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UK & Ireland CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the UK & Ireland community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Mastering the art of change and adaptability
- Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
- Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise
UK & Ireland CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the UK & Ireland CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs

Debra Bailey
Royal Mail Group
CIO

Claire Dickson
DS Smith
CIO

David Germain
QBE
Group CIO

Robbert van Rutten
Shell
SVP & Downstream CIO
Members
Gary Allwood
ABP
Head IT
Jose Baeza
Venator
CIO
Paul Brotzel
Aon
Global CIO - Risk
Jim Cleaver
St. James’s Place Wealth Management
Director Technology and Information
Paul Coby
Johnson Matthey
CIO
Ashling Cunningham
Ervia
Chief Information Officer
Alison Davis
GE Healthcare
CIO
Charlie Ewen
Met Office
Director of Technology & CIO
Adam Forde
Spectris
Group CIO
Mark Hall
Legal & General
Group IT Director
Aidan Hancock
Network Rail
Group CIO
Moira Huggins
EDF Energy plc
Head of Generation IS
Fiona Humphreys
E.ON UK
Digital Technology Director
Hasani Jess
Simply Business
CTO
Tracey Jessup
UK Parliament
CDIO
Pravina Ladva
Swiss Re
Chief Technology & Operations Officer
Samantha Liscio
NIHR
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Andrew Lock
Associated British Foods
Global CIO
Chris Lord
Babcock International Group
Group CTO
Darren Martin
Wood
Group CTO
Guy Mason
Bourne Leisure
CIO
Kerry McCormack
First Sentier Investors
Global Head of IT
Glenn Morgan
IAG
Head of Digital Business Transformation
Debbie O'Shea
National Express Group
Group Chief Information Officer
Ian Penny
Hiscox
Group CIO
Rajiv Peter
Notting Hill Genesis
Group CIO
Andrew Quail
SGN
Director of IT and Innovation
Phil Scully
Costa Coffee
CIO
Lyndon Subroyen
Investec
Global Head: Digital & Technology
Nadine Thomson
MediaCom
Global CTO
Haig Tyler
Herbert Smith Freehills
CIO
Michael Wallis
SSE
Group CIO
Stuart Warner
Fidelity International
Head of Technology
Richard Williams
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Managing Director of IT (CIO)
Harry Winstanley
Meggitt
Group CIO
Yanna Winter
Generali UK
CIO, Head of Generali UK IT and GC&C IT
Nick Woods
Manchester Airports Group
CIO
Mike Yorwerth
M & S
CTO
Judith van de Pas
Shell
COO, Chief Data & Analytics Office
Upcoming Programs
VIRTUAL
6 July 2022 | 1 hour
UK & Ireland CIO Virtual Boardroom
The CIO's Role in Partnering With the Business to Drive Customer Experience
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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VIRTUAL
13 October 2022 | 1 hour
UK & Ireland CIO Virtual Boardroom
UK & Ireland CIO Virtual Boardroom
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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IN-PERSON
23 November 2022 | an evening
UK & Ireland CIO Inner Circle
Two Temple Place
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022



BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
What Community Brings to Executives
We have written before about the value of community and how important it is in a hybrid world. Here, we reflect on what community means from the perspective of executives. This is how they describe the value of getting together with a community of their peers.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JUNE 21, 2022



BLOG | JUNE 21, 2022
What CIOs Are Talking About in 2022
With 44 gatherings for CIOs in the books, the most popular sessions for Evanta CIO Executive Summits focused on value, outcomes and strategic decision-making. Here are highlights from the highest-rated sessions, articles and topics in the first half of 2022.
VIEW POSTSURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022



SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CIOs in 2022
CIO leadership is becoming more complex, as they reach beyond and within the organization to achieve their goals in the remainder of 2022. Here, we take a closer look at those goals, based on our annual survey of nearly 1,000 CIOs from Evanta’s communities.