Fractional CIO support in Birmingham, delivered by Richard J. Keenlyside - a senior technology operator with three decades of board-level leadership across UK and international businesses. The West Midlands is the UK's largest manufacturing region and a growing financial-services and professional-services hub - particularly post-HSBC's UK head office relocation to Birmingham.
On-site days in Birmingham or the wider West Midlands by arrangement, with the bulk of the engagement delivered remotely on a weekly cadence.
Travel and on-site: Direct rail access from London Euston (~1h20) and Manchester Piccadilly (~1h30). On-site days typically combine Birmingham city centre with site visits.
Manufacturing-sector engagements with MAN Trucks and Webasto Group, both with UK operations across the Midlands and northern England.
Scale-ups, PE-backed businesses and mid-market enterprises that need senior IT representation in the boardroom but aren't ready (or don't need) a permanent CIO.
On-site days in Birmingham or the wider West Midlands by arrangement, with the bulk of the engagement delivered remotely on a weekly cadence.
Manufacturing-sector engagements with MAN Trucks and Webasto Group, both with UK operations across the Midlands and northern England.
Scale-ups, PE-backed businesses and mid-market enterprises that need senior IT representation in the boardroom but aren't ready (or don't need) a permanent CIO.
Most Fractional CIO engagements run for an initial 90-day discovery period followed by an ongoing leadership cadence. Typical outcomes include: A defensible 12–24 month IT strategy aligned to commercial outcomes; Rationalised vendor and licence spend with clear governance; An IT operating model that scales with the business, not against it; Confident board reporting on technology risk and investment.
Direct rail access from London Euston (~1h20) and Manchester Piccadilly (~1h30). On-site days typically combine Birmingham city centre with site visits.
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