Complex programme delivery
Leadership for infrastructure and technology programmes with demanding timescales, significant dependencies or limited tolerance for disruption.
Technology delivery · Trading · Energy · Utilities
Complex change.
Controlled delivery.
I help organisations lead high-risk technology change across trading operations, infrastructure, cloud, workplaces and global transformation programmes.
25+Years in technology delivery
20–40Initiatives led concurrently
$70mPortfolio responsibility
75+Sites in global integration
The proposition
Delivery leadership for environments where disruption is expensive.
Complex technology programmes rarely struggle because of one isolated technical problem. They struggle when priorities conflict, responsibilities are unclear, suppliers follow different plans and leaders cannot see the true delivery position.
I work across business teams, technology specialists and suppliers to establish control, resolve dependencies and turn ambitious plans into dependable outcomes.
What I deliver
Experience built around difficult delivery.
From mobilisation through transition, with clear ownership and an honest view of progress.
Trading and energy technology change
Delivery informed by extensive experience in trading offices, resilient workplaces and global energy organisations.
Transformation and transition
Cloud and infrastructure migration, supplier transition, operating-model change, acquisitions and separations.
Portfolio governance and assurance
Practical control for leaders who need better visibility, prioritisation and confidence across multiple initiatives.
Selected experience
Global scale.
Operational detail.
Selected programmes spanning critical workplaces, cloud transformation, portfolio leadership and corporate integration.
Critical workplace · Shell
Global headquarters and trading environment relocation
Led technology delivery across trading environments, executive facilities, audiovisual services and campus infrastructure, coordinating business, property, security, networking and delivery partners.
- Performance-critical environment
- Multiple technical workstreams
- Senior stakeholder scrutiny
Portfolio · Trading & Supply
20–40 concurrent global initiatives
Directed a substantial technology portfolio across global teams, with responsibility for governance, prioritisation and stakeholder confidence.
Cloud data · Centrica Energy
Migration from on-premises storage to AWS FSx
Led infrastructure, security, migration and operational stakeholders through a complex transition designed to improve resilience, scale and supportability.
M&A · Global infrastructure
Integration and separation at enterprise scale
Experience spanning BG Trading integration, more than 75 locations and the ICAP/NEX separation ahead of CME’s acquisition.
How I work
Clarity before complexity.
- 01
Establish the real position
Build an evidence-based view of scope, ownership, dependencies, risk, resources and decisions.
- 02
Create a credible route to delivery
Translate the objective into an integrated plan with clear accountability and realistic control points.
- 03
Align business and technology
Give executives, users, specialists and suppliers a shared understanding of the required outcome.
- 04
Maintain trust through transparency
Surface difficult issues early and keep reporting focused on decisions leaders need to make.
About James
Technically fluent.
Commercially grounded.
I have spent more than 25 years delivering technology and infrastructure change in large, complex organisations.
Much of my career was developed at Shell and Shell Trading & Shipping, with subsequent roles at CME/NEX and Centrica Energy. That experience spans trading environments, infrastructure portfolios, global transformation, cloud migration and acquisition integration.
My approach is structured, transparent and pragmatic. I give executives a dependable view of delivery while creating the conditions in which technical teams and suppliers can perform effectively.
MBA · IT Project ManagementMSc · E-BusinessLondon · Global remit
Start a conversation
Have a complex delivery challenge?
If you would like to discuss technology delivery, trading and utilities transformation, or a programme that needs greater structure and momentum, get in touch.
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