Executive Management

  • Chief Executive

    Simon Downing
    Simon has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. He was responsible for the formation of Civica following the successful buyout of a UK listed software business with Al...

  • Group Finance Director

    Phill Rowland
    Phill qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) and then spent six years working for British Aerospace (now BAE SYSTEMS) in various roles in their...

  • Managing Director, Civica Pty

    Peter Anderson
    Peter has over 21 years experience in the Australian IT industry in a range of senior roles and was a member of the original Sanderson Group management buyout team. Peter joined...

  • Business Development Director

    Paul Bradbury
    As Group Business Development Director for Civica, Paul has over 20 years experience in both selling and developing complex ICT and Business Service based solutions to both the ...

  • Managing Director, Education

    Lee Burley
    Lee brings 16 years of experience in the IT industry and has a background in electronic engineering. Before joining Civica 5 years ago, Lee was involved in the sales and deploym...

  • Managing Director, Housing and Asset Management

    John Hood
    A Chartered Engineer, John has 20 years experience in the development and implementation of new technology, most recently as Professional Services Director at software company S...

  • Managing Director, Public Protection & Enforcement

    Tony Hughes
    With over 20 years experience of developing software and services for the Public Sector, I pride myself on continuing our tradition of partnership working with Local Authorities...

  • Managing Director, Local Government & Regulated Markets

    Bill Loughrey
    Formerly Managing Director of IBS OPENSystems, Bill has worked within the UK Local Authority and Social Housing sector for over 20 years. In that time he has focused his attenti...

  • Group Marketing Director

    Tim Magness
    Tim is a chartered marketer with 19 years experience in the IT industry. He joined Civica in 2002 from communications infrastructure provider MFN where he was director of market...

  • Group HR Director

    Wendy Merry
    As Group Human Resources Director, Wendy Merry brings over fifteen years of experience in organisational development, change management, and human resources to Civica. Wendy jo...

  • Managing Director, Health & Social Care

    David Roots
    After starting his career in banking and accountancy, David Roots joined Olivetti in 1980 to sell specialist systems to the accountancy and legal professions and became the comp...

  • Managing Director, Managed Services

    Steve Shakespeare
    Steve has over 30 years’ experience in the IT industry with the last 16 years being with Sanderson and Civica. With senior roles building and developing service and consul...