Speakers

Barry is a seasoned executive in the IT industry with over 25 years of professional experience in various roles in Tech, Operations and Commercial. In 2019 Barry co-founded Hallo, a leading Dutch provider of mission-critical ICT services for SMEs. In his current role as CEO, Barry is leading the accelerated growth strategy aspiring to become the champion in the growing SME market in Europe.

Since 2019, Hallo performed 20 acquisitions supported by Vortex Capital Partners and grew from 30 FTE to 400 FTE’s based out of 15 hub locations in the Netherlands, Spain, and the Dutch Caribbean. In 2023 KLAR Partners invested in Hallo to accelerate the growth strategy to become a European IT MSP for the SME segment. Hallo has a full integration approach to create a single brand company, that is known for its standardised and automated Telecom and IT (connectivity, communications, cloud, security and Data and AI) portfolio, easy to buy and easy to use. With this focused approach Hallo serves over 12.000 SME companies with a strong NPS.

Barry enjoys spending quality time away from the business with his family and close group of friends. He is a fanatic cyclist when there is not too much wind and likes to play golf from time to time.