Neil McIvor, Chief Data Officer and Chief Statistician, Department for Education
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? The Department’s data function sits at the heart of the organisation, alongside the digital and technology function, reporting directly into the chief operation officer. Data is at the heart of everything we do, from integrating seamlessly between HR, finance […]
Nick Latocha, Director, Business Intelligence, Analytics and Insight, CHEP
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? CHEP is a leading pallet pooling company, moving over 330 million platforms which are constantly shared and reused by producers and distributors across the world in a circular model. This model makes data analytics one of our strategic initiatives […]
Sameer Rahman, Interim Director of Insights, The Royal Mint
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? The Royal Mint’s vision is to be Britain’s most trusted and authentic organisation. The vision of the data team is to unify and use our data to get closer to our customers to gain their trust. There is strong […]
Chris Parker, Associate Director – Data Insight, BGL Group
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? Data plays a key role in driving the corporate vision, we work in a data rich industry and being able to leverage that data asset is hugely important. I think what is noticeable and telling is that data is […]
Seema Mandhra, Insights and Analytics Director, Discovery+ EMEA
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? Analytics is of the upmost importance to Discovery+, assisting the business with monitoring the success of our products. Discovery+ provides an online video-on-demand (VoD) direct-to-consumer (DTC) service providing a digital entertainment experience to all customers. Data and analytics is […]
Simon Asplen-Taylor, Data Lead – Future at Lloyd’s, Lloyd’s of London
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? At Lloyd’s of London, we’ve recently published our data-led strategy to build the most advanced insurance marketplace in the world. The plans we set out in Blueprint Two will deliver revolutionary change for the market, ensuring the future of […]
Lisa Allen, Head of Data and Analytical Services, Ordnance Survey
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? The vision of Ordnance Survey (OS) vision is to be recognised as a world leader in geo-spatial services, creating location insight for positive impact. We want to harness the true power of location data, helping people, customers and communities […]
Craig Civil, Head of Data Innovation, R&D and Analytics, Lloyd’s
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? Lloyd’s purpose – Sharing risk to create a braver world – defines our role in the world and guides our work every day. It is the reason our market exists. It reflects who we are and what we do. […]
Lynn Pope, Head of Data and Analytics, Wesleyan
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? Wesleyan’s data strategy is underpinned by the society’s vison and purpose, with clear alignment to our business plan. Data and analytics are identified as a key transformation capability we need in order to deliver our long-term plans, ensuring that […]
Manu Kumar, Chief Data Officer, BUPA Customer Lab
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? I lead the AI and data science practice for BUPA through their technology and innovation hub, the Customer Lab. The Lab has a simple philosophy, help customers live longer, healthier and happier lives. We create and develop a range […]
Joe Nathan, Director of Digital and Data Services, HIG European Capital Services
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? It’s slightly different in private equity. HIG has more than 30 companies in its active portfolio across Europe, so in effect that’s more than 30 data strategies. We’re taking a crawl, walk, then run approach, in terms of getting […]
Dan Bates, Head of Data and Analytics, Business, Telefónica O2
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? Over the last few years, we have been steadily increasing the areas where centralised trusted data and analytics are used in measuring business performance, up to board-level reporting. This year we are explicitly linking our data and analytics capability […]
Elizabeth Hollinger, Director of Insight, Aggreko
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? The objective of our data strategy is to accelerate delivery of value of our organisation’s strategy. We work collaboratively with subject matter experts across our global business, using data to help solve our most complex business problems. This alignment […]
Jonathan Roberts, Deputy Director of Data Science and HR Analysis, Ministry of Justice
How is your organisation using data and analytics to support the corporate vision and purpose? The Ministry’s purpose is to protect and advance the principle of justice. We have a large analytical community that works together with colleagues right across the Ministry and beyond to ensure that data, analysis and evidence underpins huge swathes […]
Daniel Raine, Director of Strategy and Development, American Express Global Business Travel (formally Hogg Robinson Group)
Path to power In the first half of my career, I worked in finance, where I primarily specialised in building complex models, for example, detailed cashflow models in the oil industry and sophisticated commercial pricing models in the travel industry. About nine years ago, I took a gamble and moved from providing finance data […]
Darren Robertson, Lead Digital Analyst, Save The Children UK
Path to power My path has been an odd one to get to where I am now – it certainly was not a traditional route. It all started with digital marketing back in 2000, when I was running a small marketing business in Spain. I returned to the UK in 2011 and joined Action for […]
Harry Powell, Director of Data and Analytics, Jaguar Land Rover
Path to power Having read physics as an undergraduate, I joined the private equity industry buying, financing and managing businesses in the retail, leisure and education sectors. We were one of the first private equity businesses to use detailed quantitative techniques to add value to our investments. But after 12 years I ended up finding […]
Noam Zeigerson, Chief Data Officer, Tandem Bank
Path to power I have over 17 years’ experience in data and analytics, during which time I have been the founder and chief technology officer of Aimee Soft and executive vice-president of data and analytics at Bank Hapoalim, one of Israel’s largest banks. While there I built a greenfield data lake to minimise disruption, […]
Scott Pryde, Medical Technology Surveillance and Analytics Lead, NHS Improvement (GIRFT)
Path to power I got involved in healthcare 15 years ago from an electronics background and was surprised by the comparatively lower focus on supply chain quality and efficiency as well as the lack of data and transparency. I was fascinated by the complexity and pace of innovation in healthcare and biomedical technologies, alongside the […]
Ian Scholey, Analytics Director, Mars Petcare
Path to power Following a degree in mathematics and a master’s in operational research, I have had a number of roles in data analytics leading to my current position at Mars Petcare. From analysing clinical trials to building models to optimise steel production, to predicting turnover of new pubs, I certainly looked for variety early […]