Phil Scully is the CIO for Costa responsible for corporate and customer systems globally. Phil joined Costa from parent company Whitbread where he was Group CTO for 3 years with responsibility for Technology, Architecture, Data and Information Security functions. Phil has 30 years’ experience in the IT industry working in technology and delivery leadership roles on large, complex transformation agendas for BAA, Centrica, M&S and Whitbread.

Jon Beasley is the Head of IT Strategy and Architecture for Wilko. Jon heads up a team of enterprise, solution and technical architects, leading a large digital transformation for the £1.6bn company. Wilko is undergoing significant transformation, replacing everything from WAN, desktop, ERP, CRM, Finance systems, eCommerce platform, ePOS, payment services, hosting environments, warehouse management, data lake and reporting.

Jon is from an infrastructure background but more recently spends a large portion of his time working with the business on strategy and operating model. 

Prior to Wilko, Jon worked for Capita across multiple accounts and has spent time in the railway industry, legal sector and with companies serving the public sector.

Having had many years in IT, more recently James had a number of roles at Experian that took him into Network Operations before moving to Boots, which was his first experience of Retail environment on a large scale. James moved to New Look in March 2017, responsible for infrastructure and security and then has been promoted to Head of IT Service with an additional focus on applications and service management.

Senior Manager in IT Delivery offering 15+ years’ experience with improving service quality through pro-activity and continuous improvement targeted at reducing operational expenditure. Variety of delivery experience cross-industry specialising in standing up and optimising IT service functions for eCommerce and Business Critical systems in the retail sector.

Driven with strong track record in achieving success in multiple roles which include leading delivery management function supporting 50+ clients leveraging a shared delivery organisation achieving year on year cost reduction with improvements in service availability and customer satisfaction. Key specialist areas are infrastructure services, application services, outsourced service delivery, project delivery and change management. Proven record in achieving operational savings through expansion of scope, pyramid reduction, location optimisation and process improvement.
Most recent role involved working with a multi-channel retailer supporting implementation and stabilisation of major programmes of work. This included transition to Oracle Retail 14 and Hybris platforms delivering with global teams operating multiple time zones.

Currently focused on my role as Head of Enterprise Architecture for Arcadia. This has involved developing a new Enterprise capability for the Group, and now also includes responsibilities for leading IT Security, Integration and Collaboration across the group. Not really someone who fits neatly into one box, I have had the privilege of being involved in some of the most exciting and innovative transformation programmes across hospitality, retail and logistics. Over this time I've covered everything from creating and managing digital competency centres for billion pound websites (Argos), to driving multi-million pound development programs, digital innovation programmes, and more recently, developing Enterprise-level architecture and technical roadmaps within both Hospitality and Retail. Through these roles I've gained considerable experience of working at board level with both IT and business strategies for large retail and hospitality companies, working to drive both IT and Business Transformation programmes. A cornerstone of all of this has been developing high performing teams, exploring and implementing development methodologies and operating processes and maintaining strong supplier partnerships - often at the cutting edge of the respective industries. Increasingly my role has become focused on driving change within organisations, both from a Technology perspective (IT transformations, development of Architecture and Security capabilities) and as part of wider Business Transformations, working to form the bridge between technology and business strategy and change. 

Danny leads the transformation and setup of the new technology team to support Wickes. Designed and implemented a new technology model across digital and legacy platforms. The transformation included separating the technology capability from the Travis Perkins Group, selecting and contracting with an offshore delivery partner.

An experienced leader who has a diverse and successful career across IT and Operations working for major Retail, Consumer Goods and Consulting organisations. Delivered real business value through strong leadership of business planning, governance and risk management, IT service delivery and significant business change programmes. Personally driven to shape and implement a compelling strategy, create a culture of continuous improvement and lead at pace to move ideas into delivery.

A proven IT leader who consistently delivers results. Experience encompasses the key aspects of systems management (project management, business analysis, system design, supplier & support management, team management, contracts, audit compliance and budgets) with exceptional skills in leading large IT projects. Engineer trained, with the ability to interpret information in order to make correct judgements and decisions.

As Head of Oliver Bonas' IT, Thomas is  responsible for setting the IT strategy of the company and managing a support team to deliver a high level of technical expertise to both the stores and company’s Support Office. 

Thomas is currently developing a sustainable IT strategy to assist with the company growth, as the company continues its remarkable success story.

Experienced IT Director with an outstanding track record of success in delivering clear IT strategies aligned with business plans and award winning innovative solutions across multiple retail and FMCG businesses.

Specialties: IT & Business Strategy Alignment

IT Innovation

IT Transformation & Driving Business Value

Building and motivating award winning teams

Omni-Channel Retail Solutions

A strong, business focussed and pragmatic IT leader with over 15 years' experience and a proven abilityto deliver results within demanding, complex corporate and commercial environments.

I am a dedicated, innovative and accomplished technology leader and strategist, driven by results and technology but focused on business and customer. I have outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills with a flair for communicating complex technical topics to a wide range of audiences. I have extensive experience in enterprise solutions architecture; technology strategy creation; and the management of technology, projects and people. I have proven success in creating, leading and developing teams to communicate and deliver strategies to enable transformational business change.

Specialities:
Defining & delivering technology strategy
Creating, driving & managing multi-million pound strategic business change programmes
Creating, leading & reviewing enterprise architecture
Communicating & presenting technology and strategy to a wide range of audiences
Working with, influencing & managing key business stakeholders at all levels
Researching, procuring & negotiating major 3rd party software and service contacts
Managing & developing teams of IT professionals