Board of Directors

Simon has over 20 years of experience in board and advisory roles with British and American B2B software companies. He is a seasoned executive, specializing in guiding both listed and growth equity-backed technology companies. He has extensive knowledge of AIM and broad expertise across the technology sector, having held board positions at U.K.-listed companies such as SurfControl plc, Endace Limited, and PCI-PAL plc. Simon has also held advisory, board and Chair positions at many international software companies including The Innovation Group (USA), Workshare, M86 Security, and Rootstock. He currently serves as Chair on the boards of PCI-PALplc (UK) and Uberflip (Canada), and as Independent NED at Hazelcast (USA).

Simon is a member of the Audit, Risk and Sustainability Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Tarek founded FADEL in 2003, he is responsible for driving its long-term strategic plan as well as overseeing the day-to-day management of the Group. He has more than 27 years of experience building, selling and implementing enterprise software applications. He served at Cambridge Technology Group between 1995 and 1997, before spending 6 years with Oracle Corporation, a cloud technology company, where he managed a consulting practice for Oracle responsible for the success of several large ERP and E-Commerce client implementations, and held the position of Director of Product Management releasing several Oracle CRM products. Tarek graduated from the Lebanese American University in Computer Science, has a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science from The City University of New York and an Executive MBA from Columbia Business School and holds a technology patent for his work on Method and Apparatus for e-Commerce Integration Architecture and Process.

Sally is a qualified Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) accountant and an experienced UK public company director. She has served as Group Chief Operating Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer at Huntsworth plc, the international public relations and healthcare communications group, from 2004 to 2014.

She is senior independent Non-Executive Director of Mind Gym plc, an international behavioral science company delivering business improvement solutions to companies across the world, which she joined at the time of its AIM listing in 2018, Non-Executive Director of NAHL plc, the consumer legal-focused marketing and services business, since 2019 and Non-Executive Director of Skillcast Group plc, provider of e-learning software and content subscriptions and related professional services, which she joined at the time of its AIM listing in 2021. She has been Non-Executive Chairperson of digital experience agency, UNRVLD since 2020 and Non-Executive Director of Nominet UK, the domain name registry which runs. UK – part of the UK’s critical national infrastructure since 2022.

Sally acts as chair of the Audit, Risk and Sustainability Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Joe is experienced in building and managing sales teams. He currently serves as Chief Revenue Officer for ERP Maestro, a tech company focused on providing access security and compliance software for companies running SAP. Prior to joining ERP Maestro, he led strategic sales initiatives for Qstream and San Jose-based Clarity Consultants. He has held executive leadership roles for several successful enterprise software firms including Peoplefluent, Softscape and Centra Software, as well as senior sales, service, and business development positions at Oracle and SAP. Joe graduated from The State University of New York at Fredonia in Business and has an MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Finance.

Joe is a member of the Groups Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Mark Plotkin, CPA, is a seasoned financial executive with over 25 years of leadership experience across licensing, publishing, and corporate finance, and serves as the Secretary of the Board. Most recently serving as VP of Controllership, Marvel Entertainment, at The Walt Disney Company. Mark has a proven track record of driving operational efficiency, implementing financial systems, and aligning strategy with business goals. A former Chief Accounting Officer at Marvel Entertainment and Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, he brings deep expertise in GAAP, internal controls, and financial reporting. Mark is based in New York City.