We have appointed Carl Stirland as the new leader of our IT operations to help drive the firm’s ongoing growth. As IT Director, he will oversee more than 20 in-house professionals in teams specialising in software development, project management, business change, IT infrastructure and IT service management.
Carl joins us with 30 years of IT experience across the construction, housebuilding, engineering, manufacturing, and distribution sectors which includes 20 years of service at a multi-million-pound construction and development group, where he played an instrumental role in laying the digital foundations for key projects to be carried out efficiently, ranging from supermarket developments through to mass housebuilding.
He also spent two years at an FTSE250 construction firm to help them overhaul their cloud migrations, network, and telecom systems for around 6,000 users. He has recently worked for a leading multinational plc supplying insulation, roofing, commercial interiors, and specialist construction products as the UK IT business partner to develop the firm’s technological efficiency across 580 distribution centres and trade counters.
Carl said: “Joining a progressive firm is a brilliant challenge for me to be able to put my three decades of IT experience into practice to help accelerate the firm’s ongoing growth. I am passionate about working for a business that is focused on providing great client satisfaction, and my role is to ensure that our IT platforms enable the business to maintain this and improve even further.
“Another key aspect of my role is striking the balance between future-proofing the business’s IT portfolio – both for our colleagues and through the services we provide to clients – whilst also ensuring the company’s digital and operational strategies are aligned.”
Carl, who is also a chartered engineer and chartered IT professional, will have nationwide responsibility for developing the firm’s IT capabilities across its 29 offices.
Managing Partner, Andrew Bridge, added: “We are excited for Carl to join us and to oversee our continued investment in sophisticated and market-leading IT solutions for our colleagues, to help deliver a first-class client service.”
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