John McArthur

Chief Executive Officer

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John has been the Chief Executive Officer of Tracsis since the formation of the Company in January 2004. Prior to this he worked as an investment manager with Techtran, the University's preferred commercialisation partner. John also worked for several years with technology venture capital company Axiomlab PLC and started his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. He holds a first class degree in Management Science from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

Robert Watson

Chief Operating Officer

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Robert is the founder and chief executive of RWA Rail. Before its inception in 2004, Robert previously operated as a sole trader under the name Robert Watson Associates. He began his career in the rail sector with British Rail in 1982 having gained an MPhil in Management Studies from Oxford University. After management roles within British Rail and the Boots Company, Robert moved to Railtrack (now Network Rail) in 1994 where he subsequently became the Head of Operational Planning. As part of this role he was involved in the company’s flotation on the London Stock Exchange in 1996, before going on to consult to the Strategic Rail Authority, playing a leading role in the development of UK capacity utilisation policies and route utilisation strategies. Robert is a visiting lecturer in transport at Loughborough University, and has written for a number of railway related publications covering timetabling and scheduling. Robert joined the Tracsis board upon completion of the reverse acquisition of RWA Rail on 5 August 2008.

Dr. Raymond Kwan

Chief Technical Officer

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Raymond is the Chief Technical Officer of Tracsis having dedicated his career to researching complex scheduling problems within the transport industry. Prior to the incorporation of Tracsis, Raymond worked as a senior lecturer within the School of Computing at the University, where he continues his research on a part time basis.

Darren Bamforth

Finance Director

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Darren graduated from the University of Bradford with a degree in Business Studies. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, becoming a Senior Manager in 1998. Whilst at KPMG, Darren was responsible for managing a portfolio of audit and accountancy clients. Between 1999 and 2002, Darren was responsible for a specialist financial modelling team for KPMG's northern practice - a team which he had helped to develop to undertake financial modelling services for corporate finance and transaction support projects. In 2002 he left KPMG to establish Atraxa, a business advisory practice which specialises in supporting early stage and growing companies.

John Nelson

Non-Executive Director

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John is currently Chairman of First Class Partnerships; a strategic consultancy business which services the UK and International rail industries, and the 'Operator of Last Resort' for the Department for Transport. Prior to this, John was the Chief Executive of Network South East, centered at London, and also headed up the Eastern Region which made up over a quarter of Britain's rail network. John has served as Director of Laing Rail Limited who operate Chiltern Railways and has served on the Board of South Eastern Trains and Hull Trains. John is also currently a non-executive Director of Hull Trains and is also on the boards of the Wrexham, Shropshire & Marylebone Railway and YourRail Limited, which promotes the use of mobile phone ticketing in the rail sector.

Charles Winward

Non-Executive Director

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Charles is an Investment Manager at IP Group plc, a company which holds shares in the Company through Techtran. Charles joined IP Group in April 2007 to manage investments in Top Technology Ventures Limited, the IP Group plc's venture capital fund management subsidiary. Previously Charles was Vice President of Technology Infrastructure at JP Morgan Chase & Co, where he worked in a variety of roles in London, New York and Brussels, and an investment manager at Axiomlab, an AIM-listed early stage investment specialist. Charles has an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and a Bachelors Degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Bristol.

Rod Jones

Non-Executive Chairman

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Rod has held a number of senior management roles in several different technology companies including: European Vice President at Cincom Systems Inc., International Director of Western Data Systems Inc. and President of NASDAQ listed Ross Systems Inc. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of Proactis plc, an AIM quoted provider of spend control software.