Meet the People

We are the trade engineering people

The values we look for in our people reflect the way we do business and are the drivers for our success. If you’re smart, intellectually curious, and up for a stimulating challenge, have a look at our current vacancies and get in touch. These are some of the people you may find yourself working with.

Management Team

Steve Dobb​

FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR ​

Steve Dobb​

FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR ​

Steve was jointly responsible for founding Sinara in 1989. Since then, he has mostly worked on high-performance systems for the financial securities markets, including financial markets trading, data management and dissemination.

Phil Bain

FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR ​

Phil Bain

FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR ​

Phil is a co-founder of the business. He’s worked on multi-year projects for London based brokers and banks and now focuses on Sinara’s strategy and commercial offerings. He is a keen sponsor of Sinara’s R&D initiatives.

Sarah Maris

HEAD OF ENGINEERING​​

Sarah Maris

HEAD OF ENGINEERING​ ​

Sarah has worked for Sinara for 24 years and been instrumental in delivering key software projects. She is a champion of tight project management and the implementation of effective project control.

Tom Habibi​

HEAD OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT​ ​

Tom Habibi​

HEAD OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT​​

Tom leads the team of Senior Developers to keep Sinara at the forefront of software development. He is a specialist in metals trading and has worked on some of Sinara’s biggest projects including high performance feed handlers, Monte Carlo engines, and web applications with complex business requirements.

Hamish Adourian

HEAD OF SALES & MARKETING​ ​

Hamish Adourian

HEAD OF SALES & MARKETING​ ​

Hamish joined Sinara nearly 20 years ago as a software engineer building a reputation in the design and development of systems for exchange operations, commodities trading and market data distribution. He has deep knowledge of the trading lifecycle and bridges the gap between the technical and the commercial.

Mark Barringer

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Mark Barringer

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Mark is focused on improving service value to clients by streamlining processes and operations across the business. He leads on talent acquisition and is passionate about hiring the best of the best and ensuring they can reach their maximum potential.

Anita Nair​

FINANCE MANAGER ​

Anita Nair​

FINANCE MANAGER ​

Anita has over 10 years’ experience in the accounting and finance realm. She has a demonstrated history across numerous industries including business consulting, retail, hospitality, a Tech start-up company and in the accounting practice too.

Patricia Moneo Rodrigo​

HEAD OF SUPPORT ​

Patricia Moneo Rodrigo​

HEAD OF SUPPORT ​

Patricia works with Sinara’s technical and support teams to resolve operational issues, overseeing incident response and managing requests.