Former finance director for BBC Broadcast, Glyn Thomas, has been appointed as non-executive director at Reality Telecom. This provides Reality with substantial experience of both finance and general management at a senior level as well as increasing the levels of corporate governance.

Simon Slater-Thomas, chief executive of Reality Telecom, worked closely with Glyn while at Redstone plc, Simon’s first entrepreneurial venture.

“Until now we’ve all thought about telecoms in a superficial way,” says Glyn. “Reality Telecom shows SMEs – and I’m sure in time larger organisations will benefit – how to manage their communications in a more organised way. The services it provides are so simple and user friendly it begs the question: Why have we – as businesses and consumers - had to put up with irritating and expensive telephone services for so long?”

Glyn’s career has encompassed a range of commercial sectors and ranged from blue chip multinationals to entrepreneurial start-ups. This has included positions of group treasurer or finance director for Rothmans International, Kingfisher, Reed Elsevier and Thomas Cook.

Bristol nurse, Chris Ludlam (aged 46), is gearing up for a 100-mile fundraising cycle ride for Action Research, the UK’s leading medical charity. This is the third year Chris, accompanied by his wife Louise Hibbins (aged 45), will be pedalling their way from Bristol to London in the Action 100.  They will be joined by hundreds of other cyclists from the area on Sunday 24th August.

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