Andrew Forkgen

Technology, operations and delivery leader with a career spanning digital services, cloud, web technology, consulting and international team leadership. Co-founded GlobalizeMe's digital division and has led UK operations, technology delivery and client relationships for more than 15 years. Combines a strong technical background with commercial leadership, service excellence, client onboarding and the management of distributed teams across the UK, Europe and India.

Experienced in AWS, digital transformation, secure application delivery, data and integration projects. Extensive track record sitting as consulting CTO / CIO at board-level for several startups and established technology and services companies.

Director of Operations & Delivery / UK Managing Director at GlobalizeMe (2009-01 – Present)

• Co-founded the digital division and lead UK operations, technology delivery and client service across a globally distributed organisation.
• Oversee technical and service excellence, client onboarding, delivery governance and the development of long-term customer relationships including embedded consulting within customer environments.
• Lead and coordinate teams across the UK, Europe and India, supporting secure and scalable web, application, cloud, data and integration programmes.
• Oversee the company's AWS relationship and cloud capabilities, alongside wider digital, DevOps, QA, support and project-management services.
• Balance strategic leadership with hands-on technical understanding, helping teams solve complex delivery issues while maintaining a highly personalised client service.

Online Development Team Leader at The Daily Telegraph

• Led online development activity within a major national news organisation, building experience in high-availability digital publishing and web technology.
• Managed technical delivery and teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven media environment.

Technology Roles at Inner London Magistrates' Courts Service

• Worked within the organisation's technology function, developing the technical foundation that led to later leadership roles in digital services and consultancy.