Jim Dale
Chairman Jim Dale has been involved in the telecommunications industry for over 13 years working for The Carphone Warehouse, the largest independent retailer of mobile phones in Europe. Jim was on the Board of Carphone Warehouse from March 2001 until June 2007. Jim is currently Chairman for CPW Insurance Limited, an Isle of Man based reinsurance company which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy Europe Distributions Limited, a joint venture vehicle 50% owned by The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc and 50% owned by Best Buy Inc. Jim has been an investor in Freedom Digital Networks since February 2008 and was appointed to the Board as Chairman in September 2009. ... Read more about Jim Dale
Chairman Jim Dale has been involved in the telecommunications industry for over 13 years working for The Carphone Warehouse, the largest independent retailer of mobile phones in Europe. Jim was on the Board of Carphone Warehouse from March 2001 until June 2007. Jim is currently Chairman for CPW Insurance Limited, an Isle of Man based reinsurance company which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy Europe Distributions Limited, a joint venture vehicle 50% owned by The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc and 50% owned by Best Buy Inc. Jim has been an investor in Freedom Digital Networks since February 2008 and was appointed to the Board as Chairman in September 2009. ... Read more about Jim Dale
Chris Graham-Fielding
Managing Director Chris has been involved in the communications industry for over 30 years and has worked for international companies both in the UK and overseas including BT, Ericsson and Vodafone. Chris has been with Freedom Digital Networks for over 3 years, driving and developing their Smart Grid and Commercial strategy and implementation, and now managing the company. Chris is also the Chairman of the Universal Powerline Association (UPA) Smart Grid working group and was the author of the Smart Grid Market Requirements Document (MRD) which is available on the UPA website. ... Read more about Chris Graham-Fielding
Managing Director Chris has been involved in the communications industry for over 30 years and has worked for international companies both in the UK and overseas including BT, Ericsson and Vodafone. Chris has been with Freedom Digital Networks for over 3 years, driving and developing their Smart Grid and Commercial strategy and implementation, and now managing the company. Chris is also the Chairman of the Universal Powerline Association (UPA) Smart Grid working group and was the author of the Smart Grid Market Requirements Document (MRD) which is available on the UPA website. ... Read more about Chris Graham-Fielding
Michael Thomas
Operations Manager Having completed his Military Apprenticeship as Control Equipment Technician in 1978, Michael has over 30 years experience in the Electronics & CCTV industry working for companies including HMF, SSVC and Serco. Michael has been with Freedom Digital Networks since April 2007 and is responsible for the project management, implementation, testing and monitoring of FDN installations. Other qualifications include; ONC in Electronic Engineering, Registered Prince 2 Practitioner and a Certificate in Professional Management with the OU. ... Read more about Michael Thomas
Operations Manager Having completed his Military Apprenticeship as Control Equipment Technician in 1978, Michael has over 30 years experience in the Electronics & CCTV industry working for companies including HMF, SSVC and Serco. Michael has been with Freedom Digital Networks since April 2007 and is responsible for the project management, implementation, testing and monitoring of FDN installations. Other qualifications include; ONC in Electronic Engineering, Registered Prince 2 Practitioner and a Certificate in Professional Management with the OU. ... Read more about Michael Thomas
Mark Lewis
Business Development Manager Mark brings a very strong account management background to the team. His focus is on business development and customer retention and holds responsibility for developing key relationships on both a project and commercial basis. Having experience across Europe in a diverse range of industries such as metering, finance, software, telecoms and including a 5 year period as Senior Account Manager with Siemens UK, Mark is helping our customers realise the true potential of Power Line Communications. ... Read more about Mark Lewis
Business Development Manager Mark brings a very strong account management background to the team. His focus is on business development and customer retention and holds responsibility for developing key relationships on both a project and commercial basis. Having experience across Europe in a diverse range of industries such as metering, finance, software, telecoms and including a 5 year period as Senior Account Manager with Siemens UK, Mark is helping our customers realise the true potential of Power Line Communications. ... Read more about Mark Lewis
Daniel Abugo
Implementation Engineer Daniel has been with Freedom Digital Networks since September 2009 and as part of the Operations Team is responsible for the Implementation, testing and maintaining of FDN networks throughout the UK-Marine and Commercial Market. Daniel is a certified Cisco Engineer with over 9 years of experience of in the IP Networks industry and has extensive knowledge of an array of systems including V-Sat technology and Power Line Communications. ... Read more about Daniel Abugo
Implementation Engineer Daniel has been with Freedom Digital Networks since September 2009 and as part of the Operations Team is responsible for the Implementation, testing and maintaining of FDN networks throughout the UK-Marine and Commercial Market. Daniel is a certified Cisco Engineer with over 9 years of experience of in the IP Networks industry and has extensive knowledge of an array of systems including V-Sat technology and Power Line Communications. ... Read more about Daniel Abugo
Thomas Fleetham
Customer Support Engineer Thomas has been involved in IT Support since finishing his Apprenticeship as IT Technician in 2006 and his qualifications include Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Building Cisco Scalable Internetworks (BSCI) and MCP (Managing and maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment) (70-290). Tom’s prime responsibility is to provide an essential first point of contact for Post-sales support, as well as 1st, 2nd and 3rd Line Technical support to customers throughout the UK. This includes monitoring, maintaining, repairing and upgrading FDN networks. ... Read more about Thomas Fleetham
Customer Support Engineer Thomas has been involved in IT Support since finishing his Apprenticeship as IT Technician in 2006 and his qualifications include Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Building Cisco Scalable Internetworks (BSCI) and MCP (Managing and maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment) (70-290). Tom’s prime responsibility is to provide an essential first point of contact for Post-sales support, as well as 1st, 2nd and 3rd Line Technical support to customers throughout the UK. This includes monitoring, maintaining, repairing and upgrading FDN networks. ... Read more about Thomas Fleetham
Jody Hirst
Office Manager Jody moved from Germany to live in the UK in April 2000. With a strong Customer Service background and over 10 years experience, she joined Freedom Digital Networks in August 2007. As Office Manager she is responsible for Accounting, all general Administration and supporting the Sales & Technical team to enable smooth running of the business. ... Read more about Jody Hirst
Office Manager Jody moved from Germany to live in the UK in April 2000. With a strong Customer Service background and over 10 years experience, she joined Freedom Digital Networks in August 2007. As Office Manager she is responsible for Accounting, all general Administration and supporting the Sales & Technical team to enable smooth running of the business. ... Read more about Jody Hirst