Sepura
www.sepura.comSymbol: SEPU.L
Currently trading at: 37.75p DOWN 1.75
Sepura plc is a global leader in the design, development and supply of TETRA (TErrestrial Trunked RAdio) digital mobile radios, used predominantly by the emergency services around the world as well as in the military, transportation, utilities, local government and commercial sectors.
The TETRA standard was developed mainly for public safety professionals. It facilitates reliable radio communication at all times and offers secure voice and data transmissions - free from the possibility of eavesdropping.
Sepura has rapidly expanded across the world with a network of more than 75 regional partners that sell and support locally its market-leading products in over 90 countries. It is now the market leader in more than 25 countries.
Sepura's development expertise is focused entirely on TETRA radio terminals, and it offers the broadest range of TETRA products available. It is also the market leader in the supply of surveillance and other specialist TETRA radios and accessories.
Sepura employs some 350 people. It was admitted to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange on 3 August 2007.
Staff
 Malcolm Quelch, Vice President Product StrategyMalcolm Quelch is a founding member of Sepura and was appointed Manufacturing Director in 2002 and subsequently appointed as Chief Technology Officer. He is responsible for creating and sustaining Sepura's products, development capability and technology platform. After 17 years in the electronic components businesses of Mullard and Philips, he joined Philips Telecom as international manufacturing manager for paging, cellular and PMR radio terminals and networks. In 1996, he joined Simoco as operations director after the management buy-in of its PMR business. |  Stephen Crowther, Director and CFOStephen Crowther joined the Group in October 2003 as Finance Director. He is an Associate Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He was previously Finance Director of Merlin Communications from 1999 to 2003 and European Finance Director of Spillers Pet Foods (a subsidiary of Dalgety Plc) from 1995 to 1996 until he became Director of Corporate Planning at the Dalgety Group in 1996. Prior to that, he was a Partner at Pricewaterhouse between 1989 and 1995. |
 Gordon Watling, Chief Executive OfficerGordon Watling joined the Group in November 2006 as Chief Operating Officer. He was previously global engineering director of Honeywell's Electronic Sensing business from 2003 to 2006 and operations director of Invensys Energy Systems from 1998 to 2000, until he became development manager at HP/Agilent Technologies in 2000. Prior to that, he had operations, development and manufacturing roles at Schlumberger Industries between 1985 and 1997. He was appointed CEO in September 2008. |
Contact details
Radio House
St Andrew’s Road
Cambridge
CB4 1GR
Tel: +44 (0)1223 876000
Fax: +44 (0)1223 879000
