London Area, United Kingdom
The personal ethos: I love being inspired and hence love inspiring others. Anything that feels like a bold new vision of how something could be... anything that does the right things for the right reasons in the right way and makes big strides of progress... anything that makes the world a better evolution. I don't do things by halves or because it's the easy answer and I'm not afraid to strive for perfection but temper with pragmatism. If I can add value I'm all in, if not then I'll proactively bow out because integrity, honour and ethics matter more to me than anything else. The objective perspective: A commercially astute technology-enabled change leader, with extensive CIO/CTO & business transformation/change experience. An exceptional visionary, problem solver and crisis leader. Able to see dots that could/should be connected when others didn't realise they even existed... more to the point, knowing why and how they should be connected. A rare leadership ability of breadth and depth at the same time, with an inquisitive mind and rapid, 'immersive' learning ability. A mantra of: “Get to the root of the problem/ambition, get to the point with a plan, then get it done”. A strong innovator, decision maker, presenter & enabler with well rounded people skills & enthusiasm to continually inspire teams and drive progress. A track record of visionary goal-setting & strategic planning, business focus and a passion for added value results. Above all, a strong breadth and depth of understanding in technology coupled with a firm grasp of commercial business practices and needs. Particular vision for customer product evolution/revolution and technology streamlined workflows but with the logical, scientific mindset to broach and improve any quarter of technology enablement. Experienced and knowledgeable across all levels of technology architecture, development and implementation with immense business benefit focus and attention to detail and delivery. A top calibre agent of business change and transformation with an intuitive understanding of how to engage stakeholders at all levels, ensuring those going through the change are ready and driving out the benefits with solid metrics models. Specialties: Vision and Strategy development with focus on alignment of technology to enable the business goals. Enterprise level technology architecture design, development and evolution. Building motivated, high-performing teams.
Executive level Management Consulting focussing on Technology enabled Strategic change/transformation. Engagements: The Change Tribe – Change & Research Advisory Provided support for an ex-colleague founding a new transformation and change support ecosystem. Guidance and advisory on how professionals might be willing to engage with their commercial proposition. Participation and feedback on their Change Workshop model through several pilot examples. Elsewhen – CIO Insight and Advisory Engaged by one of the Partners of this prestigious platform and digital experience developer to understand the mindset of a typical corporate CIO and how to structure their approach to best service and support such stakeholders. Insight & advisory on typical motives, objectives, needs and decision making influences that a CIO expects. Guided on contract negotiation to instil strong strategic partnership through trusted, quality delivery. XLMedia PLC – CIO Consultant Delivery focussed consulting and advisory to the CIO on tech vision, strategy and implementation for a ground up review and re-implementation of Technology services. Particular focus on radically improving security and stability of Core IT foundation capabilities and on setting pragmatic transformation strategy to guide prioritisation, simplification and strategic goals achievement.
Board level director, accountable for all technology platforms in UK & Ireland. The role was originally focussed purely around strategic business platform transformation and innovation but inherited back the accountability for infrastructure IT platforms in 2017 following a poor out-sourcing arrangement put in place prior to joining.
Independent Consultancy helping companies plan bold futures for themselves. Helping clients coherently manage the visionary, strategic and tactical planning & progression - particularly with regard to alignment of technology to achieve business goals and navigating the complex arena of business change/transformation. Engagements: BBC – Head of Service Design (Consultant) for the myBBC programme A broad consulting remit to 'gel together' the service proposition and operational model for the new myBBC change programme. Vision assessment and design of a Target Operating Model to establish a clear direction of travel and transition states. Centaur Media Plc – Business Change Consultant Responsible to the CEO and CFO in helping review and re-plan the Salesforce.com implementation project at Centaur Media. Additionally looking at the IT leadership/structure and performance. Understanding the issues surrounding the previous rollout stages, correcting the course and moving forward with a better leadership and governance structure. Also advising and guiding the executive board on an approach to managing the business through the project change. Ascential Plc (formerly Top Right Group) – Programme Director (Consultant) A company-wide Change Programme role responsible to the Marketing Director and CEO. The replacement of several legacy sales/marketing systems with an enterprise Salesforce, FinancialForce and SkyIQ platform. Involving initiation through to delivery as the programme principal. News UK – Business Change Consultant (Customer Management Programme) Business Change Management services for a lifecycle Customer Management Platform for the complete transformation of their marketing and sales teams. Emap – Business Change Consultant Guiding and structuring the Emap Connect exhibitions business to successfully work its way through a Business Transformation Programme which was underpinned by a CRM and SOP solution.
Vision and strategic planning for the technology platforms. Provided the core will, impetus and passion in driving forward initiatives in just about every walk of technology operation - notably some wholesale strategic programmes in the Editorial arena.
A newly proposed role to help the IT Director restructure the form and approach of the department. Responsible for identifying the business needs, creating trusted communication channels between IT and all business units and co-ordinating a fresh technical vision and strategic plan.
Providing the core relationship management between the IPC publishing business and the IT department. Understanding the business needs, developing appropriate technology initiatives to aid in the business objectives and liaising with all relevant parties to ensure the goals are efficiently and effectively met.