CIO 100 Awards UK 2023

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Recognising the best technology leaders in the UK

The CIO Awards UK recognises the best technology leaders in the UK.The Official CIO 100 Awards UK acknowledges the best and brightest CIOs and technology leaders in the UK, celebrating their digital transformation achievements, and reflecting on themes and ideas which emerged from submissions.

CIO 100 Cohorts 2023

Dominic Howson

Chief Information Officer

Viridor

Martyn Perry

Director of Digital Transformation & Deputy CDIO

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Lara Burns

Chief Digital Officer

The Scouts

Marcus Hunter

Chief Technology Officer

Evri

Charles Ewen

Technology Director (CDIO, SIRO, SC2020+ SRO)

Met Office

Darren Miles

Group Chief Information Officer

Centrica

Jo Drake

Group CIO

THG

Ash Jokhoo

Group CIO

Direct Line Group

Jason Oliver

Chief Digital Transformation Officer

University of Sussex

Jonny Valentine

CIO

ThingCo

Ian Burgess

CTO

Utilita Energy Ltd

Martyn Wallace

Chief Digital Officer

Digital Office – Scottish Local Government

Mark Smith

Chief Digital & Technology Officer

SSP Group PLC

Andy Garrett

Chief Information Officer

Lookers Plc

Andrew Raynes

CIO

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Jon Davis

Chief Technology Officer

The Ivy Collection, Caprice Holdings Ltd, The Birley Clubs, Bill’s Restaurants Ltd

James Whitebread

Chief Technology Officer

Royal Opera House

Amitabh Apte

VP, Global Chief Information Officer

Mars Inc.

Rajat Dhawan

Global Chief Digital & Technology Officer

Soho House

Allan Cockriel

CIO

Shell

Guy Latchem

CIO

Moto Hospitality

John Seglias

Group Chief Digital and Information Officer

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Claire Dickson

CIO

DS Smith

Philip Smith

CTO

Janes

Aman Goel

CIO

Elior UK

Name	Brand, Company	Title
Aidan Forman	RNIB	Director of Technology
Alan Ramsay	Willmott Dixon	CIO
Alex Farr	Christie Group plc	Group Chief Technology Officer
Amanda Hamilton	City & County Healthcare Group	CIO
Amit Patel	Thomas Telford Limited p/o Institution of Civil Engineers	Chief Technology Officer
Amy Freeman	University Hospitals of North Midlands	Chief Digital Information Officer
Andrew Evans	Conga (an enterprise software company)	Chief Information Officer
Andrew Powell	Macfarlanes LLP	CIO
Anthony Allcock	Ingeus	Chief Information Officer – Ingeus
Asha Kumar	HSBC Bank Plc.	Wealth and Private Banking UK CIO
Belinda Finch	Three UK	CIO
Bilge Mert	Brit Insurance	Chief Technology Officer
Breno Gentil	HEINEKEN	Senior Director Digital and Technology Europe
Carla Milovanov	Accor	SVP Global Technology and Services
Claire OConnell	Medivet CIO	CIO
Colin Simpson	PZ Cussons	Global IT Director
Dan West	Department of Health Northern Ireland and Resilient Planit (Resilico)	Chief Digital Information Officer
Dan Hall	The Girls' Day School Trust	Director, Information Technology Services
Daniele Zanchetta	Mercedes-Benz UK	Chief Information Officer
David Willock	European Tyre Enterprise Limited (ETEL)	Chief Technology Officer
David Henderson	Global, Media & Entertainment	CTPO
David Ivell	The Empowering Group	CIO
Dean Garvey-North	Thames Water	CIO – Director of Digital Engineering
Duncan Atkins	Trinity College London	Chief Information Officer
Fraser Brown	BrewDog	Global Head of IT

Name

Brand, Company

Title

Aidan Forman

RNIB

Director of Technology

Alan Ramsay

Willmott Dixon

CIO

Alex Farr

Christie Group plc

Group Chief Technology Officer

Amanda Hamilton

City & County Healthcare Group

CIO

Amit Patel

Thomas Telford Limited p/o Institution of Civil Engineers

Chief Technology Officer

Amy Freeman

University Hospitals of North Midlands

Chief Digital Information Officer

Andrew Evans

Conga (an enterprise software company)

Chief Information Officer

Andrew Powell

Macfarlanes LLP

CIO

Anthony Allcock

Ingeus

Chief Information Officer – Ingeus

Asha Kumar

HSBC Bank Plc.

Wealth and Private Banking UK CIO

Belinda Finch

Three UK

CIO

Bilge Mert

Brit Insurance

Chief Technology Officer

Breno Gentil

HEINEKEN

Senior Director Digital and Technology Europe

Carla Milovanov

Accor

SVP Global Technology and Services

Claire OConnell

Medivet CIO

CIO

Colin Simpson

PZ Cussons

Global IT Director

Dan West

Department of Health Northern Ireland and Resilient Planit (Resilico)

Chief Digital Information Officer

Dan Hall

The Girls' Day School Trust

Director, Information Technology Services

Daniele Zanchetta

Mercedes-Benz UK

Chief Information Officer

David Willock

European Tyre Enterprise Limited (ETEL)

Chief Technology Officer

David Henderson

Global, Media & Entertainment

CTPO

David Ivell

The Empowering Group

CIO

Dean Garvey-North

Thames Water

CIO – Director of Digital Engineering

Duncan Atkins

Trinity College London

Chief Information Officer

Fraser Brown

BrewDog

Global Head of IT

Name	Brand, Company	Title
Gary Foote	Haas F1 Team	Chief Information Officer
Gervais Carlton-Blake	LOD	Group CIO & CISO
Haitham Rowley	Square Enix	Group IT Director
Ian MacKenzie	St. James's Place	Chief Operations & Technology Officer
Jacqui Lipinski	Royal College of Art	CIO and Director of Digital and Technical Services
Jamie Danby	Bensons For Beds	IT Director
Jevern Partridge	Rexel UK Limited	CIO UK and Ireland
Joel Robinson	Azzurri Group	Digital & Technology Director
John Fenwick	newcleo	Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of Security
Karen McDonagh Reynolds	Velonetic	Transformation Director (CTO)
Karl Hoods	BEIS	CDIO
Karl de Bruijn	Portman Healthcare Ltd	Chief Information Officer
Kate Warriner	Alder Hey / Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trusts	Chief Digital and Information Officer
Katie Nykanen	QA Ltd	Group CTO
Kevin Adams	Cats Protection Trust	Digital, Architecture and Data Transformation Director
Leonardo Tantari	Leeds City Council and Leeds Office of NHS West Yorkshire ICB	Chief Digital Information Officer
Lorna Allan	Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust	Chief Delivery and Information Officer
Marie Banks	Croda	IT Strategy, Planning & Delivery Director
Mark Cotton	Galliford Try	Group CIO
Mark Mamone	GBG Plc	Group CIO
Mark Robinson	Ricoh Europe Plc	Vice President of Information Technology & CISO, EMEA
Mark Bramwell	Said Business School, University of Oxford	CIO
Martin Sadler	Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust	Executive Director for Information Technology and Digital
Matthew Bull	Elanco Animal Health	Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Mudassar Ulhaq	Waverton Investment Management	Chief Information Officer

Name

Brand, Company

Title

Gary Foote

Haas F1 Team

Chief Information Officer

Gervais Carlton-Blake

LOD

Group CIO & CISO

Haitham Rowley

Square Enix

Group IT Director

Ian MacKenzie

St. James's Place

Chief Operations & Technology Officer

Jacqui Lipinski

Royal College of Art

CIO and Director of Digital and Technical Services

Jamie Danby

Bensons For Beds

IT Director

Jevern Partridge

Rexel UK Limited

CIO UK and Ireland

Joel Robinson

Azzurri Group

Digital & Technology Director

John Fenwick

newcleo

Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of Security

Karen McDonagh Reynolds

Velonetic

Transformation Director (CTO)

Karl Hoods

BEIS

CDIO

Karl de Bruijn

Portman Healthcare Ltd

Chief Information Officer

Kate Warriner

Alder Hey / Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trusts

Chief Digital and Information Officer

Katie Nykanen

QA Ltd

Group CTO

Kevin Adams

Cats Protection Trust

Digital, Architecture and Data Transformation Director

Leonardo Tantari

Leeds City Council and Leeds Office of NHS West Yorkshire ICB

Chief Digital Information Officer

Lorna Allan

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Chief Delivery and Information Officer

Marie Banks

Croda

IT Strategy, Planning & Delivery Director

Mark Cotton

Galliford Try

Group CIO

Mark Mamone

GBG Plc

Group CIO

Mark Robinson

Ricoh Europe Plc

Vice President of Information Technology & CISO, EMEA

Mark Bramwell

Said Business School, University of Oxford

CIO

Martin Sadler

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust

Executive Director for Information Technology and Digital

Matthew Bull

Elanco Animal Health

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Mudassar Ulhaq

Waverton Investment Management

Chief Information Officer

Name	Brand, Company	Title
Nic Granger	North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)	Director of Corporate (digital, data, IT) and CFO
Nick Harris	Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd	CIO
Paul Boardman	McBride PLC	Group IT Director
Phil Brown	Amey	Chief Digital & Information Officer
Phil Crannage	SSE Energy Solutions	Chief Information Officer
Philip Clayson	Sky	Group Director – Global Technology
Rajiv Peter	Notting Hill Genesis	Chief Information Officer
Reem Zahran	Vistra Group	Chief Technology & Information Officer
Richard Williams	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Managing Director IT (CIO)
Robert McNamara	Bevan Brittan	IT Director
Sarah Milton-Hunt	National Grid	Chief Information & Digital Officer (CIDO)
Sasha Jory	Hastings Direct	CIO
Steve Capper	AtkinsRéalis	Chief Information Officer
Steve O'Connor	Aston Martin Lagonda	Director of IT
Steven Fry	Salford City Council	Director of Digital & Customer Service
Stuart Hart	Edenred UK	Chief Technology Officer
Tarnveer Singh	Cyber Wisdom Ltd	Chief Information Security Officer
Tiffany Willcox	Marie Curie UK	Chief Technology and Transformation Officer
Tom Clark	The Ardonagh Group	CTO
Tracey Jessup	De Montfort University	Chief Transformation Officer

Name

Brand, Company

Title

Nic Granger

North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)

Director of Corporate (digital, data, IT) and CFO

Nick Harris

Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd

CIO

Paul Boardman

McBride PLC

Group IT Director