in 1997 and after many successful years was appointed as IT Director in 2015.
Stefan went to the Technical College for Telecommunications before graduating from Vienna University of Economics and Business. He started his career at a global software and high-tech company as a Project Manager before developing a global division which he headed us as Division Manager. Stefan then joined a MES software manufacture, which served the industrial manufacturers’ market, where he headed the sales, strategic management and marketing department. He has been Routeco’s Austria Sales Director since September 2015.
Luc op den Buijsch joined Routeco in May 2013. He started as the first employee of Routeco in the Netherlands and is now running a business with 16 people and growing. With a commercial and engineering degree he worked as a product specialist, business leader, branch manager and setting up new departments. He is now responsible for Routeco Netherlands.