Codestone Leadership

With over two decades in software and technology services, I embarked on a new journey with Codestone in 2023. My career has been marked by dynamic leadership roles, from steering a start-up to scaling a business to triple digit million gross profits. My tenure includes executive positions at industry giants like Microsoft and SoftwareOne, where I led the global Software Lifecycle Management business to Gartner Magic Quadrant leadership for four consecutive years. I thrive on driving digital and commercial transformation, fostering a culture of excellence, and operational innovation. Beyond the boardroom, I have a young family, enjoy snowboarding, golf, and diving. I am also proud to have reached the summit of Kilimanjaro!

With over 25 years of industry experience in technology-enabled transformation, I am deeply passionate about combining people, technology and innovation to deliver strategic advantage to our customers. My journey has been marked by a commitment to scaling businesses and nurturing high-performance teams, placing precision, simplicity, accountability and inclusivity as the cornerstone values of teamwork and success. My previous tenure at ISG Tech as COO, coupled with extensive senior leadership roles at Atos, Sopra Steria and Capita, has honed my ability to successfully navigate complex and at-scale situations and challenges, deliver true advantage for customers and meet my ultimate personal goal of improving lives as part of our mission for next-level transformation. Outside of Codestone, and beyond precious family time, Guitars are my passion. I still write music and record, but my tour bus days are probably over!

I joined Codestone in 2000 and over these last 23 years, I’ve enjoyed supporting the tremendous growth of the company. From a small sales department to now running multiple sales teams, we work with over 700 customers across SAP ERP, Enterprise Performance Management and a broad Microsoft offering, helping them maximise their potential, and achieve their strategic goals through the adoption of industry leading business technology. When not working I enjoy getting outside, being in or on the water and spending time with the family.

Following a rich and varied career with several well-known brands, such as Intel, LV=, RNLI and Specsavers, I joined Codestone as Board Business Partner in 2024. I’ve held numerous leadership positions across a variety of sectors, including Technology, Financial Services, Retail, and Not-For-Profit, and have a keen interest in organisational development, leadership, and innovation. When I’m not working you’ll typically find me indulging in my love of the outdoors; whether it’s a coastal walk, paddle boarding in Poole harbour or simply enjoying a picnic on the beach.

I joined Codestone in 2022 as the Non-Executive Chairman. This is following over 40 years of experience in the Technology industry, having most recently held the role of President of Central and Eastern Europe for Microsoft, overseeing 33 countries. Previous to Microsoft, I was Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprises in USA. I was also formerly Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Services at Sun Microsystems and Director of Northern Europe for IBM. Throughout my career, I have transformed businesses across SMEs, mid-markets and enterprises, and have a keen focus on the impact that technology has on driving productivity, economic growth and well-being.

My experience spans over 20 years in the IT and ISP sector. I joined Codestone in 2011 as the manager of our consultancy team and was delighted when I was appointed to the board just 3 months later. As Operations Director I am responsible for all aspects of Codestone’s service delivery including Consultancy, Project Management, Support and Cloud Systems. I am passionate about Codestone’s highly structured approach to service delivery and strongly believe that our success is down to a methodology that is both agile and customer focused.

I have over 25 years in the IT industry, predominantly in the SAP solution space, with previous accounting career lasting 12 years. I joined Codestone in 2023 to drive the ERP Solutions business, aligning solutions to customer and market requirements, whilst looking into innovations that would positively improve customer solutions. Prior to Codestone I held various leadership positions, as well as a Software Quality Engineering company whereby we achieved triple digit growth. I previously had 11 years in SAP, leading strategy and delivery teams in S/4HANA Cloud. My key drivers round on changing organisations with a growth mindset, whilst ensuring development of colleagues to achieve business goals. In my spare time I enjoy keeping fit, table tennis and piloting my plane.