Our people

Senior expertise, directly involved.

The people who understand the problem stay close to the work — from strategy and design through to implementation and delivery.

Gavin Johns

Lending technology, architecture and transformation

Gavin is a technology and business leader with more than three decades of experience across financial services and telecommunications. A Computer Science graduate with an MBA from a triple-accredited business school, he combines a strong technical background in solution architecture with extensive commercial, international business development and stakeholder-management experience.

His career has included multiple technology start-ups, executive and non-executive board appointments, and chairmanships. He has worked closely with external investors and senior stakeholders, helping organisations translate commercial objectives into practical technology strategies and deliver complex change.

Gavin’s experience includes projects with Close Brothers, Volkswagen Audi Group, Jamaica National Bank, Vodafone, British Telecom, Hastings Direct and Shawbrook Bank. Before beginning his technology career, he served as an officer in the Royal Navy.

Robert Evans

Lending strategy, product and commercial advisory

Robert is a financial-services strategist and lending specialist with extensive experience across secured and unsecured lending. A Mathematics and Computing graduate, he has played a key role in establishing and developing numerous UK start-up lending operations, combining analytical rigour with a practical understanding of products, customers and markets.

His career spans lending, insurance and investments across the UK, Europe and Australasia. He brings board-level experience of working with internal and external investor stakeholders, alongside a consultative approach to sales and account management. A strategic thinker, trusted adviser and passionate product manager, Robert helps organisations turn commercial opportunities into propositions that can be delivered and sustained.

Robert’s project and client experience includes Santander, Deutsche Bank, Close Brothers, Barclays, Credit Suisse, the DVLA, Hastings Direct and Jamaica National Bank.

Anthony Ames

Software architecture, loan origination and collections

Anthony is a senior software architect and Computer Science graduate with more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry. He combines a broad architectural perspective with extensive hands-on software-development expertise, turning complex business requirements into robust, practical solutions.

He specialises in loan origination and collections, bringing a detailed understanding of the processes, integrations and technical architecture supporting these critical areas of the lending lifecycle. His technology experience includes OpenEdge (Progress), JavaScript, HTML, Java, SQL and InfiniteBlue.

Anthony’s project and client experience includes First National Bank, Volkswagen Audi Group, Secure Trust Bank, Yorkshire Water and Liverpool Victoria.

James Snow

Head of business development

James is a technology sales and business development leader with 35 years of experience helping organisations use IT to achieve commercial and operational goals. His career includes C-level and board experience within a leading UK FCA-regulated technology and services provider, giving him a practical understanding of leadership, governance and client delivery in a regulated environment.

He has supported a wide range of financial-services businesses, from start-ups and specialist firms to major institutions. His consultative approach to sales and account management is centred on understanding each organisation’s objectives, building trusted long-term relationships and connecting strategy with the right technology and delivery capability.

James is passionate about the role strategy and technology can play in differentiating financial-services businesses. His client and project experience includes Deutsche Bank, Nemo Finance and Barclays.

Experience is most valuable when it stays close to the work.

That is why our clients work directly with the senior practitioners bringing the expertise.

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