Meet Our Management Team

Dr. Moneeb Awan

Managing Director

As former Senior Research Fellow at University College London and Chief Scientist at the University of Cape Town's Cape Heart Centre, Moneeb has carved a second successful career in the world of technology.

An innovator at heart, he is forward thinking and always looking for solutions that will speed up and improve organizational processes and deliver return on investment for his customers. Hands on in both his own business and also in the community in which he works.

As well as managing director of eSAY Mobile, he is the immediate past President of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (the largest Chamber of Commerce in the UK).

He is also the Confederation of British Industry's representative on The Court of The University of Salford, responsible for appointing the Chancellor and Pro-Chancellors, a member of the CBI's national SME Regional Council and former Chair of the Institute of Directors Young Directors' Forum (YDF).

An avid football and cricket fan, Moneeb is never happier than watching his beloved Manchester City Football Club win the odd game.

Colin Yates, BSc (Hons)

Business Programmes Director

Colin's breadth of business understanding spanning some fifteen years means he can marry technical expertise with the needs of a client to provide far-reaching and robust solutions that deliver long-term success.

As head of our Commercial Team, Colin is responsible for translating the client's functional needs, requirements and technical specifications, within agreed delivery time-scales.

Regardless of the size of the project, Colin has an unfaltering commitment to customer service and delivering a solution on time and on budget. He is creative and practical and someone both staff and clients get along with well.

Also, a big City fan, his leisure time is spent entertaining his twin toddlers who keep him on his toes.

Graham Stanley, BSc (Hons)

Operations Director

Having developed and implemented solutions with leading consultancy organisations including iSOFT, KPMG and Vertex Data Sciences, Graham's twenty years of experience in the industry is the heart beat of the business on a day-to-day basis.

He has designed technical architectures and led teams implementing a wide number of consultancy-based solutions for a variety of industry sectors. Graham leads eSAY's growing Technical Architecture Group which is responsible for the overall design, development, documentation, implementation and support of all the company's software solutions including WorkMobile^®.

With Graham's diverse range of key skills, he is expertly qualified to lead major software consultancy projects and the day to day running of our business from an operations perspective. A Liverpool fan and a very able linguist Graham is a high achiever who gravitates towards the rigours of delivery rather than attending networking events.

Keith Curran

Head of the Partner Programme

Keith Curran has championed the mobile phone industry since its inception having spent the last 26 years in various roles throughout the industry.

His illustrious career spans some of the largest and most successful companies in the industry and Keith is listed in mobile industry's Power 50 and sited in the mobile press as one of the 10 most influential industry figures of the decade.

Keith founded Yes Telecom, one of the Europe's most successful Service Providers and MVNOs. Following its purchase by Vodafone Keith became a Managing Director within the Vodafone group, a position he held until 2008.

Since that time, Keith's entrepreneurial flair combined with a vast knowledge of the sector has seen him develop a keen portfolio of independent business interests.

An avid charity worker Keith also sits on several boards including NSPCC and plays a key role in the Young Enterprise scheme teaching business to children of all ages from 5 through to 17. The team at eSAY is delighted to welcome him on board.