Independent IT Review support in Amsterdam, delivered by Richard J. Keenlyside - a senior technology operator with three decades of board-level leadership across UK and international businesses. Amsterdam and the Randstad host a dense financial services, payments, logistics and PE-backed mid-market base - with a strong English-language working culture and easy UK access.
Remote-first with quarterly on-site weeks for board and strategy days. UK time zone is one hour behind Central European Time - leadership cadence runs naturally across both.
Travel and on-site: Direct flights of around 1h15 from London City, Heathrow, Manchester and Newcastle. Most on-site weeks run Tuesday–Thursday.
Engagements with European operations of UK-headquartered businesses, particularly where Amsterdam serves as an EU regulatory or commercial base post-Brexit.
Boards, investors, audit committees or new CEOs who need a credible second opinion on IT strategy, risk, spend or delivery - especially around investment cases, post-acquisition diligence, or after a major incident.
Remote-first with quarterly on-site weeks for board and strategy days. UK time zone is one hour behind Central European Time - leadership cadence runs naturally across both.
Engagements with European operations of UK-headquartered businesses, particularly where Amsterdam serves as an EU regulatory or commercial base post-Brexit.
Boards, investors, audit committees or new CEOs who need a credible second opinion on IT strategy, risk, spend or delivery - especially around investment cases, post-acquisition diligence, or after a major incident.
Most Independent IT Review engagements run for an initial 90-day discovery period followed by an ongoing leadership cadence. Typical outcomes include: An independent view of where the IT function genuinely stands; A prioritised list of risks, gaps and quick wins with cost ranges; Clarity on whether the right team and partners are in place; A document you can act on - and share with stakeholders.
Direct flights of around 1h15 from London City, Heathrow, Manchester and Newcastle. Most on-site weeks run Tuesday–Thursday.
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