iconsys appoints director of services to drive sustainable growth

Fantastic news to share, as we announce the appointment of Leandro Gasparini as our new Director of Services, strengthening our senior management team as we continue our growth as one of the UK’s leading control and automation specialists.

Leandro will be responsible for delivering a world class customer experience and scaling up our lifecycle services business, building upon our well-established service portfolio and capabilities.

Starting his career as an electronic engineering graduate, Leandro brings more than 20 years of experience in industrial automation. He will lead our team of engineering specialists and field engineers, driving the expansion of our value-add consultancy services. These will support customers in critical areas such as safety, cybersecurity, sustainability & energy management, and digital transformation.

Leandro’s expertise will enhance our business model and complement our significant project based work and proven track record in technology integration. His leadership will complete our full lifecycle support offering, ensuring improved productivity, operational efficiency, safety, and profitability for our customers.

This is an ideal time to be joining iconsys, as we look to extend our ability to support hundreds of existing customers and new ones keen to get specialist support in these critical areas,” explained Leandro, who has held senior roles with Invensys, Schneider Electric and Spirax Sarco in the past.

Being ‘technology independent’ is a fantastic differentiator for us and means we can always develop and deliver optimal automation solutions to our customers, whether they are involved in maritime, metals, pulp & paper, construction materials, transport infrastructure, energy transition and those looking to accelerate their decarbonisation and digital transformation journeys.

He continued:

As Director of Services, it is very important we define a clear roadmap for accessing our lifecycle and consultancy services; this will initially be looking to provide consultative expertise in safety, cybersecurity, sustainability & energy management and digital services.

Born in Argentina, Leandro has extensive experience in commercialising process automation and digital services, and leading cross-functioning teams to secure double-digit growth. His proficiency in market research and identifying lucrative business opportunities across multiple sectors will be instrumental as he expands our dedicated services team over the next twelve months. His short-term goals include defining processes and procedures, providing a clear Services portfolio of offers and creating a pipeline of consultancy opportunities.

Leandro, who will be based out of the firm’s recently opened Daresbury office, continued:

I’m going back to my roots with iconsys and my big passion for delivering industrial automation solutions that add real value. There is so much more we can do on a services and consultancy stage. I want it to be a significant revenue generator for the company within two years and, importantly, a potential gateway to starting work with us.

Nick Darrall, Managing Director of iconsys, concluded:

We have had a really promising start to 2025, so now is the perfect time to look at the untapped potential we believe exists in lifecycle and consultative services.  It’s the final piece of the jigsaw for us and hiring someone of the industrial standing and knowledge of Leandro is a major coup. He has all the skills and expertise required to make an immediate impact as our Director of Services. What this means to existing and new customers is that we will be able to enhance our full lifecycle of support offering, from initial consultation to identifying & delivering seamless technology integration and ongoing long-term support.

In addition, functional safety, cybersecurity, sustainability/energy management and digital are the four main areas of expertise we want to initially push as part of our consultative, high value-add services, but will undoubtedly add to these as new opportunities arise.