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Adarma expands
We have recently announced the expansion of our
executive team to support the business at a time of rapid
growth. The additions to the company include Niall
O’Sullivan, Chief Finance and Operations Officer; Sarah
Coleman, Chief People Officer; and Dan Baker, Chief
Delivery Officer, all of whom bring valuable experience in
driving business transformation.
The appointment of these three critical roles is indicative
of the growth journey Adarma has been on to transform
the shape of its business. While it continues to drive an
aggressive innovation programme to remain at the
forefront of the UK cybersecurity market, it also aims to
ensure a sustainable and profitable growth trajectory,
accelerated transformation of its people strategy and the
seamless delivery of its services to ensure maximum value
for its customers.
“At a time of global economic insecurity, we cannot take
for granted Adarma’s position of growth. We are
fortunate to have a talented team of professionals as well
as investors, who believe in our company’s mission to help
organisations build their cyber resilience,” said John
Maynard, CEO of Adarma. “With an expanded and highly
capable leadership team in place, I have no doubt we will
see our growth continue exponentially; all whilst
maintaining our supportive and inclusive culture.”
In October, Adarma revealed it was awarded a £2 million
grant from Scotland’s national economic development
agency, Scottish Enterprise. The funding is part of a wider
investment strategy to support the company’s innovation
roadmap and expand its range of cybersecurity offerings
to bolster its customers’ cyber resilience. One outcome of
this investment programme will be the creation of over 50
new cybersecurity roles, open to a diverse range of
applicants. These recent appointments show Adarma’s
commitment to executing on a strategy of ambitious
innovation and growth.
“Adarma’s strong company values, its services and its
people’s commitment to standing shoulder to shoulder
with its customers, as well as its ambitious innovation
strategy have all attracted me to this new role,” said Niall
O’Sullivan, Chief Finance and Operations Officer at
Adarma. “I have joined the company at a pivotal moment
in its growth and transformation, and I am excited to be a
part of the next phase of its journey.”
Niall
O'Sullivan,
Operations Officer
Chief
Finance
and
O’Sullivan is a transformation
leader experienced in executing
large scale digital transformation
programmes and cost optimisation
strategies that deliver measurable,
effective and sustainable longterm benefits for all stakeholders.
Prior to joining Adarma, O’Sullivan was the Chief
Financial Officer of Datalex plc and had worked in senior
finance roles for major global organisations such as
Google, Vodafone, Pearson Oracle and Dell. While at
Vodafone, he managed a team of over 2,500 people
across 20 countries, establishing Vodafone’s first three
Finance Shared Service Centres and implementing a
company-wide ERP system.
Sarah Coleman, Chief People Officer
With over two decades of
experience as a global HR
leader
and
organisation
change expert, Sarah Coleman
specialises
in
helping
organisations
implement
innovative new ways of working
that support long-term culture
change, improve employee satisfaction, facilitate change
management and drive strategic growth. Before joining
Adarma,
Coleman
was
Global
People
and
Communications Director at WPP, where she was
responsible for transforming the organisation’s IT people
strategy and delivery model, which scaled the number of
employees from 200 to 2,500. This included the transition
of IT staff from WPP’s 1,500+ agencies into a centralised
operating model.
Prior to her role at WPP, Coleman was Vice President of
HR at ICF International, where she headed all aspects of
people strategy and change for the European and Asian
markets over a period of significant acquisitive and
organic growth.
Dan Baker, Chief Delivery Officer
Baker has a diverse background
as an Executive Information
Security
Professional,
experienced in defining and
delivering
on
large
scale
security
and
digital
transformation programmes.
He brings a proven record in building and managing high
performance teams to deliver major organisation and
security change within budget, agreed timescales and
importantly, in line with business objectives.
Prior to joining Adarma, he held several senior security
leadership roles at DXC Technology, Ladbrokes Coral
Group and most recently, as Director of Cybersecurity at
Deloitte.
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