Originally Posted by Zebedee99
The one thing you should never do is to make customers who've paid a premium for their products, feel that they have been "cut off". And with Bob Stuart leaving too, and Allen Boothroyd passing recently, there is not much left for Meridian to do... unless they can find a "digital guru/designer/engineer", who can lead them on to better things... plus they need a new "industrial designer" to give their new products (should they make any) a bit of flair.
I am afraid Richard Hollinshead the Guru you accurately describe was probably the first to leave.

Just to complete the important leavers list.

Hector

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