Richard’s background includes ten years of telecommunications engineering work with British Telecommunications and Plessey. Subsequently, his decision to enter the field of sales and marketing resulted in a number of positions with major communications systems manufacturers. He formed his own company in 1986, to take advantage of the opportunities for selling used telecommunications equipment to the export market. Twenty Five years on Richard maintains the position of Chairman, overseeing the transition of CES to becoming a leading managed service company.

He continues to follow his lifelong interest in vintage sports cars, rallying and touring around Europe and America.

Also a keen member of the CPRE and Woodland trust.

Adrian’s background was within the IT and Telecoms recruitment industry where he managed a team of senior recruitment consultants. Having secured a number of major contracts with global blue chip organisations he was headhunted by Michael Page, a market leader in investment banking recruitment. Here he managed a team of executive recruitment consultants doubling the revenue generated within 2 years.

After a years sabbatical in Long Island New York, coaching and directing soccer camps throughout Long Island, he joined CES Telecom.

He quickly became Sales Director, spearheading the drive for a more global presence with a focus on providing outsourced managed services to network operators. The formation of the groups Network Operation Centre’s in the UK & USA put CES in the unique position of being a complete vendor independent managed service provider.

Adrian continues to follow his passion for football having played at a semi-professional level for a number of years.

Thomas Brunette is the President of CES America. Among Tom’s primary responsibilities is the maintenance of relationships with major carriers in the United States. Tom has helped drive the CES group into having an ever growing market share in the secondary hardware industry along with positioning CES into an enviable position of being able to offer their customers a full managed service for all there network needs . In addition, Tom is considered a leading international expert in the appraisal of telecommunication network equipment having appraised hundreds of networks in over 10 countries the past 22 years.

Tom is a keen sailor, regularly participating in yacht races around southern America.