What was said
What this says
Current to 10 Oct 26Douglas Baird, Chief Operating Officer, says Signalvane does not cover member queries or trustee calls and asks whether BB-Demo would talk again. Daniel Okafor agreed and promised a proposal for a first conversation.
Ask: Douglas wants a conversation about what would be possible, and makes no promise on the group's behalf. He says relationship managers are covering by hand what the brain used to do.
Customer view: the move to Signalvane has left a gap in member queries and trustee calls, and trustees have noticed.
Next: Daniel will bring in a commercial colleague and propose a first conversation early the following week, with no obligation on Lornefield.
The thread
Updated 9 Oct 26Messages
- Douglas Baird 14 Sep 2026 17:03Dear Daniel, I hope you are well. I appreciate that it is some months since we last corresponded, and that the circumstances then were not of your making. I will be candid. Since we moved across to Signalvane, it has become clear that it does not cover member queries or trustee calls in the way that we had come to rely on. Our relationship managers are doing by hand what the brain used to do for them, and trustees have noticed. I would welcome a conversation, if BB-Demo would be willing to talk to us again. I should say plainly that I cannot make any promise on the group's behalf at this stage, but I would like to understand what would be possible. Kind regards, Douglas Baird
- Daniel Okafor 17 Sep 2026 16:02Dear Douglas, Thank you for writing, and for being so open about it. I was very glad to see your name in my inbox. Of course we would talk again. Member queries and trustee calls were always at the heart of what Lornefield wanted from the brain, so I understand why the gap is being felt, and I'm sorry your team has been carrying that by hand. I think the right next step is for me to bring in a colleague from the commercial side, since they will want to hear what you need and what the group would need to see. I'll come back to you by early next week with a proposal for a first conversation, at a time that suits you. In the meantime, just to close the loop: there is no obligation on your side in any of this. Best wishes, Daniel