Fractional CAIO support in York, delivered by Richard J. Keenlyside - a senior technology operator with three decades of board-level leadership across UK and international businesses. York is a growing professional services, financial services and technology hub - well-connected to Leeds (20 minutes by rail) and anchored by two universities with an active spin-out community alongside established legal, accountancy and financial services firms.
On-site days in York by arrangement, naturally combined with Leeds or Newcastle into a single Yorkshire or North-East visit. Weekly remote cadence as standard.
Travel and on-site: Direct LNER service from London Kings Cross (~1h50) and from Newcastle (~1h15). York combines naturally with Leeds or Durham into a single day visit.
York sits at the centre of the Yorkshire corridor, and engagements running across Leeds, the wider North-East and the Yorkshire professional services base have a natural York dimension. Strong sector overlap with financial services, professional services and public sector technology.
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 in York by arrangement, naturally combined with Leeds or Newcastle into a single Yorkshire or North-East visit. Weekly remote cadence as standard.
York sits at the centre of the Yorkshire corridor, and engagements running across Leeds, the wider North-East and the Yorkshire professional services base have a natural York dimension. Strong sector overlap with financial services, professional services and public sector technology.
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 LNER service from London Kings Cross (~1h50) and from Newcastle (~1h15). York combines naturally with Leeds or Durham into a single day visit.
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