Meet Our Team
The Cleanova Allied team is responsible for fulfilling all aspects of the company’s operations and setting out and implementing our strategic goals. From producing products to the highest possible quality through to providing our customers with exceptional customer service, account management and technical advice, our team draws upon many years of expertise and experience to keep Cleanova Allied at the forefront of the liquid filtration industry.
Our close-knit team is dedicated not only to meeting the demands of customers who rely on our filtration technologies, but for making sure we maintain our collaborative and enthusiastic working culture.
Strategic Development Director
Daniel Thompson
Dan joined the company in 1996 after attaining an MA in Chemistry from University College, Oxford, having completed research in the field of surface chemistry.
Dan has the overall responsibility of leading a highly successful and motivated team, ensuring the company’s growth is in line with the strategic direction and core values of the business. His passion and enthusiasm for the business, its products, suppliers and customers continues to drive the business forward with new innovative ideas for the future.
Dan says that the highlight of his career so far was to have the honour of meeting Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2012 when the company won a Queen’s award for Enterprise.
Dan loves travelling and holds a private pilot’s license.
Synergy Sales and Technical Lead
Chris Thompson
Chris joined Allied Filter Systems after graduating in chemistry from University College, Oxford in 1999. The role of Synergy Sales and Technical Lead provides Chris a platform for him to combine his two great professional passions – becoming a technical expert in liquid filtration and driving business growth.
Over the years, Chris has been involved with product and market development, sales and marketing techniques and strategy, manufacturing techniques and processes, recruitment and development of some incredibly talented individuals, business acquisition and infrastructure development to name but a few.
Chris is a keen musician playing both the piano and the guitar, he is a 1st Dan in Shotokan karate and also a keen Manchester United supporter.
Operations Manager – UK North
Matthew Taylor
Matt is the Operations Manager for Cleanova Allied’s manufacturing sites, focusing on consumables especially filter bags and associated products.
He has worked in the filtration industry for over 22 years with multi-national businesses.
His career experience ranges from customer services, accounts, sales and product management. Matt is passionate about his job here at Allied and the daily challenges that offer him an opportunity to provide what really matters…. a great customer experience to our loyal customers.
Sales Lead
Tyler Leuty
Tyler joined Allied Filter Systems in December 2021, having worked in the solid-liquid separation industry since 2016. As Sales Lead at Allied, he leads the sales team with a strong focus on commercial strategy, customer growth and building long-term relationships across the business and wider market.
He is passionate about understanding customer needs, working closely with stakeholders and developing practical, value-driven solutions that support both clients and the wider business. Tyler also has a keen interest in AI, technology and building new tools and ideas that improve the way people work.
Outside of work, Tyler’s interests include woodworking, homebrewing, travelling and spending time with his family.
Engineering Manager
Alan Fletcher
Alan joined Allied Filter Systems in 2021 with over 20 years engineering and fabrication experience. His experience lies in fabrication,welding and project management in both a workshop environment and within multiple sites across the country. Alan has a strong knowledge of mechanical engineering principles and endeavours to stay up to date with current engineering practice. With a keen eye for detail, he strives to continually improve all stages of production. Alan’s passions include problem solving and ensuring the continuing development of his team and inspiring others through his mentorship.
Outside of work, Alan enjoys walking, travel, following his local football team and spending time with his family.
Business Development Manager
John Bennett
John joined Allied Filter Systems Ltd® in March 2020 as Product Manager for our range of filter cartridges. Having been involved in the filtration industry for 35 years, John’s experience has been critical to developing our filter cartridge business, managing all aspects of our product line and providing product training and support to other members of the sales team. Following his early years as a biochemist for the NHS and a brewer for a national brewery company, John entered the filtration market. By forming close relationships with our clients though his friendly and helpful approach, he has established a loyal customer base and has become a specialist in markets such as food and beverage, paints and coatings and chemicals.
John is a keen football fan and also enjoys spending time with his family.
Export Sales Manager
Catherine Challal
Catherine is of French origin and joined the company in September 2016 having worked for more than 15 years as a main contact to customers in a variety of businesses including the tyre, decoration and paint industry. Her enthusiastic approach to business and attention to detail make her a highly valued member of our sales team.
Catherine is responsible for developing some of our export markets such as France, Benelux, Switzerland, Africa, North America, Middle East as well as other new markets, working with distributors, OEM’s and end users in the process industry.
During her spare time, she enjoys traveling and reading.
Sales Engineer – Scandinavia & the Baltics
Emil Bundalo
Emil joined the company at the start of 2019, bringing over 15 years of B2B experience in Swedish industry as a Technical Sales Manager. He is passionate about advising and enabling process industries to achieve great efficiencies using our filter products. Emil is responsible for clients across Scandinavia and the Baltics.
Outside of work, Emil enjoys sports such as English football and ice hockey (SHL and NHL), he also plays tennis and enjoys spending time with his family and friends.
Area Sales Manager
Elsa Mota
Elsa joined Allied at the start of 2018 bringing over a decade of customer management experience. Combining her strong personality with an excellent product knowledge, she successfully manages key customer accounts in both the UK and export territories by developing close relationships that lead to both repeat and new business. Our customers and the company benefit from her dedication.
With an education in marketing she has also brought new ideas and contributed to our digital marketing strategy that will be of great benefit to the company moving forward. Elsa is multi lingual and travels throughout Europe to support the needs of the business and, most importantly, our customers.
Sales Engineer – Scandinavia & the Baltics
Tomas Japec
Tomas joined Allied Filter Systems in January 2021 and has worked as a Sales Engineer with wet filtration for the process industry since 1997.
Supporting OEMs, distributors and end users in markets around the world such as water Treatment, food & beverage, pulp & paper, power generation, mining, chemicals and many more. His focus has always been to bring the best filtration solution and service to the customers. Tomas is responsible for clients across across Scandinavia and the Baltics.
Outside of work, Tomas likes to spend time with friends and family, do carpentry work and ride his KTM Adventure 1190R motorcycle.
UK Sales Manager
Luke Oliver
Luke has several years of experience in the filtration industry, working closely with customers across a wide range of industries to help them find the right solution for their process. His background is in liquid and process filtration, with a strong focus on understanding how systems are operating on site and where filtration can improve performance, product quality and efficiency.
Luke started with Cleanova Allied in 2026, where he works with customers across the UK supporting their process filtration requirements. He takes a practical approach and enjoys building relationships with customers, understanding their application and helping them find the right fit for the job.
Outside of work, being South African, he enjoys a good game of rugby and a proper braai.