Access Accounting MD appointed to ATG Board of Directors
Press Release - Friday, February 08, 2008
John Beech, Managing Director for Access Accounting has been appointed a Director of parent company Access Technology Group (ATG). Beech, who has worked as special advisor to the company will take up the new position with immediate effect. He will also continue in his current role with Access Accounting, the UK’s leading business software house.
Alistair O’Reilly, Group Managing Director for ATG, commented, “As part of our continuing plan to develop our Board of Directors, I am delighted to announce that John has been invited to join the Group Board with immediate effect. John has been working closely with us for the past few months as a special advisor on some of the current Group projects.”
John originally joined Access Accounting in 1991 as Customer Services Director, where his broad-reaching role included quality assurance, support and product management. Previously the owner of an IT company providing accounting software, hardware and maintenance services, his professional experience spans almost every area of business - from software design and engineering through to customer service, marketing and sales.
In January 2006, he was named Managing Director, assuming full responsibility for the running of the business and now leads a team of 130. In his new role on the ATG Board, Beech will form part of the leadership team that is working to deliver on the Group’s long term plan.
For more information on Access Accounting visit www.access-accounts.com or telephone 0845 3453300.
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Notes to Editors:
Access Accounting is the UK’s leading business software house serving the mid-market. Its solutions have been chosen by over 10,000 UK companies - helping them to achieve business success.
A subsidiary of Access Technology Group Ltd, Access Accounting was the first UK vendor to recognise the potential of Windows and create a mid-range accounting platform based on this technology. Today it offers four scalable, web-enabled systems including its flagship solution, Access Dimensions. The company also offers Access Payroll, a combined payroll/personnel suite, which is fully compliant with the latest CIS regulations.
Access Accounting is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a member of the Business Application Software Developers Association (BASDA). It has also received accreditation from major authorities including the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the HM Revenue & Customs’ rigorous Payroll Standards Scheme. In 2007, the company won ’Financial Software Provider of the Year’ in the Real FD/CBI FDs’ Excellence Awards and ’Mid-range accounting Software Provider of the Year’ in the Sift Media Business Software Satisfaction Awards – both voted for by customers.
Media information:
Helen Carpenter
Head of Group PR
Access Accounting Ltd
T: 01206 322575 / 07833 936311
F: 01206 322956
E: helen.carpenter@access-accounts.com
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