Duncan Stott Email Address

Chief Information Officer

Kier Group plc is a leading property, residential, construction and services group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. We operate across

4 years as Interim CIO after 12 years as permanent FTSE CIO. Best of both. ►Expertise: Driving step-change in IT services, digital transformation, M&A, restructuring, building high-performing IT teams, project delivery, cost saving, supplier management and setting strategy. ►Sectors: Manufacturing, engineering, logistics, infrastructure, services, pharmaceutical, Private Equity and BPO. ►Specialities DIGITAL & DATA – CDO experience, driving digital agenda, leading data programme. TURNAROUND – Restore IT service and rebuild IT functions. M&A and RESTRUCTURING – Acquisitions, carve-outs and disposals. PROGRAMME DELIVERY – led £100m project start-to-finish in UK’s biggest company. BUSINESS IT LEADERSHIP - 12 years as CIO of 3 large companies. PRIVATE EQUITY – CTO for PE-backed company, rapid change and path-to-value. OUTSOURCING – 3 full deployments to offshore, reducing costs, increasing potential. SUPPLIER MNGT – consolidate to strategic partners, investment & supplier governance. CYBER – 1-year university cyber qualification, led team that won national award. OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE – solid IT career experience, governance and leadership. ►Recent interim assignments. All interim contracts have been extended. CTO for PE-owned company. Restructured, took cost-out, improved service, handed-on. CHIEF DATA OFFICER in European engineering co developing data programme for digital strategy. CONSULTANT for services operator, diagnosed issues, improved customer service, built team.