#XCDPeople
We are an international team working across offices in Bristol, Bangalore and Kolkata. On any given day, you'll find HR & Payroll specialists, developers, analysts, consultants and software implementation specialists. The mix of cultures, specialisms and passions makes for a lively melting pot of high-performance and innovation.
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Vin Murria - Chair
Vin is a technology entrepreneur whose career has included a combination of venture capital, private equity and CEO/operational experience, centred around twenty years of M&A activity in the software sector.
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Simon Fowler - Chief Executive Officer
Simon Fowler brings tech industry leadership experience from roles with companies including Advanced Computer Software Group and Technology One. He will spearhead a major new five-year plan for XCD, focusing on business growth and customer service.
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Ben Bishop - COO
Ben has worked in the software industry since 1989. His experience covers both hardware and software all the way from requirements analysis and installation to project and programme delivery. As Chief Operating Officer for XCD, Ben is responsible for product development and support across all of XCDs products.
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Chris Mitford-Slade - Founder and Chief People Officer
Christopher is an experienced Global HR Director and Chartered Fellow of CIPD. He has worked with high growth SaaS technology companies since 2003.
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Robert Suttie - Chief Product Officer
Robert Suttie is an experienced C-Level executive and management consultant; his career roles include 10 years at McKinsey, CIO at AXA Life and CMO at Interactive Investor. He was co-founder and COO of Informavores, which was acquired by Salesforce in 2010.
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Amjad Khan - CTO
Amjad is an experienced Salesforce Technical Architect and former Oracle HR developer with a track record of developing industry leading products on the Salesforce platform.
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Rachel Mudd - Head of Marketing
Rachel developed and honed her marketing skills while working for communications agencies, delivering integrated campaigns for businesses and organisations across energy, food and drink, charity, technology, legal, financial services, and the public sector. Today, this broad sector experience enables her to package and present XCD’s capabilities and expertise to the outside world.
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Mike John - Professional Services Director
With 30 years in IT & consulting, 20 in leadership roles, Mike’s experience in enterprise project delivery, both in the private and public sectors, makes him the perfect person to lead our Professional Services team. His expertise in programme and project management, across HR, Payroll, Finance, Student Management, Supply Chain and Manufacturing ERP systems, is a key component in the fast and effective implementation of the XCD software for our customers.
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Afif Fazilath - Head of Professional Services and Quality
Afif has over 19 years of experience in IT, across Program Implementation & Consulting, Quality Assurance and Management, Service Delivery & Managed Services, Pre-Sales and Solutioning, Outsourcing engagements, P&L Ownership Contracting & Commercial modelling, Client Relationship Management in Insurance, Human Capital Management, Automotive, Retail, and Manufacturing for Fortune customers.
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Brittney Bies - Head of Support
XCD’s HR & Payroll software plays a critical role in our customers’ organisations, which is why we need excellent people in our customer-facing support team. That team is run by Brittney, and they need highly detailed theoretical and practical product knowledge, not to mention a thorough understanding of HR and Payroll best practice, to support both customers and internal XCD teams.
