People

Appointed on 1 July 2012, Stephen has significant financial and business experience in both technology and outsourcing. Stephen has spent most of his career in the IT industry, including 25 years with IBM. He was Chief Financial Officer for IBM UK and Ireland from 2002 to 2009. Read More

Stephen Wilson
Non-Executive Director

Appointed on 1 December 2011, Bill has extensive experience of the IT sector and adds valuable technical expertise to the board. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the IT services sector. His early career was spent at Marconi and SD-Scicon and for over 20 years worked with EDS and Hewlett-Packard in the USA and Europe running the EMEA services business. Read More

Bill Thomas
Non-Executive Director

Appointed on 4 September 2012, Saurabh is one of India’s leading IT entrepreneurs, angel investors and venture capitalists and has a deep knowledge of the Indian IT market. He founded and chaired IIS Infotech, NASSCOM, and co-founded the Indian Angel Network. He also chairs the Indian operations of CA Technologies Inc., the US listed software business. He chaired the Indian Venture Capital Association and is Chairman Emeritus of TIE Delhi. Saurabh has previously served on the Advisory Boards of Imperial College Business School, London, and on the advisory boards of Uttarakhand and Himachal Universities in India. He serves on the Prime Minister’s National Innovation Council and on various government boards/committees. He has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement award from the IT Industry in India and a Distinguished Alumnus from IIT Kanpur. Read More

Saurabh Srivastava
Non-Executive Director

Appointed on 1 January 2012, Michel brings to the Board more than 20 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry and experience of working in Continental Europe. After his early career as a consultant for McKinsey & Company, he was COO of Louis Dreyfus Group’s major commodity trading business and also recently held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Neuf Cegetel. In May 2013 he was appointed CEO of Méditel. Read More

Michel Paulin
Non-Executive Director

Appointed on 26 October 2012, Ian has wide experience of the City and financial markets together with first-hand experience of the Insurance sector. Ian spent over 30 years at Citibank, latterly as UK Country Head of the Financial Institutions Group. From 2000 to 2002, he was Chief Executive Officer of AIG Europe. A former member of the Chancellor’s City Advisory Panel, he has served on committees for the London Stock Exchange, CHAPS, APACS, the European Securities Forum. He founded and, until 2008, ran Cormack Tansey Partners which provides strategic consulting to financial institutions. He is an active member of the Development Council for the National Theatre and Campaign Committee of Pembroke College, Oxford. Read More

Ian Cormack
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed as a Non-Executive Director 1 December 2011, Geoff became the chairman on 1 January 2012. Geoff has extensive experience in the Technology and Services sector. He spent over 20 years at Hoskyns, the computer services company, latterly as Managing Director and then Executive Chairman. From 1990 – 2002 he held roles at Capgemini, rising to Chief Executive Officer in 2000. Read More

Geoff Unwin
Chairman

Appointed 7 June 2011, David is a qualified chartered accountant having worked in the audit discipline with Deloitte and Touche, before gaining experience with Johnson Matthey plc and progressing to Head of Audit with Airbus. Read More

David Bauernfeind
Chief Financial Officer

Ken initially joined Xchanging as Chief Finance Officer in October 2010 and became acting Chief Executive Officer in February 2011. He became Chief Executive Officer in June 2011. Read More

Ken Lever
Chief Executive