About Visiativ
Visiativ is a professional services and consulting business, helping companies in the UK and Ireland accelerate and fund their innovation and digital adoption strategy.
Who we are
Brenda Donohoe
Regional Sales Director
brenda.donohoe@visiativ.ie
Cavan Native Brenda holds a B.Sc. in Marketing Management and a European Diploma in Marketing Techniques. She has over 20 years Sales, Marketing and Business Development professional experience across Engineering, Construction, Retail, Advertising and Start Up industries.
With a keen interest in Irish Businesses, she enjoys keeping abreast of how companies adapt and evolve to meet their business needs and challenges. Brenda is passionate about supporting investment for R&D activities and took the natural step to join Braithwaite Ireland (now Visiativ Ireland).
She looks forward to working with many innovative companies in Ireland, bringing her expertise and keen eye to add value to clients’ claims.
Samir Belhout, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Consultant
Samir has an extensive background in scientific and academic research, having completed his PhD in Nanomaterials Chemistry in 2018 (University College Dublin). Following this, Samir held senior research posts in multidisciplinary groups (including chemical engineering, plant biology and sustainable energy materials) both in Ireland and internationally (University of Helsinki, Finland).
Samir has a strong interest in R&D, particularly R&D being undertaken within Ireland and is keen to leverage his knowledge of the Irish R&D landscape to assist companies in maximising Incentives available for the carrying out of R&D activities.
In 2021, Samir began working as a Senior Consultant on R&D tax credit claims within EY, dealing with clients of different sizes (Start-ups, SME’s and multinational corporations) across multiple sectors (life science, physical science, engineering, software, food & agriculture. Samir joined Visiativ as a Senior Technical Consultant at the beginning of 2023.
JP Purcell
Innovation Funding Consultant
JP graduated from University College Cork with an honours degree in Computer Science and then joined Amazon Web Services as a Cloud Engineer, working there for three years. He then joined KPMG Ireland in the CHEC TAX department where he worked as a Scientific Consultant for 2.5 years, before joining Visiativ as a Software Technical Consultant in April 2022.
What we do
We enable innovation for our clients through a range of funding, technology and digital adoption products and services.
Our digital engineering and manufacturing solutions empower employees to create, transform, collaborate and share, whether working on-site or remotely.
Our innovation funding services help our customers secure tax reliefs, incentives, grants and other funding, transforming businesses, realising their ambitions and securing competitive advantage.
Our story so far
Established in 1987, Visiativ is a French-listed technology and consulting group servicing more than 25,000 customer businesses worldwide. We’re focused on strong corporate risk & control governance – a strong balance sheet enables us to continually invest in the customer experience.
With reported revenues of €277 million in 2023, we currently have more than 1,500 employees and operate in 15 countries – Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Morocco, the Netherlands, USA, Switzerland and, of course, the UK and Ireland. We are one of the world’s largest 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS resellers.
In the UK and Ireland, Visiativ’s ‘Solutions’ story began in 1989, with CCSL, 1998 with Solid Applications and 2002 for Innova Systems. Our ‘Consulting’ story began in 2007 with Jumpstart, ABGI and, of course, Braithwaite Technology Consultants.
Our values
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Co-development
Successful business transformation involves many people. We recognise that working as a team with colleagues and customers where we all participate, share and collaborate leads to better outcomes for all.
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Trust
We work with customers, partners and each other openly, honestly and sincerely. We cultivate our business relationships, keep our promises and aim to be a trusted adviser and partner to our customers.
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Inventiveness
We’re always looking to innovate and improve – finding new and better ways to do things. We look to the future, anticipating customer needs and imagining solutions.
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Flexibility
No two businesses are the same. Our customers operate in dynamic environments and their plans constantly evolve. We tailor our service to each customer, embracing change and adapting to whatever it brings.
Working at Visiativ
Visiativ is a committed and inclusive employer. We see it as our duty to ensure that every working day every employee enjoys going to work and feels safe and satisfied. Everyone is given the opportunity to develop their talents and potential and is encouraged to bring to life the ideas they believe in.
