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Lightfoot powers into next phase of growth
with David Savage as CRO
Fleet technology specialist
Lightfoot has expanded its
leadership team with the recent
appointment of David Savage
as its new Chief Revenue
O昀케cer to drive forward the
company’s ambitious growth
plans and international market
expansion.
In the newly created role, David
will bring his 20 years of leadership
experience driving commercial
growth across the mobility,
automotive and technology
sectors. His most recent role was
as Vice-President at telematics
business Geotab.
David has also worked at
mobility provider FREENOW, where
he drove double-digit growth and
expanded operations signi昀椀cantly.
His track record includes scaling
B2B and B2B2C sales operations,
leading high performing teams,
and executing go-to-market
strategies that deliver measurable
results.
His appointment comes as
Lightfoot gears up for multi-market
expansion.
David said: “I am delighted to be
joining Lightfoot at such a pivotal
time – our plans for growth across
the continent are ambitious and,
with our proven technology and
demonstrable results, I know we
can make signi昀椀cant progress on
reducing risk on the roads and
supporting decarbonisation e昀昀orts
for European 昀氀eets.
“Our plans extend even further
a昀椀eld too, and I am looking forward
to leading the global expansion,
reinforcing the key safety, emission
reduction and cost saving features
that have made Lightfoot such
a unique and highly successful
company in the UK.”
David’s appointment follows
a series of managerial changes
at Lightfoot announced earlier
this year, which saw Paul Hollick
moving up to the role of CEO and
Rupert Lyon-Taylor named Chief
Customer O昀케cer.
Paul added: “Bringing on
board such a knowledgeable,
experienced and skilled
professional as David is a huge
boost to the Lightfoot team as
we ramp up our international
expansion, while also continuing to
partner with more 昀氀eets in UK – to
add to the hundreds who already
use our technology.
“Businesses take
decarbonisation and safety
very seriously and we know our
innovative o昀昀ering will continue to
provide 昀氀eet operators with the
data and insight to build safer and
more e昀케cient vehicle operations.
“We have achieved so much
as a business in the past few
years and I look forward to
David contributing to our further
success.”
David Savage
Audiebant exclusively partners with Simply
NUC to accelerate global expansion
The partnership enables rapid
global deployment of solutions.
Delivering safer, more secure
environments, and helping
reduce casualties during
critical incidents
Audiebant, the UK’s leading
provider of zoned mass
communication and lockdown
solutions, has signed an exclusive
agreement with Simply NUC, a
global leader in small-form custom
computing, known for their
Next Unit of Computing (NUC)
products.
Simply NUC will become
the sole supplier of NUCs to
Audiebant within the zoned mass
communication sector. This
enables Audiebant to accelerate
the deployment of its intelligent
communication software, reducing
the risk of harm to both people
and property during critical
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incidents or terrorist attacks. This
partnership supports Audiebant’s
established facility security and
mass communication systems,
complementing its recently
launched, patent-pending solarpowered outdoor events unit.
Under the terms of the
partnership, Simply NUC will
custom-install Audiebant’s
software onto Simply NUC’s
hardware. The solution is a
Hardware-Enabled Software-asa-Service (HESaaS) Audiebant
branded media player. Simply
NUC will also manage the
logistics of these units directly to
Audiebant’s clients worldwide.
Simply NUC’s global distribution
network spans over 200 countries.
Audiebant will bene昀椀t from a
streamlined supply chain resulting
in reduced delivery times. This
ensures that the bespoke safety
solution reaches clients quickly
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and e昀케ciently.
The partnership brings value
to Simply NUC, which gains a
high-volume, long-term customer
in Audiebant. This strengthens
Simply NUC’s existing customer
portfolio, which already includes
NASA, Meta, Tesla, and other
major global organisations.
Audiebant anticipates the deal
will support its ambitious goal
of 500% annual compounded
growth over the next three years.
This growth will be for both client
base and revenue. By leveraging
the partnership with Simply NUC,
Audiebant aims to expand into
more than 30 countries within this
timeframe.
“From our 昀椀rst conversation,
the innovative team at Simply
NUC understood the scale of
our ambition to expand rapidly
in international markets,” says
Josh Dean, CEO of Audiebant.
“By utilising their cutting-edge
NUC technology, we’re not only
able to meet the growing demand
for our services, but we can also
dramatically reduce deployment
times. Their leading hardware
ensures that our HESaaS o昀昀ering
provides safer environments at
more locations, faster than ever.”
“Our partnership with Audiebant
demonstrates how our leadingedge technology can be adapted
for a wide range of impactful
applications,” says Jonny Smith,
CEO, of Simply NUC. “We look
forward to working closely with
Audiebant to scale their business
globally through our extensive
distribution network. This
partnership represents an exciting
opportunity as we continue to
expand into the safety and security
sector.”
