Management Team
Jonathan Callcut, Founder and CEO
Jonathan Callcut co-founded AssetHouse Technology in August 2000 after negotiating the transfer of the foundation intellectual property, now known as the AssetFactory™ product suite, from BT. Jonathan has overall responsibility for the operational activities of AssetHouse, its financial integrity and strategic direction. Jonathan is also responsible for the negotiation of venture financing for AssetHouse.
Jonathan has an in depth understanding of the business drivers, return on investment models and technologies behind the rapid growth of broadband content services in the telecommunications and media industries. He has extensive contacts across the market sector with content owners, network operators and solution purveyors.
Jonathan has a 23 year track record of success gained at AGB, Prime Computer, Sun Microsystems and Informix Software. Immediately prior to founding AssetHouse, Jonathan was Director of the Telco/Media division of Informix Software.
Sandip Sarda, Founder and Senior VP – Technology, Strategy & Strategic Alliances
Sandip Sarda co-founded AssetHouse Technology in August 2000 and was responsible for the company’s founding technology vision, platform design and product delivery. Sandip’s primary objective is driving the growth of AssetHouse through the creation of a global reseller channel and partnerships with the leading NEMs, SIs and leading vendors within the On-Demand content value chain.
Sandip has over 15 years’ experience in addressing the technology and business challenges associated with the creation of digital content services. A pioneer in the field of interactive TV, Sandip is the Chairman of the Broadband Content Coalition (BCC), an independent industry body that promotes the provision of suitable content services as the key enabler for widespread broadband take-up. The BCC acts in an advisory capacity to both UK government and industry.
Prior to joining AssetHouse, Sandip was the Group Manager of the Internet/ Multimedia group within BT. He helped to establish BT’s ISP operations in India and the Far East as well as creating a new business venture unit and exploiting the vast IPR within the company. He holds s an honours degree in Electronic & Electrical Engineering from King’s College London. He was nominated by Cable and Satellite Europe 2006 as one of the top 50 leading figures in the broadband and pay-TV industries in EMEA.
Frank Dolan, VP Product Development and Expert Services
Frank Dolan heads up Software Development and Expert Services. He joined AssetHouse in September 2006. Prior to joining AssetHouse, Frank was Head of Applications Development at ‘3’ UK where he and his team were responsible for the carrier-grade software that enabled the delivery of content and services over ‘3’ UK’s 3G network.
Before this Frank was Head of Software Development at Tertio Telecoms, where he was responsible for design, development, and support of service provisioning and mediation products. Preceeding this, Frank was Director of Software Development at InterProvider, a start-up company, where he assembled and established the software development team.
Frank spent 15 years with DEC/Compaq where he held various posts including Software Developer and Technical Architect through Consultant, Project Manager, and Engineering Manager. In the latter capacity, Frank created and led software teams in France, India as well as the UK. Frank’s 30-year technical career also includes periods at Burroughs and Sperry Network Services.
Mark Stevens, VP Sales
Mark Stevens is a founding member of the AssetHouse team. He is responsible for developing the AssetHouse sales proposition, establishing a series of international strategic relationships, and building and developing sales revenues.Mark has a 23 year track record of success in IT sales and sales management in the UK and overseas. Before joining AssetHouse he spent five years at Informix Software, during which he and his team won substantial new business in the financial and general commercial sectors., Prior to Informix Mark was an Area Sales Manager with ICLFujitsu.
Andrew Sutcliffe, VP Business Development
Andrew Sutcliffe oversees and directs AssetHouse’s business development activity. He joined AssetHouse in January 2007 from Oracle. Andrew brings 20 years’ experience in sales, sales management, strategy and business development. His track record includes the creation of the Global Media Business for Informix, and the founding of digital media services company eGreenhouse in 2000, which pioneered putting Premier League football and other sports on to the Web for BSkyB. At Oracle he headed the push into media and gaming markets across Europe for its Embedded Global Business Unit.