Our people

Sir John Madejski OBE DL DLitt (Chairman)

Sir John is better known for his ownership of Reading Football Club and more recently for his charitable work in the arts field supporting the Royal Academy and the V&A museum. He is also Chancellor of University of Reading and also is sponsor of the John Madejski Academy in Whitley. Sir John invested in Astucia in July 2003 when he acquired a controlling interest in the business. He made further investments in 2004 to fund the R&D program and has supported the acquisitions of both Golden River and Count On Us through rights issues.

Nick Lanigan, Managing Director

Nick Lanigan joined Clearview Traffic in early 2005 with countless years of operational and commercial experience across a range of manufacturing and IT service industries.
 
Nick has been pivotal in the integration of the Astucia and Golden River brands post acquisition and has continued to drive the business forward via a number of key strategic, technical and outsourcing partnerships.
 
Following a restructure of the executive team in 2009, Nick's role has continued to develop and he is now focused on broadening the scope and strength of Clearview's products and services whilst delivering an outstanding level of service to our prestigious client base.

Andrew Burton, Commercial Director

Andrew Burton joined the Clearview Traffic Group in 2005 when Count On Us was acquired to add to the previous acquisitions of Golden River & Astucia.

Andrew founded Count On Us in 1987 and grew the business to become the UK market leader in traffic & transport data collection with a regional base of 9 offices throughout the UK.

With a restructuring of the business in 2009, Andrew widened his remit within the group to include commercial responsibility for the Golden River, Astucia and COU brands together with the development of a partner network, both UK and overseas.  This role now includes identifying new markets, products and services across the group.

Martin Dicks, Technical Director

In the 1980s, Martin Dicks was a serving fire-fighter with the London Fire Brigade. At the time however, he was living in Doncaster while based at London’s Kings Cross fire station. With home and work over 150 miles apart, it meant that he spent a lot of time driving on motorways, in day and night and in all weathers.

In the 1930s, Percy Shaw envisaged the idea of using glass beads in the centre of the carriageway as an aid to night driving and “cats eyes” were born. In the same way, at some point on one of those long motorway journeys, Dicks had what has been described as his ‘Eureka moment’.

Rather than relying on the seventy year-old concept of reflecting the beam back from an approaching car’s headlights, Martin devised the idea of using a solar cell to power a rechargeable battery, which in turn would have a surplus of power to drive efficient low-energy demand LEDs and create a permanent light source within each road stud. His concept proved a winner, extending the night-time view of the road from under 90 to about 900 metres.

Martin left the fire service and in 1992 created Astucia to develop and market his invention. Today Astucia (UK) Ltd, is known worldwide for its groundbreaking technology. In addition to the stand-alone road stud, Martin became the inventor of an entire product range including studs that warn of impending hazards such as fog, ice and surface water. Martin is rightly recognised within the industry as one of the true visionaries in this vital field of road safety.

Hilary Jones, Operational Director - Count On Us

Hilary joined Count On Us Ltd as the Regional Director for Scotland in 1998.

This move followed a distinguished career in Regional and Local Government in Scotland working for Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Regional Council. Moving to the Private Sector Hilary brought a wealth of experience in transport policy, long term monitoring, public transport; traffic management and design supported by an MSc in Transport Studies.

Since joining Count On Us Hilary has been responsible for offices, numerous projects and also company implementation of ISO standards in Safety, Quality and the Environment; culminating in her current role as Operations Director as part of the Clearview Traffic Senior Management Team.

Raj Sood, Group Financial Controller

Raj Sood joined Clearview Traffic in May 2005 as the Group Financial Controller, having previously worked in SME companies in manufacturing, distribution, print drying, and electronics industries.

With an extensive career spanning 35 years, since qualifying as a Chartered Certified Accountant, Raj brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the group.

Following the reorganisation of the management structure in October 2009, Raj now leads the Finance and IT function within the Group.

Ian Wood-Smith

Ian Wood-Smith is one of the founding partners of FSP.  He has considerable experience in advising companies and professionals on company and corporate issues.  Ian acts on high value share acquisitions and disposals and on business transfers.  Ian also advises financial institutions on company law issues and in relation to loan security and he advises on a wide range of insolvency and corporate recovery issues.

Mark Chermside, Senior Business Development Manager

Mark Chermside joined Clearview Traffic in April 2008 as a Business Development Manager. He is responsible for customers in the Midlands, North and East. Mark has over 20 years experience within the FMCG marketplace and has gained a wide range of experience in sales and particularly in developing Business to Business relationships.

Brian Carpenter, Senior Business Development Manager

Andrew Burton, International Channel

Our Commerical Director, Andrew Burton also heads up our International Channel

Jean-Christophe Vangenot, International Business Development Manager

Jean-Christophe joined Clearview Traffic in February 2007 as a Products Sales Manager. He has been living and working in the UK since September 2001 where he has gained a wealth of experience in Sales, Customer Support and Technical Support.

Before joining the group, he worked in the IT industry as the Team Leader of the Managed Voice Services division for a major company. His experience has equipped him with a unique skill set ideally suited to building excellent working relationships to enhance customer service & satisfaction levels.

He has a Degree in Modern Applied Languages (French – English – Spanish) and Business.

Wayne Stant, Head of Product & Marketing

With over 12 years global product marketing experience across a broad range of industries and markets, including both the private and public sectors, our new Head of Product & Marketing Wayne Stant is a valuable asset to the team.

Wayne’s breadth of experience in fostering enduring relationships with international partners will strengthen our presence in our international markets and his marketing background ensure that the key messages about our products and solutions are clearly targeted at the right audiences in the most cost effective manner.

His proven track record in new product development, coupled with his passion for engaging with customers to create a robust strategic vision, will drive Clearview Traffic to continue delivering market leading solutions that provide clear return on investment.

Graham Muspratt, Group Product Manager

Graham has been with the group since 2005 in a mix of both marketing and product management roles. He has been responsible for the introduction of the new group identity associated with the creation of the Clearview Traffic brand introduced in 2006, the continued promotion of the SolarLite intelligent road stud and also the development and launch of the successful M100 wireless vehicle detector into the UK Traffic Signals Market.
 
Between 1985 and 2005 Graham developed his career with a leading international manufacturer of compressed air equipment, from being an engineering apprentice through project management, technical  and corporate marketing roles of increasing seniority.

Charles Lambert, Group Product Manager

Business Development Managers:

Dan Wallace
South

Steve Jones
North 

Resource Managers:

Brian McArdle

Jerry Bentall

Kevin Martin

Sean Simmons

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