Computing is all about the IT leader - whether that's the CIO, CTO, IT director, chief architect or any one of dozens of other titles. Having spoken to hundreds of IT leaders over the last 12 months and beyond, we feel well qualified to produce the definitive rankings for the top 100 IT leaders in the UK.
To produce this list we took into account factors like size of organisation, size of department, annual budget, duration in role and level of transformation achieved. Then, in consultation with industry experts, we undertook the incredibly challenging task of producing the final list - a task which became ever trickier the closer to the top we got.
Do you feel that you should be on this list? Should you be placed higher? Then contact the editorial team, we'll arrange an interview and next year, it could be you sitting at the top.
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Richard Cammish
CIO, Coats plc
Cammish has been working hard to remove "legacy" vendors such as IBM from the world's largest thread manufacturer. He said Microsoft has changed the way it works and is one of Coats plc's strongest partners, while SAP needs to improve before it is giving its marching orders the same way as IBM was.
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Tim Jones
CIO, Moneysupermarket.com
Co-founder of Autotrader.co.uk, Jones, joined MoneySupermarket.com as Group July 2013. His responsibilities include leading the technology strategy at the firm, developing the engineering talent and capabilities within the group as well as looking after the day-today operations of the It function.
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Andy Chalklin
Director of IT, Deliver & Support",Pret a Manger
Since joining Pret A Manager in 2011, Chalklin has constantly been looking at ways to improve services for both staff and customers. One way that's been achieved is through the deployment of iPhones and iPads to employees, something which he told Computing has "blended into staff's natural working life." Mobile is also key to engagement with customers, with Chalklin's work on the app and website brining coffee lovers back for more
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Matt Peers
CIO, Linklaters
Matt Peers joined Linklaters in February this year after more than three years as CIO of Deloitte (UK & Switzerland). In his time at Deloitte, Peers built a UK IT leadership team, delivered a number of initiatives including a BYOD scheme, a new website and new data security measures.
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Phil Jackman
Head of ICT services, Durham County Council
Heading up IT services in one of the more deprived areas of the country, Jackman is an advocate for digital access and learning, believing not just infrastructure, but web presence and clear strategy are key to securing the UK's digital future. He has helped create the Dynamo group for ICT professionals in the UK, which has 25,000 members and is growing.
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Mike Gibbons
CIO, Aggregate Industries
Gibbons has served as CIO of the construction and building materials firm Aggregate Industries for almost eight years and is in the midst of a big push to revamp its IT infrastructure to more power to end users as part of a wider digital mobilisation initiative. "We've got to start empowering and trusting our employees with better tools," he told Computing.
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Ian Turfrey
IT director, City & Guilds
Reporting to CEO, Turfrey is responsible for £10m operational and capital expenditure. He Leads a team of 86 comprising architecture, service delivery, infrastructure and application support and development.
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Alan Shields
Architect team manager, LGSS
After five years overseeing IT strategy for Cambridgeshire County Council, Shields is now managing the architecture team for Cambridge and Northamptonshire councils LGSS shared services ventures. He is an expert in mobile computing and unified communications, and is never afraid to speak his mind about either.
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Paul Coby
IT Director, John Lewis Partnership
Coby has been IT director at major retail organisation John Lewis for over four years. At the same time he holds a position as chair of SITA, the air transport telecommunications and IT solutions firm. He was CIO of British Airways for eight years, where he was responsible for all IT operations and technology strategy.
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Adeel Saeed
Head of Corporate Technology, London Stock Exchange Group
Saeed has been CIO at the London Stock Exchange Group for over five years. Previously he was CIO of Ideal Mortgage Bankers. He has extensive technology management experience in the financial and insurance industries, architecting, deploying and supporting business critical infrastructure and applications.
