Part of the IT Leaders 100 - a list of the most influential IT leaders in the UK
James began his IT career as a software engineer, and later worked as a management consultant with KPMG. He has held senior technology roles at Legal & General, Severn Trent Water, Bennetts Insurance and Compare the Market, where he led the technology function through an extended period of high growth.
He has plenty of experience in transforming technology, having completed the journey from monolithic system through to microservices platform and beyond. He considers making the complex simple - particularly when talking to senior leadership - to be a specialty.
