The Team

Chief Executive Officer

Michael has worked either directly for or as a consultant to most of the major general insurers, advising on systems strategy and product implementation. For 10 years, he worked for CMG plc, rising to Managing Director of the Insurance Division. In 2002 he founded IT-Freedom which created award-winning insurance technology, used throughout the industry. IT-Freedom was sold in 2012.

Chief Revenue Officer

Robert began his career in IBM and progressed through to become Global Sales and Marketing Director in the Insurance Division. In 1998 he left IBM to take up the Global Sales and Marketing role in The HUON Corporation before being part of the management team that sold to The Innovation Group in 2001. Latterly he become CEO of The Innovation Group(UK) before leaving to hold executive positions in major legal and claims outsourcing companies.

Chief Technology Officer

Ahmad has over 20 years of experience designing and implementing award-winning enterprise systems. Over the past 20 years he has implemented insurance solutions at numerous major UK insurers and TPAs while working for TIA Systems and IT-Freedom, later became Hubio. At Iotatech, he is responsible for R&D, and the product vision and strategy.

Chief Financial Officer

Harvey is an experienced finance director who has spent his career working for software companies stretching from SMEs to multinational PLCs. Harvey holds an MBA from the University of Surrey, and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants.

Chief Delivery Officer

Sue has over 20 years’ experience in leading and driving business and technology changes across a number of industries, primarily insurance, where she has helped deliver major projects to many of the UK’s top insurers, MGAs and brokers. Sue has previously held an executive position in The HUON Corporation, a leading software provider, and was a founder and Director of a niche consultancy firm before joining IBM. At Iotatech she is responsible for the successful delivery of all projects.

Head of Professional Services

Toby has over 28 years of experience in the insurance industry. He started at General Accident working in Underwriting and Claims. In 1996, Toby moved to work for IBM at the Insurance Division and then moved to The HUON Corporation, which was later acquired by The Innovation Group, where he implemented insurance solutions in the UK and USA. Prior to joining Iotatech, he worked at ICE InsureTech, where he was a Programme Manager responsible for numerous implementations.

Technical Architect

Les has over 25 years of commercial development experience in numerous industries including retail, telecoms, safety critical systems, banking and insurance. Since 2001 he has concentrated on providing creative solutions for the insurance industry and has an excellent track record in specifying, designing, implementing and delivering complex B2B and B2C applications and services.

Technical Architect

Simon has over 33 years of experience in the insurance industry. He started his career at Eagle Star then later Zurich Insurance working in both Claims and Underwriting. Simon represented the company in the Polaris Project and chaired the user group. In 2000, Simon joined The Innovation Group and was instrumental in designing and developing the Claim solution deployed in a number of major Insurance implementations in the UK and abroad.

Head of Experience Design

Mark has been designing digital experiences for both agencies and tech companies for over 18 years, including MOO.com, BMW & Arsenal Football Club. Mark is passionate about agile and user centric design, he prides himself in designing experiences that are not only easy to use but also deliver delight.

Business Consultant

Ian has worked in Insurance for over 40 years, first with Sun Alliance, and then NIG as a Claims and PI HandlerHe was Motor Claims Manager at HHH until its closure in 2004, then with Capita to oversee it’s run-off; and with Insurance arm BDML in Telematics. He joined Mphasis in 2012 as a Business Consultant working in the UK, France, US and India, before managing Zurich UK’s Vulnerable Customer workstream in 2017.

Customer Support Manager

Tim is a highly experienced IT professional with more than twenty five years in the IT industry. During this time, Tim has gained a high degree of corporate and public sector experience. Tim spent 14 years working in London for some of the world’s largest financial institutions and 11 years working for public health organizations in both Australia and London.