Our CXO Network

An experienced business leader with thirty-two years industry and consulting experience. They have worked in, enterprise sales, customer marketing, customer service, business change and big data analytics. He has been a Partner at a Tier 1 global consulting firm for ten years and latterly was part of the Executive Management team that did a VC-backed start up, growth and successful exit of an analytics software business. He has sold to and consulted with enterprise clients such as Vodafone, 02, BT, Bank of Ireland, Aviva, Capital One, ANZ Bank, Coles FS, Sainsburys, GSK, Diageo, Land Rover, Bosch, Shell and British Gas.

This CXO’s blue-chip executive career is an impressive balanced combination of FMCG and technology, covering all three business pillars. They have had CEO appointments at both C&W and Northrop Grumman, as well as CxO’s roles in Unilever and the M&M/Mars corporation. Currently he is engaged in PE portfolio management where he specialises in joining up business solutions to realise a whole business benefit. In addition to this they hold two non-executive posts as well as recently being the CMO at an IT transformational change restructuring company headquartered at New York and London.

This CXO has extensive international experience at Board & Executive Management levels in the development of business transformation strategies.

He was CIO for a number of global companies operating in both the Manufacturing and Oil and gas sectors.

Having enjoyed a 30+ year career with Barclays Group in UK, Europe, USA and Latin America, managing businesses at Country, Channel and Product line levels in CEO, COO and CFO roles they have extensive experience of corporate finance and capital markets,

Since leaving corporate life, he works as an NED on the boards of a number of young innovative technology companies in areas like, big data  and analytics, digital transformation, cyber security,  digital detection and software efficiency. With an extensive interest in innovation and is now one of the founders of a Thought Leader forum that brings together innovative technology driven companies with institutional investors and entrepreneurs.

Public Sector Digital Leader of the 2^nd largest IT Organisation in the UK.

Achieving business transformation through the delivery of real time information and secure online transactions via, at peak load, the third busiest website in the world.

Directing the development, implementation and management of massive multiple websites and secure online services.

Partnering with global commercial software suppliers to guarantee the best products and customer experience for end-users.

Recognised by peers for expertise in Business Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Transformation and Change and being an inspirational and enthusiastic leader of people.

A former CEO and President of Jefferies Execution Services, Inc., the NYSE Brokerage affiliate of Jefferies & Co., Inc. Before this he served as the Chief Administrative Officer of Jefferies Execution Services orchestrating the conversion of electronic trading platforms at the NYSE and was instrumental in helping both the NYSE and Jefferies adapt to the new demands of electronic trading of NYSE securities. His skill strength lies in understanding how a cohesive operations and technology platform combine to formulate a solid business model.

Following a successful career in the IT Professional Services industry in various top tier companies this CXO joined BT Cellnet which then became O2 plc. As CIO, she reported into the CEO and helped O2 become one of the most successful mobile operators in the FTSE 100 and the extremely competitive UK Telecommunications market. She then joined Northern Foods – a UK and Ireland based food manufacturer supplying to all the key supermarkets and a major UK airline.As Group CIO, she established a new team whose remit was to build and maintain effective business relationships across the company.

This CXO has worked in financial services for over 30 years sitting on boards and executive committees as CEO, CMO and CTO.

He is now chairman of a listed bank and a non executive director of one of Europe’s largest retailers.

In addition, he is an ILM Level 7 accredited coach and is highly experienced working with boards in the U.K. and internationally.

This CXO has 35 years’ experience in the Financial Services Industry mainly in Insurance.

He became the Global CIO, and then Global COO for Zurich’s Life Insurance business, where he managed budgets of in excess of $1bn.

He has significant experience in delivering multi country transformation programmes to change the IT back office and customer facing operating models.

This CXO started life with Ford Motor Company as a graduate, and moved to Nissan to run their Sales & Marketing operation for their European Aftersales Operation based in Amsterdam.

A move into media led this CXO to become the CMO of Yellow Pages with a focus on growth strategies. He is now Non Executive Chairman of a Medtech business.