Management Team
Neil Robertson, CEO
Neil has 31 years track record of building successful direct and channel global software businesses predominately in the financial software market place.
Neil was a founder of Team Systems Group in 1983, the UK's leading reseller of accounting software prior to the acquisition by Misys in 1989. Neil became an Operating Board director of Misys during the 1991 recession and was heavily involved in the restructuring of the group's operations.
In 1995 Neil set up Great Plains UK and developed the UK and the "rest of world" businesses, taking Great Plains Dynamics to market leader in numerous geographies. Neil left the company just prior to the Microsoft acquisition in 2001.
Neil joined the VC backed "high availability" provider Neverfail Group as CEO in 2002. After an initial restructure, Neil grew the business substantially delivering over 50 percent quarter on quarter growth for two years, predominately through channel sales in the USA.
Neil joined Compleat Software as CEO in 2008 as a result of raising VC capital through the Stockford Group.
Martin Procter, Chief Operating Officer
Martin graduated from the University of Birmingham in Maths & Computer Science in 1975. His early career was as a programmer at CAP. He worked as Development Director and Customer Services Director at BOS Software in London and the USA before its acquisition by the Misys Group.
Martin's career at Misys in the UK and Australia included roles as a Product Manager in the Banking Software division; Software Development Director in the Financial Services division and Development Director in the Computer Solutions division. Much of Martin's work was on software products with a world-wide reach although he also managed work on a consumer general insurance portal and a B2B Life and Pensions portal.
More recently, Martin was VP of Development and Support at the Neverfail Group and Managing Director at Digital Healthcare Ltd.
Martin joined Compleat in March 2009 as Customer Services Director.
Philip Douglas, Customer Services Director
Philip is a qualified Chartered Accountant with extensive experience as a consumer and supplier of Financial Management Software and its expected controls.
Phil started work as an in-house Chartered Accountant for ‘Enterprise Rent A Car’, before moving to the global travel company ‘Grand Circle Travel (Boston, MA)’ in 2002, where he headed up the European division of the operation as the Financial Controller. In this role he oversaw the European operations and offices in Sweden, Czech Republic, France, Italy and Switzerland.
In 2004, following the buy-out of Grand Circle, Philip was instrumental in setting up the UK team of VBT (Bristol, VT) and was involved in the acquisition of 7 companies. Philip has a deep and practical understanding of UK, European and US financial practices and how to optimise financial software to meet the demands of the business.
Philip’s experience of both using and implementing many financial software solution packages (including Microsoft Dynamics GP, Peoplesoft, Sage, CODA and Lawson), led Philip to start his own consulting practice in 2006. The practice provided financial software and accountancy advice to many companies throughout the UK and included an existing Compleat customer.
Philip joined Compleat in May 2008 as Senior Implementation Consultant. His knowledge, technical and managerial skills led to his rapid promotion to his current role as Customer Services Director.