Fractional CAIO support across Reading and the Thames Valley, delivered by Richard J. Keenlyside - a senior technology operator with three decades of board-level leadership across UK and international businesses. The Thames Valley corridor - Reading, Slough, Newbury, Windsor - is the UK's most concentrated enterprise technology belt: UK headquarters of major technology vendors alongside financial services operations, pharmaceutical businesses and professional services firms that need senior IT and security leadership.
On-site days across the Thames Valley by arrangement, often combined with a London visit given the proximity. Many Thames Valley engagements serve as the IT leadership layer for UK operations of US-headquartered businesses.
Travel and on-site: Direct GWR from London Paddington to Reading (~25 minutes). The Thames Valley corridor is accessible by road and rail from London, Bristol and the South-West.
Enterprise technology and vendor governance experience - managing large IT suppliers, enterprise licence agreements and complex vendor relationships - is directly relevant to the Thames Valley's concentration of enterprise technology firms and their UK customers.
Businesses deploying AI at scale, navigating EU AI Act obligations, or facing board and investor scrutiny on AI risk - particularly those needing a credible named AI executive without the cost of a permanent hire.
On-site days across the Thames Valley by arrangement, often combined with a London visit given the proximity. Many Thames Valley engagements serve as the IT leadership layer for UK operations of US-headquartered businesses.
Enterprise technology and vendor governance experience - managing large IT suppliers, enterprise licence agreements and complex vendor relationships - is directly relevant to the Thames Valley's concentration of enterprise technology firms and their UK customers.
Businesses deploying AI at scale, navigating EU AI Act obligations, or facing board and investor scrutiny on AI risk - particularly those needing a credible named AI executive without the cost of a permanent hire.
Most Fractional CAIO engagements run for an initial 90-day discovery period followed by an ongoing leadership cadence. Typical outcomes include: A board-ready AI governance framework with named executive accountability; EU AI Act readiness across all in-scope high-risk AI use cases; An AI use-case intake, risk-assessment and approval process the board can defend; Credible AI risk reporting aligned to audit committee and investor expectations.
Direct GWR from London Paddington to Reading (~25 minutes). The Thames Valley corridor is accessible by road and rail from London, Bristol and the South-West.
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