Alistair McLeod

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About Alistair McLeod

With a career spanning strategic IT leadership, digital transformation, and technology delivery, I support organisations in a fractional capacity as a CIO, CTO, or IT Director—helping them navigate complexity, modernise systems, and achieve their strategic goals. I bring a broad understanding of the technology landscape, combined with the ability to translate strategy into action, ensuring digital investments deliver measurable outcomes and align with business priorities.Notable achievements include:Led the scale-up of a global IT service and digital consulting practice, managing 220 people and driving £18m turnover through strategic consulting and managed services.Served as a non-executive digital advisor to a global architectural firm advising the board on digital growth and optimisation.Delivered digital strategies for several professional services firms, driving innovation, scalability, and operational efficiency.Executed a transformative IT strategy for a London-based health charity, enhancing service delivery and enabling sustainable growth.Retained as fractional CIO for an advanced engineering company, helping design and implement a smart factory aligned to Industry 4.0 principlesDelivered a UK-wide digital transformation programme for a social housing provider, improving efficiency, customer experience, and reducing costs.Retained as fractional IT Director for a major UK charity and a global economic intelligence firm following strategic IT reviews.Provided strategic advisory support to a London-based managed service provider, resulting in revenue growth and business expansion.Acted as fractional CTO for a technology start-up, shaping MVP development and positioning for market entry and scale.What others say:“Alistair’s experience of our industry and his breadth of knowledge of IT and business management is rare. Ryder Architecture has benefitted enormously from his insight, challenge, and ideas.”— David Stabler, Projects Director, Ryder Architecture“His strategic guidance and technical expertise have been instrumental in driving our mission forward… Alistair has truly been a trusted advisor in our journey of changing lives and making a positive impact.”— Gordon Burns, Finance Director, Moorfields Eye Charity