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Chief Information Officer

ACCA provides you with a wealth of materials and opportunities to assist you in your career and to support your continual professional development. For example, we provide a variety of exclusive e-learning packages on our My Development section whilst many of our local offices hold face-to-face networking events. In collaboration with some of the world's leading universities and professional institutions, we have also identified courses which complement the ACCA Qualification and allow members to specialise within a particular area of finance or management. Through our partnerships, members benefit from accelerated access routes and discounted fees on many of these courses whilst also ensuring the ACCA brand is synonymous with excellence in professional education.

Transformational CIO, Software and Services leader. CIO and Digital Transformation leader with a successful career in delivering business value through the use of technology. Created the IT & Digital Business Strategy for ACCA, a major international accounting professional body, led the development of the business case and obtained a £75M investment in digital transformation. Led creation of a global online workplace and cloud migration. Proven history in transformation programme leadership. Excellent team builder with proven record of building employee engagement. Software and Services leader with 18 year track record of transforming and rapidly scaling software and services businesses through strong commercial management, process improvement, building highly effective teams and fostering an entrepreneurial culture. Substantial international experience in US, UK, and Europe of delivering enterprise software solutions and professional services to blue-chip clients across a range of technologies, including enterprise CRM & ERP, networking and infrastructure. Executive board member for businesses with up to £100M annual turnover with personal P&L responsibility for revenues of £45M. Strong background in M&A and business integration having taken senior roles on due diligence and post-acquisition integration projects. Possesses excellent relationship-building and leadership skills, with the ability to make crucial decisions, tackle problems and offer creative solutions. Enjoys being part of, leading and motivating, a successful and productive organisation and thrives in highly pressurised and challenging working environments. Specialities: CRM, cloud services, professional services, exams general management, software solutions, business processes, business consultancy, network services, program & project management, technical architecture, information security and data cabling Wide industry sector experience including CRM, IT Services, Education, Qualifications and Exams, Outsourcing, Software Development, Support Services, Utilities, Financial Services, Retail, Construction, and Manufacturing.