Colin joined Praxis in August 2022 and is the Group Chief Operating Officer.
History
Reporting directly to the CEO, Colin is a member of the Executive Committee and is Group Data Protection and Information Governance lead.
Colin has worked across the private, public and defence sectors in roles as diverse as strategic business development, government chief information officer, and strategy lead for the Ministry of Defence. Colin is a chartered engineer, holds a Master’s in modelling and simulation and is a graduate of both the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the Advanced Command and Staff College.
Colin has led many business change and improvement programmes from small to large scale. He was awarded a Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service for commanding his regiment on operations in Afghanistan in 2013.
Roles and responsibilities
Colin has been COO since January 2023. His key responsibilities are supporting the CEO in developing the Group’s strategy and developing the annual roadmap, transformation and managing the day-to-day business operations.
In addition to the Executive Committee, Colin chairs the Group Operations and Transformation Working Groups. He has direct line management responsibilities for varied Group functions including technology, compliance, data protection, property, project management, operations & business support, and the Mauritius office.
About me
"I support a number of charitable organisations including the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry Trust of which I am a trustee. The Trust commemorates the men of Guernsey’s own battalion in the First World War and organises educational exchanges between the island and Masnières (Cambrai). I am also a keen adventure motorcyclist and recent trips have included the Baltic states and the Balkans."
