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Jim Brathwaite CBE (Chairman)

After graduating in Zoology and Physiology at Sheffield University, Jim’s early career was in accountancy, marketing and sales with Beecham and Bayer Pharmaceuticals until he started his own business designing training videos for industry in 1982.  This led him on to form Epic Interactive Media in Brighton in 1989, which he built up to become one of Europe’s largest multimedia companies, and a listed company, employing 150 staff. He floated the company in 1996 becoming Britain’s first Black CEO of a publicly quoted company.

 He was appointed to the Board of SEEDA the Development Agency for the South East of England in December 2001 and in August 2002 was appointed Chairman. Jim is a member of the national Small Business Council, with responsibility for dealing with the Inland Revenue, and of the government’s Export Advisory Committee for the ‘Americas’. He is also a member of the Court of the Sussex University. He is a director of the University of Greenwich, and also of the National Business Angels Network Ltd. He was a director of Sussex TEC Ltd from April 1993, which then became Sussex Enterprise in 1995, and he remained on the board until December 2002. He was the founding Chairman of Business Link Sussex, holding the post from 1996-2001, and also a founding Director of “Wired Sussex”.  He has been: Treasurer of the Caribbean Advisory Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Chairman of the Arundel Festival; Governor of Brighton & Hove 6th Form College; a member of the Council of the University of Sussex. He was awarded the CBE for services to the Sussex economy in the New Year’s Honours 2001.

                                         Mail to jim.brathwaite@examondemand.co.uk

Mark Robinson-Sivyer (Managing Director)

Mark Robinson-Sivyer has worked in sales and marketing for many years in both the UK and abroad. Having run a number of his own businesses in hospitality, he was the Principal involved in the start-up of the C&B chain in Australia. Moving back to the UK he owned and operated a number of successful businesses in Commercial Surveying and Security Consultancy before joining Exam on Demand.

            Mail to mark.robinson@examondemand.co.uk

Andrew Rowland (Finance Director)

Having trained as a Chartered Accountant, Andrew achieved directorship of the UK aerospace subsidiary of Control Data Corporation in his early thirties. He subsequently organised the Management Buy-Out of the fast growing subsidiary in a syndicated deal led by 3i, including MAM, Prudential, and CIN. He exited profitably 5 years later, and since the early 1990s has specialised in supporting SMEs during their formative, fast growth years.

             Mail to andrew.rowland@examondemand.co.uk

David Blakeley (Technical Director)

David Blakeley has been working in the Information Technology industry and has successfully run a number of his own businesses for many years. His involvement with Unilever and as one of the founders of Oracle UK operating globally, led him on to a successful career in consulting as acting CTO with numerous enterprises and a Directorship with X-Tension, prior to sale, before joining Exam on Demand Limited.

            Mail to david.blakeley@examondemand.co.uk

Mark Brabham (Installation Consultant)

Originally trained as a Mechanical Engineer and having spent 15yrs in manufacturing rising to management, Mark left factory life and tried his hand at Sales. Over the next decade in and out of technical and capital equipment Sales found a an interest in IT. Spent four years with a local solutions house providing enterprise business management solutions such as Navision and Access Accounts, the role involved business and system analysis, project management and resource coordination in order to deliver on time and on price. Mark's passion for systems and attention to detail made him an ideal choice for Exam on Demand Ltd.

            Mail to mark.brabham@examondemand.co.uk

Phil Rowland (Business Development Manager)

Phil joined Exam on Demand in April 2002.  Prior to this Phil, having gained his degree from Brunel University , worked as an Account Manager and Sales Consultant for an IT company providing Recruitment Software and Technical Support. For the last three years he managed International & multi national accounts with such companies as Deloitte & Touché, Capita, Addecco and Macall Associates.  He brings a wealth of experience in customer service and attention to detail that ensures a smooth transition for clients into the environs of electronic delivery.

            Mail to phil.rowland@examondemand.co.uk

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