NED & INTERIM CTO/CIO · BOARD-READY, OPERATOR-PROVEN
A board-ready technology leader your client can actually vet.
Former CTIO & Chief Product Officer, Hotelbeds Group (HBX) · Operator in Cinven, CPPIB & Platinum Equity portfolios · CIO of the Year — CIONET 2018
For executive recruiters and search firms placing a non-executive director or an interim CTO/CIO: a candidate with enterprise and PE-scale track record, available within two weeks, with proof that stands up to client scrutiny — not a startup-scale fractional pitch.
€8B+
Platform revenue enabled
< 2 wk
Time to deploy
20+ yrs
Enterprise tech leadership
Board-Ready Credentials
Proof a search firm can put in front of its client
Most fractional profiles are startup-scale. This one survives enterprise and PE scrutiny — every claim is a verifiable, board-level track record, not a pitch.
CTIO & CPO
Hotelbeds Group (HBX)
CIO of the Year
CIONET 2018
Cinven · CPPIB
Operated in PE portfolios
2 carve-outs
€32M managed · PE-backed
1,400 apps
Migrated to GCP / Azure
1B req/day
Run in production at scale
Non-Executive Director
A board-ready technology NED who can challenge and govern AI, cyber, platform and transformation risk — and translate it out of the jargon so the rest of the board can hold management to account.
Interim CTO / CIO
Senior technology leadership to cover a gap, lead a transformation or stabilise delivery — deployed within two weeks, with the enterprise and PE scale most fractional profiles can't evidence.
Board & Transformation Advisory
Advisory NED and board-advisor mandates: AI governance, technology due diligence, operating-model redesign and carve-out execution — proven across €8B+ of platform revenue, not theorised.
Operator-Proven at Scale
What Operating It Actually Looks Like
AI ambition is easy to declare. The proof is in the operating layer underneath it — the workforce redesigns, platform migrations, carve-outs and cost take-outs I have actually delivered at scale.
Platform Scale & Cloud Migration
€8B+ platform revenue · 1B+ requests/day
Hotelbeds Group
Technology Stack
Sectors
Travel & Hospitality
Hotelbeds Group, Awaze/TUI
Financial Services
Lloyds Banking Group
Media & Broadcasting
BT Sport
Industrial & Testing
SGS
Engagement Models
Three Ways to Work Together
Fractional / Interim Executive
Part-time or full-time technology leadership for 3–9 months.
Advisory Project
Focused 4–12 week engagement with defined scope and deliverables.
Leadership Coaching
One-to-one coaching for technology leaders navigating transformation.
Questions Recruiters & Boards Ask
NED & interim CTO/CIO — answered
Can you be put forward for a non-executive director (NED) seat?
Yes. I take board-ready technology NED and advisory NED mandates, bringing independent oversight of AI, cyber, platform and transformation risk — grounded in having run those platforms, carve-outs and migrations as an operator, not only advised on them.
How quickly can you start an interim CTO or CIO mandate?
Within two weeks. Interim CTO/CIO engagements are designed for speed — covering a leadership gap, leading a transformation or stabilising delivery — without waiting on a permanent hire.
What size and type of organisations have you led technology for?
Enterprise and PE scale: CTIO & Chief Product Officer of Hotelbeds Group (€8B+ platform revenue), technology leadership at Lloyds Banking Group and BT Sport, and operator roles in Cinven, CPPIB and Platinum Equity portfolio companies — including platforms run at 1B+ requests/day and a 1,400-application cloud migration.
What's the difference between a fractional and an interim CTO/CIO engagement?
An interim mandate is typically full-time leadership for a defined period (often 3–9 months) to cover a gap or lead a programme. A fractional mandate is part-time, ongoing senior capacity for organisations that need experienced technology leadership without a full-time hire. I take both.
Do you take board-level and advisory mandates as well as executive ones?
Yes — non-executive director seats, board-advisor roles, AI governance, technology due diligence and operating-model advisory, alongside hands-on interim and fractional CTO/CIO engagements.
What evidence can a search firm present to its client?
Verifiable, board-level proof: €8B+ of platform revenue enabled, two PE carve-outs (€32M managed), a 1,400-application cloud migration, CIO of the Year — CIONET 2018, and a documented record across travel, financial services, media and industrial sectors. References available on request.