Who am I?

I am an accomplished and driven leader with demonstrated ability to deliver mission-critical results. I have been involved in all areas of company management with a good understanding of Technology, Finance, Law and Compliance in particular. My blend of skills allows me to drive shareholder value by the balancing commercial, operational, technical and financial needs of a business.

I am based in Gibraltar though I am regulary back in the UK.

Current Business Interests

World Wide Internet Insurance Services Ltd (Gibraltar) : IT Director

May 2019 to current

Worldwide Internet Insurance Services is an insurance intermediary licensed in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission. It is a specialist in on-line insurance fulfilment predominantly travel insurance but also gadget and car hire excess insurance. They currently operate CoverForYou (UK and Ireland), CedarTree (UK), InsureAndEscape (UK) and Outbacker (UK) Insurance brands.

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WWIIS Services Ltd (UK) : Managing Director

March 2018 to current

WWIIS Services Ltd is the technical and statistical analysis arm World Wide Internet Insurance Services Ltd. They are responsible for the design, development, integration, security, capacity management and stability of all IT Systems behind all the brands. The current iteration of our platform has insured more than 10 million people.

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Past Business Interests

Coreix Ltd (UK) :  Managing Director

April 2004 to March 2020

Coreix specialises in providing high availability hosting services (colocation, dedicated servers and cloud solutions) for SME, Enterprise and Public Sectors. I was initially involved in arranging funding for the venture and shortly thereafter became a member of the board, initially as the Finance Director and more latterly as the Managing Director.

As the Managing Director I was responsible for setting and achieving the strategic goals of the organisation. I directly manage the Finance, Sales, Marketing and Legal departments.

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SCD Solutions Ltd (UK) : Managing Director

May 2012 to March 2018

SCD Solutions Ltd was the predecessor to WWIIS Services Ltd and offered the same services to World Wide Internet Insurance Services Ltd albeit as an arms length relationship rather than a fully owned subsidiary.

Servicesat (Spain) : IT Manager

January 2002 to December 2002

Servicesat offers a range of two-way internet via Satellite solutions. I was involved in development of an adapted VOIP solution that was capable of functioning over the ~700ms latency of a satellite system. This product was then rolled out to remote areas with limited phone or internet coverage, from rural Spain to Iraq.

Eclipse Group (UK) : IT Manager

June 1996 to January 2000

Eclipse Web Design was a company specialising in the development of ecommerce and flash based web platforms. I was the head developer and IT Manager for the organisation.

Contact

If you would like to get in touch please e-mail alan@ the above domain name.