Credentials

Colin Beveridge has worked with many leading organisations, including:

Aldwyck Housing Group, Anglian Water, BACS, Barclays, BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, BP, British Rail, British Telecom, CIODevelopment, Computer Aid Inc, Courtaulds, Computer Weekly, Computing Magazine, Department of Health, DHL International, Digital Equipment Corporation, East Midlands Electricity, Finextra, Ford Motor Corporation, GUS, the Highways Agency, HSBC, IBM, ICAEW, ICI Fibres, ICI Paints, ICL, International Paints, ITT, Kellogg’s, Mobil Data Services, Mobil North Sea, Mobil Shipping, the National Computing Centre, NHS, Norwich Union, Oracle, Pearl Assurance, Ping (Golf), Powergen, Remploy, R.L. Polk, Robertson ERC, Royal Mail, Shell International, Siemens, Systime, University of Glasgow, University of Salford, Vodafone, Wolseley

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MSc (Information Systems)

Postgraduate Diploma: Software Engineering, Technology Strategy

Chartered Fellow, Vice Chair of Council and Trustee of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (CITP FBCS)

Fellow of the Institute for the Management of Information Systems (FIMIS)

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)

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Professional with a long history of delivering complex change in private and public sectors; often in very challenging and sensitive situations.

Strong international experience, global management team player/ leader.

CIO/ IT Director, also held top-level roles in Development, Programme Management, Service Delivery and Strategy.

Led international programmes from pre-conception to delivery.

Managed down-sizing initiatives (including staff and union consultations) and service provider transitions (TUPE and secondary TUPE issues).

Good experience of Mergers and Acquisitions.

Delivered major Infrastructure renewal and consolidation programmes, including ERP refresh/ upgrade. Managed and developed economy-critical infrastructure/ services.

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Author:
A Finance Director’s guide to managing IT in the SME (pub. ICAEW 2011 ISBN 9780857602893)

Aligning IT with Business Strategy – a Best Practice Guide for decision makers (pub. NCC 2004 ISBN 0-85012-889-7).

the Devil’s guide to iT (an irreverent but incisive exposition about making iT simpler).