People and policies

Profiles of our key people and our policies

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Our Senior Team

The Group’s board comprises two executive directors and four non-executive directors, all of whom have considerable experience and formidable track records of success.

They are supported by a strong executive management tier that combines deep experience gained from working with global technology vendors with high-quality expertise and continuity from long-term Kainos employees.

Board of Directors

Rosaleen Blair

Independent Non-Executive Chair ·

Chairs the Nomination Committee and sits on the Remuneration Committee.

Brendan Mooney

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ·

Richard McCann

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) ·

James Kidd

Independent Non-Executive Director ·

Senior Independent Director (SID). Chairs the Audit Committee and sits on the Nominations and Remuneration Committees.

Shruthi Chindalur

Independent Non-Executive Director ·

Interim Chair of the Remuneration Committee and sits on the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Leadership Team

Central Services

Richard McCann

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) ·

Joined in 2011. Responsible for financial reporting and supporting the profitable growth of the business through financial management, planning and forecasting.

Tom Gray

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) ·

Joined in 1990. Responsible for advising customers on applied technology as well as building relationships with the wider tech industry.

Colette Kidd

Chief People Officer · Kainos

Joined in 1997. Responsible for managing the strategy to build an exceptional Kainos workforce to deliver great results for our clients.

Grainne Burns

Chief Legal Office (CLO) and Company Secretary ·

Joined in 2001. Responsible for managing the Group’s legal affairs.

Leadership Team

Digital Services

Daniel Kemp

Global Services Director ·

Joined in 2017. Leads Kainos Digital Services, helping governments and organisations deliver better public services through digital transformation, data and AI.

Gary McMillan

Chief Operating Officer, Digital Services ·

Joined in 1998. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Digital Services team within Kainos.

Matt McManus

Chief Financial Officer, Digital Services ·

Joined in 2016. Responsible for supporting the profitable growth of the Digital Services business.

Jack Dix

Chief Growth and Strategy Officer ·

Chirag Agarwal

Public Sector Director ·

Joined in 2015, leads our Public Sector team, partnering with the UK Government to deliver data, AI, and digital transformation that improves the lives of UK citizens.

Andrew McKibbin

Health Sector Director ·

Leads our UK & Ireland healthcare team, helping health services put data and technology to work, responsibly, so people can live longer, healthier lives.

Kieran Barber

Defence Sector Director. ·

Joined in 1995. Leads our Defence Sector as we enable ambitious transformation programmes for our clients.

Neil Gabriel

Regional Director, Canada ·

Joined in 2012. Leads our Digital Services team in Canada, working with public and commercial sector clients to deliver digital and data transformation that improves outcomes for Canadians.

Leadership Team

Workday Products

Derek Brown

CEO, Workday Products ·

Sets the strategic direction for Workday Products, driving growth and innovation to help organisations realise greater value from Workday through operations, processes and agents.

Damien Taylor

Director of Product · Workday Practice

Shapes product strategy and technical direction across the portfolio, developing innovative solutions that simplify operations and deliver measurable customer outcomes.

Peter McKeown

Chief Operating Officer ·

Drives operational excellence, scaling people, processes and delivery capabilities to support sustainable growth and exceptional customer experiences.

Richard Moore

Chief Marketing Officer ·

Leads the global go-to-market strategy, driving customer acquisition, market expansion, brand strategy and sustainable revenue growth across Workday Products.

Naomi Boyd

Chief Customer Officer ·

Champions customer success, retention and value realisation, ensuring customers achieve measurable outcomes and maximise long-term value from Workday Products.

David Bowen

Chief Product Officer ·

Defines product vision, strategy and lifecycle management, scaling innovation and product excellence to deliver market-leading solutions for Workday customers.

Andrew Kirkpatrick

Chief Revenue Officer ·

Directs global revenue strategy, aligning sales, partnerships and customer growth initiatives to drive sustainable ARR growth and market expansion.

Aislinn McBride

Chief Technology Officer ·

Guides technology strategy, innovation and engineering excellence, ensuring the organisation can scale, evolve and deliver value for customers.

Leadership Team

Workday Services

Padraig Callaghan

Workday Services Director, Americas ·

Joined in 2007. Responsible for our leading Americas Workday Practice, supporting new clients and ensuring we continue to deliver great outcomes for our existing clients - whether that's implementation or ongoing services.

Rainer Maier

Workday Services Director, EMEA ·

Joined in 2017. Responsible for our European Workday Practice, from initial client contact to ensuring great project outcomes.

Board Committees

The Board contains three main committee groups, each with formal terms of references which are available as downloads.

Audit committee: James Kidd (Chair) and Shruthi Chindalur
Terms of Reference

Nomination committee: Rosaleen Blair (Chair) James Kidd and Shruthi Chindalur
Terms of Reference

Remuneration committee: Shruthi Chindalur (Interim Chair), Rosaleen Blair and James Kidd
Terms of Reference

Our policies

We take our responsibilities as an ethical global organisation very seriously. We have comprehensive policies to guide our actions in these important areas.