The Shipley-based technical professional services specialist, Consult Red, has recruited Steve Donachie (pictured) as it embarks on a new chapter of growth as an employee-owned company.
Consult Red works with the world's leading media operators, including Liberty Global (Virgin, UPC), Comcast (Sky) and AT&T (Directv), and in the last 12 months, it has grown its team in the UK, Poland and the US by 40%
In his role, Steve will be responsible for driving further growth propelled by increasing demand for 'Internet of Things (IoT) smart, connected products, video and broadband end-user equipment, streaming TV devices, networks and platforms. Connected devices and systems developed by Consult Red are currently in more than 30 million homes around the world.
Before joining, Steve had his own consultancy company, working with technology & engineering clients. He was the chief commercial officer at Triax HQ for three years, where he led sales, marketing, and commercial management teams across Triax's EMEA subsidiary companies. Before this, Steve was at Pace plc (now Commscope), where he held several senior management positions as a VP leading Pace's satellite business in the EMEA region.
Steve said "I am delighted to be joining the Executive team at this exciting time in the company's journey and hot on the heels of its transition to an employee-owned company.”
“Over the last 15 years, Consult Red has delivered a solid track record of innovation in the media sector. Now we want to build on the company's heritage as a connected technology partner in the media and connectivity sectors to reach more customers and to help them develop their propositions in IoT or 'smart' markets. Our track record and experience can help clients deliver digital transformation, managing risk and getting to market faster."
“Consult Red's experience across intelligent edge and cloud-connected devices over secure platforms means that we are a great engineering development partner for organisations that want to adopt technology and make it work for them.”
Andrew Stewart, CEO, said: "We're excited to welcome Steve to the team. Steve's international, sales, marketing & commercial experience in the Telco, Digital TV & connected devices industry will lead us towards achieving further growth for the business."
