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Group Director of Engineering for Sports, Retail, Trading, SRE and Platform Engineering
Highly motivated and resilient executive leader with a successful track record within Technology operating at Board level, with a real passion for making a positive difference through building strong diverse teams with a clear focus on being better then yesterday and utilising technology to enable a better consumer outcome and experience. Fortunate to work and lead across a variety of functions and sectors including Retail, Health Care, Banking & Financial Services, Gambing, Telecommunications and Charitable Foundations, which has allowed a comprehensive insight and exposure to diverse and multifaction approaches. This experienced and specialist knowledge has enabled cross pollination and taking the “best” from each sector allowing a rounded strategic approach for future unknowns in the roles that I have held. Used to working in an ‘always on’ world with comprehensive knowledge and proven experience in developing and running all elements of major IT functions spanning Service Operations, Business and Strategic Portfolio Change Delivery, Cyber Security, Application Engineering, Supplier Management, Infrastructure (core and client) and Ecommerce teams. Which at times has been during the backdrop of significant business change including insourcing and outsourcing driven by mergers and acquisitions. Key Skills and Specialties: • Authentic Leadership in both steady state and significant business change – across large (1,000s) geographically dispersed teams. • Customer mindset – throughout the end-to-end lifecycle (concept, design, delivery, run and maintain). • Operational Focus – leading teams that operate in highly available / always on environments. • Change Delivery – ranging from large transformation programmes to varied portfolios of change. • Commercial Management and Financial Control – covering large (+£100m) revenue and capital
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
OSS Retail Masters, Retail
January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2021
University of the West of Scotland
Hons BSc, Chemistry
January 1, 1992 – January 1, 1996
Grand Parade
Member Board of Directors
December 1, 2025 – Present
evoke
Group Director of Engineering for Sports, Retail, Trading, SRE and Platform Engineering
April 1, 2025 – Present
Leeds, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Marks and Spencer
Chief Technology Officer
April 1, 2024 – April 1, 2025
Hybrid
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA)
Member Board of Trustees
October 1, 2022 – April 1, 2024
Ooni Pizza Ovens
Chief Technology Officer
August 1, 2022 – April 1, 2024
Asda
Chief Technology Officer
January 1, 2021 – August 1, 2022
Asda
Senior Director Service, Cyber & Infrastructure
May 1, 2016 – January 1, 2021
Bupa
Head of IS&T Global Service Operations
October 1, 2015 – April 1, 2016
Lloyds Banking Group
Head of Platform - Telephony and Direct Investments / Application Management & Development
April 1, 2014 – October 1, 2015
Lloyds Banking Group
Head of Retail Service Owners and Service Management, SD, LBG
January 1, 2006 – June 1, 2014
O2
Major Service Manager
January 1, 2005 – October 1, 2006
Energis
Head of Hosting Solutions Support
September 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005
Andreas Gift Charity
Board Trustee
March 1, 2003 – January 1, 2006
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Energis
Wanado Operations Manager
November 1, 2002 – October 1, 2003
Energis
Omiris Service Manager
August 1, 2000 – November 1, 2002
HBOS
Incident Management
October 1, 1997 – August 1, 2000
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate's career trajectory shows a strong focus on leadership and strategic roles within large, established organizations (e.g., Asda, Marks and Spencer, Lloyds Banking Group). While this indicates a fit for structured environments, the target role of 'Software Engineer' is a significant mismatch with their executive-level experience. Their project diversity is limited to board memberships and executive roles, not hands-on engineering. This suggests a potential cultural mismatch for a pure engineering role, though they would be a strong fit for a leadership position.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate demonstrates strong leadership, strategic thinking, and operational management skills through their extensive career progression. Their roles consistently involve managing large teams, significant budgets, and critical IT services, indicating a high level of operational fit for senior management positions. The descriptions highlight abilities in driving change, fostering collaboration, and ensuring service delivery.