Netherlands/UK: Convious Welcomes New UK and Ireland MD Andy Povey to the Team

Dutch software developer Convious recently added a new Managing Director for UK and Ireland to its team – with immediate effect Andy Povey (pictured) supports the London-based team around Business Director Adam Thompson (cf. EAP news of 8 Nov 2021) to further drive the company’s growth and to market the benefits of an integrated, end-to-end sales and marketing platform within the leisure industry. Povey has worked in the industry for more than 20 years and has worked on both the operator and manufacturer side for companies including Merlin Entertainments and Gateway Ticketing. He specializes in the development and implementation of business intelligence and customer tracking strategies. In his new role, Andy Povey will be responsible for leading Convious’ growth plans in the UK and developing SaaS solution offerings.

“The Covid pandemic has accelerated digitisation by three to four years, making ecommerce a ‘must-have’, rather than a ‘nice-to-have’. The result of this has been a lot of rushed decisions from operators who were forced to react and implement systems that don’t connect with their wider ecosystems and workflows”, Andy Povey comments. He adds, “I am looking forward to working with destinations to help them consolidate and grow, leaving legacy systems in the past and embracing a new way of operating that is AI-driven to manage all internal operations from a single place.”

In December, Convious announced that it had raised twelve million US dollar in series A funding with venture capital firm Begin Capital. Over the course of 2022, the company plans to expand further, opening offices in the US, France, Germany, as well as expanding its sales and product development teams from 65 to 125 employees. (eap)