Fractional CIO 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.
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 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.
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 to 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 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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