Roger M Bailey, Chairman, Age 58

Roger is the founder of the company which came into existence in 1999 to hold various investments made in information technology and related industries over a number of previous years.

His initial entrepreneurial career started in 1968 in the emerging motor sport industry, with the successful operation of +2; retailing, manufacturing, and wholesaling of speed equipment, clothing and accessories along with a highly profitable mail order operation.

In 1972 he took control of a family owned property company and from 1979 was involved in large scale commercial property development with funding provided by UK pension funds and bank finance, undertaking a program in excess Sterling £30 Million over the next 10 years.

In the 1990’s he made a number of investments in Information Technology and related enterprises resulting in the formation of this group.

Dr Michael Charles Allen, D.Phil and B.Sc (Hons) Sussex, Director and MD of Bladon Aged 49.

Mike joined the board of parts of the Atlantic Group part time in June 2002. He is a senior clinical project manager with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, with responsibility for the UK and Ireland clinical programme for the anti-infectives and transplant portfolios, where he has gained considerable experience in clinical trials budgeting and analysis and financial management of multi million pound projects and the management, strategic and tactical marketing of products.

He plays a major role for Wyeth in developing key opinion leader contacts within medicine, academic research, charities and government bodies, including Parliamentary Select Committees and Working Parties.

He currently sits on a national working party looking into infections in UK hospitals and developing guidelines to tackle the problem of hospital infections. He is a member of both the Global Brand and European Medical Expert teams for anti-infectives.

Mike is also a professional photographer with over 25 years experience specializing in sports and glamour and has published in Westminster Press Limited, Conde Naste, Century Publishing (USA), Street & Smiths (USA), and other well known publications. He has undertaken assignments for companies such Budweiser and Rothmans.

He also has experience of reptiles and amphibians and has assisted in wildlife film making on many occasions. He holds a license to keep and handle dangerous wild animals.

Mike will become full time as soon as possible, focusing on the development and management of the Media Division of Atlantic (www.atlanticnetwork.com) as well as carrying out his duties as Company Secretary for epaypoint plc, along with analyzing trends and markets and as a point of contact for major customers.

Ian Macdonald, Director, Chairman of Bladon and epaypoint plc and Director of Purple Haze Productions Limited,
Aged 57.

Ian has been involved in the financial services industry for over 30 years. During this time he has worked in a variety of capacities for a variety of companies;

as a Marketing Manager in Standard Life, a Regional Manager in Allied Dunbar, as a Director in both Sunlife Unit Services, and Leopold Joseph. Ian’s experience in both finance and film production is a critical contributing factor, not only to the management of PHP but also to its philosophy.

Roger Taylor, Director, Aged 58

Roger has spent a large part of his commercial life with a number of internationally renowned insurance and re-insurance companies based in the UK, Bermuda and USA.

He is a member of a number of professional bodies for both accountants and insurance professionals and is a Fellow of the Institute of Company Accountants, an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute a member of the Institute of Management Information Systems and of the Chartered Management Institute.

As the Director of Sartor Resources Limited, a licensed insurance company manager based in Guernsey, with affiliates in Barbados and Cyprus, Roger promotes and manages Captive Insurance Companies, alternative risk financing programs, and acts as a risk manager and underwriting consultant to companies and groups on a worldwide basis.