TNP - Key Persons


Barry Fairgrieve

Job Titles:
  • Head of Projects and Process
Barry has over 20 years working for, and with the public sector. He started as an engineer and after displaying an aptitude for lean practices and taking these into project management, he worked up from… Barry has over 20 years working for, and with the public sector. He started as an engineer and after displaying an aptitude for lean practices and taking these into project management, he worked up from there The first half of his career was spent with Network Rail and dealing with large scale multi-million pound national projects. He took this experience into the private sector, dealing with the public sector. His desire to bring lean methods into project management results in slicker outcomes Barry has been with TNP since January 2020 and Heads up the Project Delivery team, as well as managing business processes and the improvements that can be made.

Chris Berry

Job Titles:
  • Commercial Manager
Chris has 30 years experience in working in, and with public sector. Starting his career in Local Government he subsequently went on to work in software consultancy for Northgate. He then went on to work… Chris has 30 years experience in working in, and with public sector. Starting his career in Local Government he subsequently went on to work in software consultancy for Northgate. He then went on to work in sales for Northgate before joining NSL, and then Capita as part of the Local Government team in the software business. During his time in these roles he has worked with a large number of local authorities to enable better outcomes for them and their citizens. He has a passion for driving innovation alongside public sector organisations and this has shown in some of the solutions he has worked on. Since 2022, Chris has lead the commercial team at TNP and continues to look at how we can create better outcomes in the public sector alongside our partners.

Chris Wade

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
Chris has over 40 years experience in telecommunications and started his career with British Telecom. Thriving on new projects and technology, Chris went on to work with Datapoint and then First Direct, installing and managing… Chris has over 40 years experience in telecommunications and started his career with British Telecom. Thriving on new projects and technology, Chris went on to work with Datapoint and then First Direct, installing and managing some of the first digital ACD and Powerdialler systems in the UK. His consultancy and management skills were further defined at ACC Telecom where he introduced student telephone

Robin Williams - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director
Robin has over 20 years experience in network engineering and technical architecture, having built an LLU network spanning over 130 telephone exchanges across Lancashire & Cumbria before being one of the founders of TNP in… Robin has over 20 years experience in network engineering and technical architecture, having built an LLU network spanning over 130 telephone exchanges across Lancashire & Cumbria before being one of the founders of TNP in 2011. Robin oversees the TNP core ISP network as well as having technical oversight of all network proposals and designs. He holds the Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert (JNCIE), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and Fortinet Certified Expert (FCX) to name but a few of his technical qualifications. He is also trained for working at height, industrial climbing and rescue, as well as holding ITILv3 Foundation and Prince2 Foundation.

Scott Daniels - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Scott has over 20 years experience in Network Engineering, beginning as a Network Engineer at Lancaster University, then becoming senior network architect at LUNS, before going on to become one of the founders of TNP… Scott has over 20 years experience in Network Engineering, beginning as a Network Engineer at Lancaster University, then becoming senior network architect at LUNS, before going on to become one of the founders of TNP in 2011. As well as being responsible for the management of TNP, Scott oversees the hands-on, engineering-led approach of TNP, and has attained the Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert (JNCIE) and Fortinet Certified Expert qualifications, among others. Scott also holds ITILv3 Foundation and Prince2 Foundation.