Chief Executive
Martin has been in the IT services industry for 22 years. He and Kenny Wilson founded Rocela in 2002, having spent five years with the Oracle Corporation in partner and global account management roles.
Believing that fundamental inefficiencies existed in the tension between major software vendors and many end users, they established Rocela to provide expert, independent advice that would enable their clients to get the most from their Oracle investment.
Rocela has been a great success story, attracting a world-class management team and a global client base composed of many Fortune 1000 market leaders.
Rocela has received numerous industry awards, with Martin being honoured with the Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007.
Within the business he focuses on working with key clients and alliance partners to drive optimal value from their investments in Oracle solutions in licensing and ERP projects.
As Chief Executive Martin works with the management team to develop the business. He also serves on the board with key stakeholders to develop strategic direction.
Prior to his time at Oracle, Martin worked in an IBM reseller, specialising in ERP JBA Solutions.
Non-Executive Chairman
Peter Waller, MA (Cantab), has been Rocela's Non-Executive Chairman since 2006. He is responsible for the management of the Board, ensuring we meet our legal obligations as a private limited company and advising the executives on a range of issues.
He has over 21 years senior executive experience with major international IT companies including IBM, Hitachi and Spring Group plc.
His senior posts within IT include Director of Marketing Operations for IBM Europe and Chief Executive of Hitachi Data Systems UK.
More recently he has served as Chairman of Ives Development and MI International, and Executive Chairman of Quillion.
Group Commercial Director
Kenny Wilson is co-founder and Director of Rocela. In his role as Group Commercial Director, Kenny has responsibility for overseeing the development of commercial models, risk management and implementation of contractural frameworks to enhance the benefits that Rocela delivers to clients and alliance partners via the License Optimisation and Professional Services units.
An "Oracle veteran", he worked in the Oracle market for over twenty years, including twelve years with Oracle Corporation where he held senior consulting and management positions.
In addition to his responsibilities as Group Commercial Director, Kenny also provides Oracle license advisory services to large multinational organisations across all major sectors including Financial Services, Utilities, Telecommunications, Media, Manufacturing and Services. Kenny's specialist Oracle licensing knowledge helps Rocela successfully deliver license compliance assessments, contract risk assessments and license optimisation planning to a range of clients.
Business Development & Innovation Director
Ian has worked in the IT Services industry for nearly 25 years, holding a number of senior Director roles, primarily within the software industry.
Prior to joining Oracle Corporation in 1998, Ian was co-founder of a software development company specialising in Content Management applications aimed at the media and publishing market place. Ian then spent 5 years at Oracle managing product license sales into the communications and media sector.
Ian is currently responsible for the License Optimisation consulting delivery practice within Rocela. Ian's deep knowledge of Oracle license practices, seasoned management experience mixed with extensive commercial skills, helps Rocela deliver significant return on investment to their clients. Ian's 'hand picked' team consists of a collection of Oracle experts, all with complimentary skills across all aspects of Oracle, delivering a variety of client value based propositions.
Director of Corporate Services
Stewart joined Rocela in November 2006, following the acquisition of Incisus.
Stewart is responsible for Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, ICT, Business Systems and Administration.
Stewart brings more than 20 years business and IT experience to Rocela - including 14 years focusing exclusively on the Oracle Applications product set.
He has held senior roles in small, medium and large corporations in the UK, Africa and South East Asia - including line management, consulting and project and programme management experience.
Stewart is an accomplished Oracle Applications Consultant with extensive Functional and Solution Design experience of all the Financials, Procurement and Distribution modules of the Oracle E-Business Suite applications. He has extensive experience in the implementation and upgrade of Oracle Applications from R9 to the E-business Suite 11i.
His project and programme planning/management skills combined with his analysis and business process and accounting experience are key attributes in his role as Director of Corporate Services with Rocela.
Stewart is also a fully qualified Chartered Accountant.