Our leadership team

Gwen Ventris has extensive experience in leading and managing business change, gained through working in highly turbulent, technology-disruptive sectors. Formerly Chief Operating Officer, Global Enterprise Director and Plc Board Executive of AEA Group, a VP with Sprint in the US setting up and leading their Enterprise Mobility business, and prior to this a founding director of BT’s Systems and Consulting business, Syntegra, growing the business to £1B revenue and serving customers in 22 countries. Gwen started her career in the American multi-national, Texas Instruments in Semiconductors and Consumer Product Sales. Gwen holds a Masters in Strategy and Business Change.

Andy is a founder of Speakerbus. Having graduated from City University, with a BSc Hons in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Andy joined the Telecoms industry for a few years before joining forces with colleagues and setting up Speakerbus. Andy’s passion for technology and connectivity in particular has driven his insight into the marketplace and his desire to build a global business which supports its clients’ productivity, effectiveness and competitive advantage.

Robert Connolly is an ACCA qualified accountant and has a wide range of experience in many areas of financial accounting. Rob joined Speakerbus in 2003 and is currently responsible for the global finance function within Speakerbus, heading up the global finance team out of the UK.

Nicole is an experienced global client service, sales and business executive with deep specialisms in the trader voice sector. She holds a degree from St John’s University and joined Speakerbus in 2006. Nicole is responsible for Strategic Sales particularly in the US and works with our global team to ensure a seamless approach to our clients.

David joined Speakerbus in 2001 as Operations Manager following 14 years working in a number of high profile investment banks.  David is currently responsible for Global Client Services for Speakerbus.  He has considerable knowledge of IT, the telecommunications sector, banking and general business.  David is passionate about delivering exceptional client services and creating strong long term relationships within Speakerbus’ global user community.

Following a modern apprenticeship, David furthered his education graduating from UCL with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering. In 1999 he joined Citigroup and retrained as a Risk and Control Manager, gaining CISSP, CISA, CISM and CRISC professional qualifications to support this career change. David later held multiple roles at BNP Paribas and provided regulatory oversight of approximately 100 material suppliers. In July 2021, David joined Speakerbus Technology as Operations Director before quickly being promoted to Director of Global Client Services & Technology.