Andrew is a dynamic and experienced executive board member, who has been instrumental in developing strategic focus, sales, operational management and leadership teams within high-growth software companies (SaaS and Perpetual). He has successfully spearheaded the growth and development of multiple organizations from formulative start-ups to successful exits, most notably Avecto, for circa $200m. During Andrew’s involvement at numerous growth-stage software companies, he has orchestrated considerable-yet-considered private equity and venture debt raises with multiple US-based firms—raising circa $100m in funding. He is also well versed in mergers and acquisitions, having lead M&A due diligence for multiple high-growth businesses from both acquirer and acquired perspectives. His unique mix of business, technical and management expertise, as well as proficiency with practices, policies and procedures, puts him in a unique position to help scale businesses. As a result, Andrew has a proven background in building global client-facing teams and uses this experience to establish and mature go-to-market strategies and delivery services into world-class offerings. With his technical background, he can translate the most complex of requirements into workable solutions. He is just as happy discussing deep technical problems with architecture teams as he is addressing the commercial implications to the C-Suite. This mix of skills is crucial to his track record of driving rapid growth in the value of multiple businesses. Outside of his day-to day work, Andrew has been recognized for his contributions by several industry bodies. He regularly speaks at industry events and has appeared on news channels such as the BBC, Sky, Fox and CNBC. He also holds an Honors degree in Computer Science, is a published author, a Forbes Tech Council member and has a BCS Fellowship along with industry qualifications from Microsoft, Apple and ITIL.