about Charteris
Business specialists who understand IT - IT experts who think business
Gaining and maintaining alignment with the business vision throughout a business change project is paramount. Equally, a clear understanding, from the outset, of the value technology offers is critical. If there’s a disconnect between business and IT – in either direction or at any stage – the envisaged gains from business change will be compromised. This is where the unique skills and deep experience of Charteris’ people make the difference between success and failure. Get in touch »
Board & Management Team
Management Team
Professor Alan Woodward
Chief Technology Officer and Commercial Director
Professor Alan Woodward
Chief Technology Officer and Commercial Director
The first part of Alan’s career was in government service since when he has built up many years experience of in industry. His technical specialisation is IT security and he has been pivotal in some of the most advanced solutions in operation today. Alan’s business experience includes rapidly growing businesses both through organic development and mergers and acquisitions. Alan has also managed some very large and complex IT projects, including project and commercial turnarounds. His well known understanding of how technologies can bring true business advantage often involves Alan being asked to advise organisations at the most senior level as well as appearing in the media to comment on the subject. Alan is a visiting Professor in Computer Science at the University of Surrey. His work has seen him elected as a Fellow and Chartered member of institutions including the British Computer Society, the Institute of Physics and the Royal Statistical Society.
Roger Woods
Head of Advanced Microsoft Consulting
Roger Woods
Head of Advanced Microsoft Consulting
Roger was previously Business Development Director on the Board of Cedalion, where he was instrumental in achieving significant growth for the company, leading to the company’s inclusion in the Deloitte Fast 50 awards for 4 consecutive years. His success in this role resulted in him being appointed to Head of Charteris’ Northern Practice following the integration of Cedalion into Charteris. Roger has been part of teams that have successfully managed several other professional services businesses, particularly those offering expertise in Microsoft technologies. His roles have primarily involved business development and marketing in high growth consultancy companies delivering business solutions in the Finance, Government, Legal, Manufacturing and Services sectors. Roger graduated with honours from The University of Strathclyde Business School in 1995 with a degree in Business Law.
Stephen Hewett
Partner & Head of Business Consulting
Stephen Hewett
Partner & Head of Business Consulting
Stephen has extensive experience in Central & Local Government in the implementation of Customer Centric Business Change, working at board and senior management level both as a programme and project manager and holds Prince2 accreditation. He specialises in the practical application of customer centricity and a back to basics approach for organisations wanting to realign either part or all of their business with their customers. His work with commercial clients and with Central and Local Government has given him experience in a wide variety of industry sectors. Stephen joined Charteris in October 2000 from John Lewis Plc, where he was Development Manager, Research & Expansion.
Board and Management Team
Allan Barr
Chief Executive
Allan Barr
Chief Executive
Allan brings over 25 years experience in the management of service businesses, large-scale programme management and consulting. He has extensive experience in the financial services sector; retail, corporate and investment banking. Allan was formerly director of the internal management consultancy of the Barclays Bank Group that specialised in business change, strategy development, organisational design and applied technology. Immediately prior to joining Charteris, Allan was the Managing Director of Flow Interactive, a specialist user research and design company, developing the business into one of the largest user centred design consultancies in the UK.
Patrick Carter
Finance Director and Company Secretary
Patrick Carter
Finance Director and Company Secretary
Patrick is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Barrister. After graduating with a LLB in law and subsequently being called to the Bar, he joined Deloitte & Touche where he qualified as an accountant. He spent a total of eight years with Deloitte, gaining valuable experience within the audit, corporate finance and corporate recovery functions. In 2001 he joined Aukett Group Plc, an AIM listed professional services company focusing on architectural services, and was appointed Group Finance Director and Company Secretary in 2002. In 2005, he oversaw the merger with a major competitor to create Aukett Fitzroy Robinson Group Plc, one of the UK’s leading commercial architectural practices. Patrick is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and a member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn.
Board
Cliff Preddy
Chairman
Cliff Preddy
Chairman
Cliff is an experienced director and IT professional, who has developed and managed substantial businesses which supply major systems and services to large corporations and government departments. He joined Logica in 1969 where he worked initially as a consultant and project manager. After a number of line management appointments in subsidiaries, he joined the board of Logica plc in 1987 with responsibility for global business development in the manufacturing, energy and utilities, and government sectors. In 1990 he became Managing Director of Logica's UK- based businesses, a role he performed until leaving in 1996 to set up Charteris as founding Chief Executive. Cliff is a graduate of Bristol University with a first class Honours degree and a Masters degree in Mathematics. He has previously served as a non-executive director at CODASciSys plc (AIM) from 1997 to 2006, including 6 years as Chairman, and at Computacenter plc from 2002 until 2010.
David Mann
Vice-Chairman
David Mann
Deputy Chairman
David has extensive board-level experience of managing a range of IT-related businesses and ventures, from small start-ups to substantial operations, across many industry sectors in many different countries. He spent twenty-five years with Logica plc where he played a central role in leading large parts of the group's rapidly growing business. He became head of worldwide operations, then group chief executive and finally deputy chairman before leaving the group in 1994. Prior to entering the computing field, David read Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Jesus College, Cambridge and then worked for a short time in operational research. David is also a non-executive chairman of Velti plc (quoted on AIM). He is a Past President of the British Computer Society and a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists.
Chris Rees
Director
Chris Rees
Director
Chris is a highly experienced practitioner in systems for financial institutions. He has also led strategic assignments for clients in other fields such as Centrica, Meyer International and UNESCO, and he acts as an expert witness in IT disputes. Prior to joining Charteris as a founder director, he was Partner in Charge of the Financial Institutions IT Practice at Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group. His assignments there included setting up the new institutional frameworks for securities trading and settlement in Russia, Poland and Hungary and strategic advice to stock exchanges, brokers and banks in the UK, Western and Eastern Europe. Before joining Deloitte & Touche as a Partner, he held a number of management roles at Logica, ultimately as Managing Director of Logica Software Products Ltd. His earlier career was spent with IBM and Dun & Bradstreet, where he was a Product Manager. He graduated from St Andrew's University with an Honours degree in Political Economy, Logic and Metaphysics.
