Picsolve >> Key People
Gary Cormack, Chief Executive
Gary joined Picsolve in November 2007 as Chief Executive. His background is in retail. He has worked for Boots The Chemists, where he was Trading Director and for Superdrug, where he was Commercial Director. He has also worked as Managing Director of Retail Interface Consultancy Limited, a strategic Management Consultancy business focussed on retailers and their suppliers. His international experience includes setting up and running businesses across Europe selling consumer goods to major retailers.
Mike Hodges, Chief Technicial Officer
Mike joined Picsolve in March 2010 as CTO. As a qualified Chartered Engineer, he started his career at British Aerospace before moving into R&D Design Services in the medical and biotechnology marketplace where he became Chief Engineer. From there he spent time as Technical Director with Techne, a brand-leader in Life Science technology, before moving to Tunstall Healthcare, the world leader in Telehealthcare Solutions, as Group R&D Director. With a strong commercial background, experience of international management and a love of technology, Mike is tasked with responsibility for the Group’s current product offering and New Product Development.
Marc Lunn, Finance Director
Marc is a science graduate and qualified Chartered Accountant, having trained with KPMG Nottingham from 1990 to 1996. Marc elected to further his career in Industry and worked as Site Accountant at Courtaulds Chemicals before moving into the food industry with Express Dairies (subsequently part of Arla Foods). He gained operational experience by working as Finance Manager within a multi-disciplinary site management team, and later became responsible for Group Reporting and Management Information after the establishment of Arla Foods UK plc. Marc joined Picsolve in August 2006 as Chief Finance Officer, managing a worldwide team of finance staff.
Ben Thomas, Sales Director EMEA
Ben joined Picsolve in June 2009 as Sales Director, EMEA. He graduated from Brunel University in 1990 and pursued a career in Sales and Marketing culminating in General Management positions in retail, most recently with Sector Alarm UK. Ben’s professional career includes significant international exposure with responsibility for business to business and business to consumer portfolios. Working in the USA for two years while General Manager of the Marconi videoconferencing division and with geographic responsibility including Europe, Middle East and Africa, Ben took over the Marconi Multimedia (GIP) division with responsibility for sales worldwide and ultimately as VP Global Sales for the Intelligent Networking Division with £650m annual sales. Ben gained operational experience as Managing Director of ECI (UK) responsible for business growth and record EBIT in one of the most challenging cycles in the industry’s history.
Deborah Eicher, President, COO of North America
Deborah joined Picsolve in May 2009 as Vice President of North America. Deborah has both an MBA as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration. She was most recently President of Flight Avionics of North America, specializing in partnerships with attractions, museums, zoos and aquariums throughout the United States. In addition, Deborah has a strong background in retail, finance and accounting, having also worked previously as a district manager for a national fashion retailer, a branch manager of Norwest Financial and as a controller for a holding corporation.