Team

James Clayden

CEO

James founded Arc in 1992, growing the business with a dedicated team. Day-to-day, you’ll find James still supporting many of our long-standing customers, as well as working closely with the management team in developing future strategies.

Jason Davis

CFO

Jason spent 20 years at PwC primarily as a Deals Director helping clients with M&A before holding senior finance roles at PE-backed businesses in the Classic Car and Automotive Electrical Engineering sectors.

Geoff Wing

CRO

Geoff has over 24 years of experience in sales and account management across IT services, SaaS and network infrastructure, having previously held roles at Computacenter, Salesforce and BT.

Matthew Clayden

CTO

Matt joined Arc in its early years as a senior network engineer. Now, Matt is responsible for the day-to-day running of our hosting infrastructure, backup platform and developing new products and services for customers.

Matthew Westney

COO

Matthew joined in 2007 as a senior engineer. With his Cisco accreditations, depth of systems and networking knowledge, Matt was quickly promoted to Operations Director. Now COO, he oversees the day‐to‐day operations of our business.

Steve Holloway

Director M&A

Steve started his career with Arc in sales, initially being tasked with creating new business opportunities which proved crucial to the early growth of the company. As a member of the board, Steve now focuses on Arc’s acquisition growth strategy.

Mark Darrah

Cloud Lead

Formerly the director of NITC, Mark has worked in the IT industry for over 25 years. Now Cloud Lead for Arc, his core focus is on enhancing customer solutions through 365 and Azure solutions.

Ruby Kitt

Head of HR

Ruby has 8 years of HR experience. Having initially started as an apprentice, she’s now CIPD Level 5 qualified with strong employment law knowledge having worked at brands across media, healthcare, and tech industries.

Ben Gower

Director

Beginning his career with roles at Atos and Xerox, Ben founded Perspicuity 23 years ago. Now Director, Ben's focus is on making work better for customers, partners and colleagues.

Craig Faiers

Sales Director

Craig joined Arc as a Workshop Junior Apprentice back in 2003. Since then, Craig has had various technical roles in support, projects, installations before moving to a sales role in 2013.

Elly Kirby

Head of Strategic Accounts

With 18 years' experience in the IT industry, Elly is an expert in building and nurturing client relationships. Passionate about optimising client solutions and service, Elly leads our strategic account team,

Anthony Marsh

Financial Controller

Starting his career as an apprentice at Olympus Cameras, Anthony has spent 30 years as a finance professional. Over his career, he’s supported businesses across a diverse range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, retail, construction, and e-commerce.