Our People
At Synnovia, our people are at the heart of our business. Everything we do depends upon our motivated and committed employees. We empower our people to reach their full potential.
Leadership Team
Tony
Green
Chief Executive Officer
Tony
Green
Chief Executive Officer
Georgina
Clark
Group Finance Director
Georgina
Clark
Group Finance Director
Richard
Bramham
Chief Commercial Officer,
BNL
Richard
Bramham
Chief Commercial Officer
Richard started his working career with Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd, where he qualified as a Marine Engineering Officer. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing with more than 25 years senior management experience, including 16 years with Farnell Electronic Components Limited as General Manager for operations throughout Southeast Asia and China and as Group Marketing Director at Deutsch (Tyco). Richard joined BNL as Global Sales & Marketing Director in 2014, from Eaton, where he was General Manager of the Fire & Voice Systems business. After more than 8 years of managing BNL’s global sales and marketing teams, Richard took up the role of Chief Commercial Officer in 2023. Richard has considerable product and regulation expertise associated to the supply of components to the aerospace and automotive markets.
Simon
Shenton
Managing Director,
C&T Matrix
Simon
Shenton
Managing Director
Simon Shenton joined C&T Matrix as Managing Director in March 2011 and has been involved with manufacturing companies within the print and packaging industry for over 20 years. Prior to his appointment at C&T Matrix, he worked for Italian paper manufacturer, Fedrigoni Group, both as Export Director based in Italy and as General Manager in the UK. Previously, he held commercial positions with ArjoWiggins Group, both in the UK and internationally. Fluent in Italian, Spanish and French, Simon holds a Masters Degree in International Business and Languages from Heriot Watt University.
Richard
Stevens
Managing Director,
Flexipol
Richard
Stevens
Managing Director
Richard is the Managing Director of Flexipol, our specialist packaging solutions business. He joined the team in 1998 and held positions in Quality, Technical and Production Planning. In 2008, he became responsible for Flexipol’s operations before moving to Flexipol Commercial Director in 2015. In this commercial role, Richard managed the Flexipol, Palagan and Synpac brands across three UK manufacturing sites. In 2020, Richard was appointed Managing Director of Flexipol. Richard studied Quality Management at Salford University and holds an MSc in Management from Manchester University.
Dave
Kavanagh
Managing Director,
Bell Plastics
Dave
Kavanagh
Managing Director
Dave joined Synnovia in August 2008 as Managing Director of Bell Plastics. Prior to joining Synnovia, Dave was Global Business Manager of OM Group and subsequently also took the role of General Manager of Borchers GmbH in Langenfeld, Germany (a business OM Group acquired from Lanxess in 2007). Previous roles included Business Manager Octel Corp (now Innospec ) and European Marketing Manager ISP Corp (now part of Ashland). Dave holds a BSc in Advanced Chemistry.
Doing it differently
We approach everyday decisions and activities with a set of guiding core values. These core values keep our people focused on the long-term health of our business.
Creating value
We start with the customer and work backwards.
We know that innovation is our life blood.
We strive for win-win with all stakeholders.
Building teams
We lead by giving our teams the space to operate and the support to deliver.
We rely on open communication and constructive challenge.
We encourage collaboration, good humour and a positive mind set at all times.
Developing individuals
We feel and act like long term owners.
We understand that failure and improvement go together so long as grit is sandwiched in between.
We are all Synnovia.