Dedicated to digital health and technology enabled care
We recognise that as an advisory business our services can only ever be as good as our people.
We take seriously the support we provide our clients and therefore only employ personnel with very specific skills, geared of course to the sector in which we operate. Our breadth is impressive and geography wide. Whether you are an insurance organisation in the Netherlands, a care organisation in the UK or a commercial provider in Spain we are able to support you to the highest standards.
Directors
Steve Smith
Steve has operated at the forefront of the TEC sector for most of his career starting with a technical design/support role at Davis Safety in the early 1980’s. Since that time Steve has focused upon commercial/product management activities and has held Managing Director/CEO/VP roles in some of the most recognised companies in the sector including, Modern Vitalcall, Tunstall Group, Cirrus (Now Appello) and Welbeing. Following the sale of the Welbeing business to Doro AB of Sweden Steve was asked to take on the Vice President of Care role within the company where he was responsible for Telecare alarm receiving centres in the UK, Sweden, and Norway as well as telecare equipment sales throughout the rest of Europe. Steve holds an MBA.
Mark Bannister
After graduating with a geography degree from Manchester University in 1980, Mark worked in the local authority housing sector for 20+ years, specialising in partnership working to develop supported housing and TEC services. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing. While working for Wealden District Council, Mark established Welbeing as a joint venture between Wealden and Eastbourne Borough Council in 2005 and was appointed Managing Director. As a not-for-profit company the business grew quickly, acquiring a national profile in the TEC industry. Building on this success and with investment from Eastbourne BC, Welbeing transitioned to a private company in 2014. Mark became a shareholder in the privatised business and remained as a Director following its acquisition by Doro AB in 2018.
Associate Directors
Adam Southward
Adam graduated with a Philosophy degree in the early noughties, initially working on software engineering in the private sector, designing and developing web applications for the dot.com era. Moving into the public sector, he became heavily focused on the commissioning and development of technology services for Health and Social Care, covering Adults' Services, Children's Services, Education and Public Health. Taking on a range of roles from relationship management right through to deputy director, his passion for digital and data innovation has kept him relentlessly positive through the ongoing Local Government and NHS transformation agendas. Working with TECS Advisory is a privileged opportunity to deliver the very best tech innovation into this sector.
Wendy Griffith
Wendy has a degree in Media Production and Modern English and was an early adopter of the internet. She brings a wealth of experience to Tecs Advisory with 25 years from roles in Digital Sales, Marketing and Advertising, Administration, and Project management across Local press, Food and Hospitality, Automotive and Retail sectors.
She has trained sales teams to achieve online sales objectives, helped developed award-winning websites and marketing strategies for businesses, exceeded target revenues through digital sales and built a business brand through social media, video and influencer marketing.
