Paul Larner Email & Phone Number

Liss, Gb

London, United Kingdom

Freeman Clarke is the largest and most experienced team of fractional CIOs and CTOs. We work exclusively in the mid-market sector. We work solely for the benefit of our clients: we have no long-term contracts, and we remain completely independent of suppliers (this is extremely rare in IT and technology!). With our unique combination of business, managerial and technical experience, we support and drive growth in these areas:- Tech strategy and vision- Digital infrastructure- Team development and leadership- Custom software- Business systems integration - Accurate, timely reporting- Risk management and security - Adding value for Private EquityFreeman Clarke Principals are more than consultants, interims, or freelancers. We become part of the client’s executive team, and we remain accountable for our recommendations and our actions. Principals also draw on the experience of their Freeman Clarke colleagues, who share their expertise and market intelligence. To find out more, feel free to get in touch. Or visit our website: https://www.freemanclarke.co.uk/

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

"Paul has been a key member of the leadership team at Capital Cranfield since 2019, driving our technology agenda forward by managing our providers, enhancing our cyber security, and increasing awareness of security issues across the whole company. He originally came onboard as part of a project to review our wider IT arrangements and, at his recommendation, we moved to the cloud - a project which Paul oversaw and has delivered the aims of cost efficiencies and securing our remote working. 'Freeman Clarke’s fractional model means I have a Board-level technology leader as a key member of my team at a cost the business is happy to afford. I would gladly recommend Paul and the team at Freeman Clarke to any organisation in need of high-level strategic input and direction from experienced, Board-level technology professionals who deliver and bring tangible benefits' "- Harus Rai, Managing DirectorCapital Cranfield

Camden Town, London

"Juno Records is the world's largest dance music and equipment store. Based in London, UK, Juno’s website was launched in March 1996, and since then they have built a reputation as the most comprehensive source for new and back catalogue dance music, DJ and studio equipment. Juno now offers over 500 new releases each week and have more than 45,000 titles in stock.As an international online retailer with complex supply chains, Information Technology is central to Juno Records. In 2017, Juno Records decided to engage one of Freeman Clarke’s team, Paul Larner, as their IT Director. Paul’s remit encompassed a business-wide digital transformation including warehousing, distribution, online retail, information governance and finance.Richard Atherton, Juno Records’ Managing Director comments: “I now have an IT expert in my senior team who can explain the complexity of our IT systems in plain English and I can trust to make the best decisions. New IT initiatives are now clearly identified, prioritised, costed, explained and justified. Risks to our operations and compliance requirements are identified well in advance along with cost effective recommendations and smooth implementation, giving me peace of mind about IT so that I can focus on growing my business.”Richard continues, “As a result of my confidence in our IT Director, Paul Larner, the Freeman Clarke team and our IT strategy, we are now able to exploit our IT investment that underpins our company transformation aimed at improving service, sales and profits.”- Richard Atherton, Founder and Managing DirectorJuno Media Limited

Hampshire

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

“IFF Research is a full-service research agency that helps organisations from the public and private sector make better informed decisions. Established in 1965, we’ve proud to have become one of the largest independent research agencies in the UK. As part of our growth strategy we needed to develop our IT infrastructure to support our people and ensure seamless service delivery to clients. We contacted Freeman Clarke for strategic IT support and appointed Paul Larner as interim CTO. Paul hit the ground running, helping us develop our plan to scale successfully. Working with Freeman Clarke’s extensive network of providers, Paul offered multiple options to expand our platform without huge capital investment. We decided upon a cloud-hosted platform with virtually unlimited scalability. After a proof of concept, the full project was successfully delivered, enabling us to scale our operations to 5x our previous capacity. Paul also lead us through a tendering exercise to identify and then onboard a Managed Services Provider for support and maintenance. With Paul’s IT leadership, we are on target to increase our revenue by 30%, helping us achieve substantial improvements in our margins."- Jan Shury, Managing DirectorIFF Research

London, United Kingdom

”We needed an experienced IT leader to help us prepare for the sale of Willmott Dixon’s residential development division, Be Living. We reached out to Freeman Clarke to provide an IT Director from their London team. Paul Larner quickly came on board to join our senior management team and created an IT Strategy to separate the IT systems in readiness for a sale. The plan was smoothly executed within three months, along with £2m of savings. We were now ready for sale! Subsequently, EcoWorld International acquired 70% of Be Living in March 2018, along with projects worth £2.6 billion. Paul has since supported us through a move of 100+ staff to our new head office. Paul has a common sense and practical approach and is able to communicate complex IT initiatives to non-IT senior management. I am more than happy to recommend Freeman Clarke to any company needing strategic direction from experienced IT leaders”- Karen Rogers, Group Financial ControllerEcoWorld London

Raynes Park, London

Kew, London

London, United Kingdom

"Having been introduced to Martin Davis of Freeman Clarke by one of our strategic advisors, we have worked with them for almost a year now and I am delighted to say that I have found their approach to be extremely diligent, knowledgeable and professional. Paul Larner, the IT Director assigned to us is very hard working and personable and helped us navigate a key decision in respect of our IT operating platform and made what felt like full time impact even though he was in fact dedicated to us two days per week. I would be very happy to recommend Martin and his team at Freeman Clarke to others needing high-level input from experienced IT professionals, especially those who are not yet quite ready to make a permanent, full time appointment to oversee their IT operation”- Duncan Rendall, CEORendall & Rittner

Whiteley, Hampshire

“Paul joined us as our IT Director and helped us unblock the development of our core translation management platform. As a result, we are more efficient, and I feel I have an IT strategy in place to scale up my business"- Jesper Sandberg, ChairmanSandberg Translation Partners

Hammersmith

“Our Freeman Clarke IT Director, Paul, became a key player in our IT leadership team taking responsibility for IT operations and IT security. Paul’s experience was evident from day one and he quickly got to grips with the urgent issues whilst developing a longer term plan and carefully restructuring the team. This allowed us to focus on the smooth acquisition of our company by the Dixons Carphone Group"- Abbas Jeraj, Head of PeopleSimplifyDigital

Beckenham, Kent

London, United Kingdom

2011 - IT Management Award2011 - Top Performer, Senior Development Programme

Alton, Hampshire

Basingstoke, Hampshire

Farnborough, Hampshire

Farnborough, Hampshire

Farnborough, Hampshire

Croydon, Surrey

New York, United States

Seconded to the US to support a number of office relocations/renovation projects

Croydon, Surrey

Croydon, Surrey

Greenford, Middlesex

Basingstoke, Hampshire

Artificial Intelligence, Distinction

Certified Chief Information Security Officer (Ciso)

(Isc)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (Cissp)

Masters Degree In Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General, Commendation

Received the Chartered Institute of Management award for the "Most supportive student on the MBA programme", as voted by my peers. MBA.

Diploma In Management Studies (Dipms)

Certificate In Management (Cim)

Business & Finance Hnd

Education record

Education record