The Conjungo team
Our team has years of selling, buying and marketing experiences from technology organisations worldwide. We pride ourselves on understanding the buying process and related challenges so that we can deliver buyer centric services.
David Cruse
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
David began his career in retail management with Safeway's where his belief and passion for customer service was cemented. He was then to serve BOC Special Gases for fourteen years in an operational management role before embarking on a very successful sales career at Yell.com, the online directory from Yellow Pages. He gained numerous sales promotions before finally moving into a sales management role and during the two years he spent in management he went on to become one of the highest performing managers in the company's history. His success was rewarded by winning the coveted 'management board award for professionalism' presented by the Group Chairman.In 1994 David developed a niche sales recruitment business operating in the technology markets and he has since then developed contacts in some of the worlds leading technology organisations. Prior to Conjungo he was COO for Bloor Research, a globally respected IT analysis and research organization, where he was responsible for sales, operations and product development.
A keen boxer, David’s spare time is taken up with his family and supporting his beloved Chelsea Football Club.
Ben Weiner
Chief Operating Officer
Ben has 20 years’ senior level experience in IT and Communications, working with some of the world's largest and notable technology and solutions vendors. He has held senior level positions with Fujitsu ICL, BT and Digital (DEC). He also served as Vice President with Top Layer Networks Inc, where he started EMEA operations growing the company to a multimillion-dollar organization in less than three years.More latterly Ben was recruited as Director of Sage Software Plc, the fifth largest global software company, successfully managing and growing their sales and operations across the Globe. He has also been the CEO of X-Sellerate which are a technology incubator helping Far Eastern and US technology companies identify new routes into European markets. His broad experience includes marketing, sales and operations and has vast international exposure for both direct and indirect models.
Ben is noted as 'start-up' and 'turn-round' specialist helping companies that need to change direction or achieve major step changes in growth. He has focused on global expansion strategies and holds and Honours Degree in Economics.
Ben spends as much time as he can with his family. He is an avid Spurs fan, enjoys scuba diving, skiing, and recently started to learn to play golf.
Peter Seldon
Non Executive Chairman
Peter started his career with Olivetti in 1971 and joined Honeywell Information Systems in 1974, becoming top new business salesman in 1975 & 1976 with multiple IBM mainframe replacement sales, and Residential Sales Manager in the City in 1977. After a brief spell with the Competitive KO Division of ICL, Peter rejoined Honeywell (now Groupe Bull) in 1979 as Area Manager in their General Systems Division until he left to start his own business, Microplan in 1982, becoming Information Systems Ltd, in 1984.From 1982 to 1990 the company grew revenues to £16M+ pa and 125 staff, focusing on the integration of PCs and Novell networks to mainframe computers. A broadening relationship with Microsoft with their Lan Manager & NT product in the nineties precipitated the leveraged MBO of the hardware and maintenance divisions of the company in 1994, and the creation of Serverware Group plc specialising in the development of enterprise scale system management products for the emerging Windows NT environment.
This culminated in the sale of Serverware’s real time eventing product ‘Operations Manager’ to NetIQ in the US for the total consideration of $17M in 1997. The product was then acquired subsequently by Microsoft and is now known at Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM). Serverware then developed Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM) which was acquired by Fundamental Software, now Configuresoft, Inc in 2000. At that time Peter joined the Configuresoft Board of Directors, and Serverware continues to successfully market and support ECM in the UK from their London offices where Peter continues as CEO.
Peter has three grown up children and lives in Kent with his wife Julie. Peter’s interests include motor racing and skiing.
Tabita Seagrave
Marketing Manager
With over 10 years’ of marketing, PR and communication experience within the technology industry Tabita is responsible for carrying out Conjungo’s marketing strategy. She joined Conjungo from Brightwave, one of UK’s leading bespoke e-learning providers, where she was responsible for setting up the company’s marketing department from scratch, including the launch of a brand new website.Prior to Brightwave, Tabita was the Global Communication Manager for ERP provider Scala Business Solutions, where she was responsible for external and internal communication strategy, including managing the global PR network and setting up local websites for subsidiaries worldwide.
She has a BSc in Communication and spends most of her spare time with her Arabian horse.