Steve Smith Email Address

Director of Business and Product Development

We provide a broad range of services that can give organisations in the financial services marketplace the flexibility, security and cost control that they need. Our professional services team can work with you to determine how your IT needs to change to support future business demands as well as day-to-day operations. They'll help you develop a strategy and put it into action. We can help you build networks with greater resilience, protect your data more securely, and keep business running in the face of unforeseen difficulties. Our Business Continuity services help you to comply with legislation and regulation such as the Data Protection Act, BS25999 and the ICT BC standard, BS25777. We can also help you control and maintain your desktop and infrastructure to minimise risk and manage costs throughout the IT lifecycle. We have a nationwide network of engineers and skilled technical staff to provide service desk and onsite support from break/fix solutions to fully managed hosting. If you choose to migrate to outsourced or multi-sourced services, or to run some services from the cloud, we have the end-to-end skills, capabilities and state-of-the-art data centres to deliver a complete solution.

A passionate and determined leader, with 15 years of experience in executive level roles within global brands across the awarding, assessment, skills, education, and professional membership sectors. I am energised by the positive impact learning can have on the lives of individuals. As a dynamic, strategic, entrepreneurial business leader with strong management skills, I have a proven track record of success in driving forward the growth and development of organisations. As Managing Director of SIAS, the leading End Point Assessment Organisation for the technical Science and Engineering sectors, I am responsible for the development and execution of a strategy for profitable growth and greater social impact, and to enhance the influence and success of the brand. I bring a relentless pursuit of a results driven culture to an organisation and enjoy structuring collaborations, partnerships and joint ventures that create value at scale - building successful business relationships across both the public and private sectors. Myself and my teams are always driving hard to maximise reach and relevance, to develop income opportunities across multiple market categories, and to deliver positive impact and value. Expertise in; - Leadership - Culture - Corporate Strategy & Planning - Business Turnaround & Growth - Coaching Senior Teams - International trade & business development -UK and Transnational market development -Conceptual/Complex Sales, Partnerships, Deal Structuring at Executive Level - Government Relations. -Professional, trade and membership bodies -Awarding/Skills Development/Accreditation organisations. -Charities/Social enterprise/NGO/NPO -Technology (EdTech) -Emerging & Frontier economies – business development across the Global South.