Shenley, England, United Kingdom
A highly accomplished and driven CIO & Executive Board Member with overarching accountability for strategically planning and directing companywide technological advancement, architecture and digital infrastructures within global PE-backed, corporates, SME & PLCs. Underpinning and actively contributing to the vision, business development, regulatory compliance and M&A through commercial acuity, innovation and clear understanding of international markets. Recruiting, managing and mentoring high-performance, multidisciplinary teams, in delivering transformative projects and programmes designed to streamline, automate and generate additional revenue, expanding the scope of company operations to align with a constantly changing marketplace.
Established and directs an in-house tech management unit reclaiming outsourced IT functions from third-parties, planning & constructing an entire department, to provide internal technical support companywide. Leading transformative programmes to advance and update automation and streamlining of operations to driving cost savings and strengthen corporate performance. Contributes to overall vision, goals and strategies, including mergers and acquisitions, monetising in-house software solutions in a GTM plan and acting as a mentor & advisor to multidisciplinary teams.
Cision helps more than 75,000 clients power their public relations. Innovation, insights & impact. Architected an IT infrastructure to underpin rapid growth to 6,000+ employees, reporting to the CIO. Having supported the Cision UK merger is currently responsible for $multi-million OPEX & CAPEX budgets and all & building/leading a multi-disciplinary/cultural team across EMEAI, North America & Canada. Also, leads a range of strategic and capital projects, including global Network & Voice initiatives, the integration of multiple acquisitions, new international office establishments, data centre optimisation, and a cloud-based platform to support GTM.