Responsible for the Infrastructure delivery, working as the contact point between the business Change programme and the central Infrastructure teams. Accountable for the continued availability of the production Infrastructure services, cost management, prioritisation and resource management.

Responsible for 'all Infrastructure' services, managing circa 50 staff in delivering the technical portfolio.

Responsible for circa 50 staff delivering 7*24/365 IT Services to the Punch Taverns Group.

Responsibilities:• Responsible for the operational and strategic IS leadership of 40+ staff in the IT department supplying 24*7/365 mission critical high availability 99.999% IS Services to global internal and external B2B and B2C clients• As a full Board Director, full P & L responsibility for multi site IT capital and revenue budgets of £7m+• Single point of contact at Executive level into IS, aligning a pro-active IT to business unit strategy• Programme/Change Manager for 10+ concurrent business critical change projects of up to £10 million Key Achievements:• Defined the Programme of work to re-architect and implement a complex International Infrastructure• Developed a tactical and strategic business aligned 3 year technical architectural IS systems roadmap• Transformed IT into a cost effective ‘fit for purpose’ IT operation, reducing annual costs by 10% whilst maintaining quality of service delivery to newly negotiated and agreed external customer SLA’s• Through enhanced procedures and motivation achieved record delivery of IT related Business Change• Negotiated, formed and implemented strategic partnerships with critical third party suppliers • Implemented a Service Management IT culture founded on ITIL and CoBIT principles• Completely overhauled the E-Commerce environment enabling a highly available, scaleable application

Responsible for the creation of a business aligned strategic IS architectural plan and systems roadmapManagement Consultant assessing and subsequently advising blue chip clients on innovative IT infrastructures and cost effective solutions aligned to business practices

Interim IS Director responsible for Project Management, Business Analysis, IS Development (Progress), Testing and Release Management.A team of about 45 staff delivering a book of work of around 45 key projects plus BAU.

Responsible for strategic IS management, including IT operations, service delivery and 24*7 technical services, systems development and project management, within a leading insurance business based in the UK.

Responsible for all Infrastructure services.