Director Profiles
Executive Board Members
Ron
Burges
Chief Executive Officer
Simon Burges
Marketing & Sales
Director
Paul Ferguson
Finance Director
Scott Smith
Commercial
Director
Operational Board Members
Gillian Cameron
Customer Support
Director
Grahame Steed
Publishing Director
Dr David McDonald
Operations Director
Jim McPhillimy
Executive Directors
Ron Burges (aged 62), Chief Executive Officer
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Ron founded BiP Solutions in 1984 to publish the United Kingdom’s first directory of public sector contract opportunities, Contrax Weekly. Prior to this he had a successful career in the motor and cleaning trades. He has been the CEO of the company since its creation, and has been instrumental in defining BiP’s market-leading solutions. He has overseen the company's expansion into providing allied services and solutions that facilitate the interaction between buyer and supplier communities. Ron is also an accomplished writer on procurement issues and a speaker and presenter at conferences nationally and internationally. He now focuses on the strategic direction of the company and its expansion into new markets.
Simon Burges (aged 34),
Sales & Marketing Director
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Simon joined BiP Solutions in 1998 and has overall responsibility for the sales, marketing and events teams. He has successfully managed the organisation of numerous high-profile events, including conferences and exhibitions for the Ministry of Defence, the Scottish Government and the Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government (SOPO). In 2008, he oversaw the launch of Procurex Scotland, an annual conference and exhibition aimed at both the public and private sectors. Simon was responsible for the inception and successful delivery of the first Procurex National conference and exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre in March 2010. Simon regularly attends the Harvard Business School in Boston, USA, which specifically addresses leadership development and the global business challenge. In 2008 he successfully completed the Building and Leading Customer-Centric Organisations and in 2009 the Leading Professional Service Firms course.
Paul
Ferguson (aged 53), Finance Director
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Paul joined BiP Solutions as Finance Director in November 2008. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in 1983, and has since worked in several senior finance positions in Africa, Europe and Scotland. He was Finance and Restructuring Director at Zambia Railways, and has been involved in business start-up and finance functions in a number of companies within the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, including Finance Director in European and UK business brands. Paul has considerable experience of financial and management reporting, analysis, control and business management which he will apply in the continued long-term development of BiP.
Scott Smith (aged 41), Commercial
Director
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Scott was appointed Commercial Director in 2004, having previously worked for BiP Solutions as IT Director since 1999. Scott is responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities for BiP in the UK and overseas, via the Commercial team. He has experience in a number of international procurement projects, including assignments in Kenya, Kosovo, Montenegro and the United Arab Emirates. In addition, he is responsible for expanding BiP's PASS Consultancy service and is the Director charged with ownership of the company's Delta eSourcing service.
Operational Directors
Gillian Cameron (aged 43), Customer Support Director
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Gillian is BiP Solutions’ Customer Support Director and has worked for the company since 1986. She was responsible for establishing the customer support team in 2005, with the aim of improving levels of customer satisfaction and retention. She is also responsible for promoting communication between the public and private sectors on a range of procurement issues.
Grahame
Steed (aged 42), Publishing Director
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As Publishing Director, Grahame is responsible for BiP Solutions' business intelligence, design, proofing, communications and distribution teams. He is accountable for the quality and speed of delivery of the firm's online and print information services, including contracts services and publications such as MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin (MOD DCB) and Government Opportunities (GO). Before joining BiP in January 2003, Grahame worked in various senior editorial and publishing roles for the media company EMAP plc. Grahame regularly attends the Harvard Business School in Boston, USA, which specifically addresses leadership development and the global business challenge. Harvard Business School sets a high bar and in 2008 Grahame successfully completed the Delivering Information Services course and in 2009, the Leading Professional Service Firms course.
Dr David McDonald (aged 43), Operations Director
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David joined BiP Solutions as Operations Director in March 2009. He brings 17 years of diverse experience in bridging business, process and IT solutions. Most recently, David was Development Director for SunGard where he was responsible for product development, software solution implementations, training services, and driving strategic change within the business. His background combines considerable project management experience with business process design and the design, development and maintenance of information management systems. He will draw on this experience to help the business meet its future growth plans.
