Shane Kite
Managing Director
Our Leadership Team
Our leaders aim to inspire our people, motivating them to collaborate with each other, and with our clients.
Being part of the ITI Group, we can offer the support and experience of a large, established organisation, whilst at the same time approach all our work the spirit and energy of a small company.
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Shane Kite
Managing Director
Shane has been involved in the Simulation industry for 30 years. With a background in Manufacturing Engineering at Ford, Shane developed early applications of graphical simulation in the automotive industry. After becoming president of Lanner Inc. and a board member and founder shareholder of Lanner Group, the developers of the Witness Simulation product, Shane established Saker Solutions in 2003.
Shane sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Simulation and is a Guest Lecturer on Simulation at Warwick University. He has presented at various simulation conferences worldwide, is on the Programme committee for the Operational Research Society's biennial Simulation Workshop and is a member of the Informs College on Simulation and the Society of Computer Simulation.
Tracy Kite
Director
Tracy joined Saker at its formation in 2003, having previously worked in the legal profession for Glaisyers and then White & Billingham. Tracy is responsible for finance and administration and is also the Company Secretary.
Mike Ellarby
Director
Mike has been involved in the simulation industry for over 25 years, with experience working at all levels in the industry. Mike was involved in the original development of the Witness simulation system, and with countless simulation projects behind him, he has a detailed understanding of simulation and its application. Before joining Saker in 2003, Mike was responsible for simulation technologies at Lanner Group and prior to that worked for AT&T, Istel and British Steel.
Mike has been Chairman of the AUTOSIM conference, a major simulation event in the Automotive industry, and has written numerous papers on the application of simulation.
Richard Stone
Managing Director - Smart Manufacturing
Richard has provided solutions to the manufacturing and process sectors for over 30 years, having been a leader for business start-ups, enterprise systems integrators, world leading consultancies and global software companies.
Richard has a passion for aligning our solutions and services with our clients' goals and challenges, and for delivering tangible benefits. In today's connected world, our clients are searching for ever-increasing customisation and so it is Richard's responsibility to provide them with solutions that support a connected supply chain, connected products, and smart, connected organisations.
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