Management team

Stephen Stanway is chairman and founder of the SAS Group of Companies. Stephen has over 20 years sales and executive management experience in the IT and telecommunications sectors. In his role as chairman he guides the company's strategic direction and partnerships, and advises on overall business structure and development, core operational issues and sales strategies.

Charles Davis is chief executive officer for the SAS Group of Companies. He joined SAS in 1998 to drive the company’s pan-European operations in service delivery and in 2002, at the age of 32, he was appointed managing director. Charles has a varied business background spanning the computing and business services industries.

Simon Cranford is chief information officer for the SAS Group of Companies. Simon is responsible for developing architectural recommendations and evaluating emerging technologies for SAS, its customers and partner organisations. Prior to joining SAS, Simon spent a number of years with US-based manufacturing firm Applied Materials Inc.

David Biggins is chief financial officer of the SAS Group of Companies. Prior to working with SAS, David spent almost a decade in the leisure industry, holding senior financial positions with Kuoni and Thomson Worldwide.

Nick Cothill is commercial director for the SAS Group of Companies. Prior to joining SAS, Nick spent several years with Network Partners, where he headed-up the company’s commercial function and managed the delivery of all products and operations in Europe. He has also held senior commercial positions with leading organisations including British Telecom.