Background
White Springs is a privately owned and UK based Technology Company formed in 2002. With Headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire we have offices in San Mateo CA and Schaumburg IL. With over 50,000 sales professionals in 350 organisations across 24 countries using the tools we create, we are a leading name in the embedded learning marketplace.
Training companies such as Miller Heiman, The Complex Sale, Sales Performance International, Huthwaite, Infoteam and Richardson currently work with White Springs technology and receive benefits including competitive advantage, new revenue streams and longer client retention.
Board of Directors
Andrew Boaden – Chairman
Co-founder of Team Systems Group (now part of Misys plc) and co-founder and Non-exec Chairman of BIW Technologies, a leading international provider of SaaS for high-value capital project management. email me
Bill Flind – Non Executive
Co-founder of Team Systems Group which was subsequently sold to Misys plc, where Bill then served as CEO of Misys Open Systems division. Bill co-founded BIW in 2000 where he is currently serving as Financial Director. email me
Marija Bichan – Advisor
Marija invests and mentors early stage companies in a wide range of sectors, including retailing, e-commerce, social media and mobile. She has a portfolio of investments, is a founding member of Incito Ventures and acts as Board Observer for some of the South East Seed Fund portfolio companies. During her fifteen years experience as angel investor and most recently as fund manager of the South East fund, she worked closely with entrepreneurs to shape ideas, define go-to-market strategies and secure funding. Marija held managerial positions with Fortis Bank, Hambros Bank and HSBC, where she focused on the mid-corporate market. email me
Management Team
Gary White – CEO
Founder and CEO of White Springs with 21 years of experience in the fields of accountancy, sales and software implementation for global organisations such as Bank of Bermuda, Coda (financial account software), Baan (Enterprise Resource Planning software) and Kana (customer service software). email me
Peter Skinner
Peter brings 30 years of experience in software design and development to White Springs. Prior to joining the company, Peter worked with a wide variety of development languages and platforms. His experiences range from Fortran IV and Z80 assembler through forth, PL/I, RAMIS II, Focus and Huron and the early days of the internet to Visual Basic, C#, and Apex. He has particular interest in the production of efficient and robust applications. email me
Neil Cochrane
Neil has over 25 years experience working in the IT industry, beginning in 1985 as a programmer in London, UK for the Institute of Directors before working extensively in various roles in the automotive industry. Neil has worked for White Springs since 2002 and is currently the Operations Manager looking after the implementation and support of the White Springs products throughout the world. email me
Toby Widdowson
Toby graduated from Oxford University in 1991 and spent 10 years as a project manager in the financial industry before moving into the field of electronic media. He then graduated from Brookes University in 2001 with a distinction in Electronic Media. After some time working as a freelance designer and 2-D animator, Toby moved into the e-gaming industry. Since joining in 2005, Toby has been responsible for our user-interface development and is involved in the initial stages of working with customer to identify and develop their overall user experience requirements. email me
Paul Foster
With 15 years experience in the web design and development arena, Paul brings a wealth of experience in both frontend and backend web development and associated technologies from a creative and technical perspective. Paul has been with White Springs since 2005 and is a key member of the product development team involved in the full project life cycle from initial design and development of client applications through to their integration into CRM and SFA tools. email me