Private equity-backed corporate restructuring specialist Leonard Curtis has named Colin Mills as its director of data.
The newly established role is aimed at expanding the company’s data, AI and technology operations.
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Mills joins Leonard Curtis with more than 20 years of experience directing data and AI programmes within the financial services, telecommunications and healthcare sectors.
He will oversee the company’s overarching data strategy, covering workforce, operational processes and technology infrastructure.
His remit includes advancing data architecture, expanding analytics and automation initiatives, strengthening in-house technical skills, and maintaining secure, resilient data management practices.
Leonard Curtis CEO Dan Booth said: “We understand the crucial role data will play in the scaling and development of our business.
“Colin’s expertise will help drive us to understand, improve and make meaningful decisions around data to grow and be better.
“Data is an essential strategic asset and must be maintained, developed and nurtured to achieve best value.
“Colin has a straightforward, clear and laser-guided approach to data and how to get optimal results, which is a style that perfectly fits with the group.”
Over his career, Mills has managed enterprise cloud platform design, established global data divisions and deployed data frameworks linked to earnings and revenue generation.
His previous leadership responsibilities have included cloud transformation programmes, data governance frameworks and AI deployment projects.
Mills said: “Leonard Curtis, like many businesses scaling at pace, needs the data infrastructure to keep up with their ambitions. Having spent my career building the platforms and the processes that allow businesses to get real value from their data, the opportunity felt a perfect match.
“I am excited to help shape what that looks like here and to make Leonard Curtis smarter, faster and better informed as we continue to grow.”
