Anish M.
Head of Digital & Technology @Direct Online Services
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Digital & Technology @Direct Online Services
Gloucester, GB
Senior technology leader accountable for the digital and e-commerce capability supporting multiple global brands, including Formica, Arpa, Trespa and Worktop Express, as part of Broadview Materialsâ group-wide transformation.⢠Leading and scaling the e-commerce and digital engineering function, establishing the capabilities required to support international growth and integration into the wider Broadview Materials Group⢠Defining and embedding modern agile ways of working, improving delivery transparency, predictability and cross-team collaboration⢠Driving a DevSecOps transformation, ensuring security, resilience and future scalability are embedded across customer-facing platforms⢠Owning the vendor selection and commercial evaluation for a new strategic e-commerce platform, aligning technology choices to long-term business objectives⢠Partnering closely with Group IT and architecture teams to ensure the UK operates as a centre of excellence for digital delivery, while supporting global operational and support teams⢠Developing and executing strategies covering:o Transition from offshore delivery models to an onshore, sustainable capabilityo Recruitment and capability development planningo Business continuity and operational resilienceo Enterprise architecture direction to inform future-state digital and data estate decisions
EDUCATION
Finham Park School
GCSEs and A Levels, 9 GCSE's and 4 A-Levels
Sheffield Hallam University
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computing(Software Engineering)
ABOUT ANISH M.
Iâm a people-first engineering leader with a deep background in software engineering, secure delivery, and technology transformation. Starting my career as a.NET developer, Iâve since led high-performing engineering organisations across energy, retail, finance, and the public sectorâguiding teams that build scalable platforms in.NET, Python, Go, and low-code solutions like PowerApps. Alongside my engineering leadership, I bring strong project and programme delivery experience, leading complex initiatives from inception through to execution. I have established delivery governance, defined roadmaps, managed risks and dependencies, and aligned cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes predictably in regulated and high-pressure environments. My technical roots allow me to partner naturally with engineers, architects, security and platform teamsâwhile my leadership focus centres on coaching, mentoring and empowering people to deliver autonomously with confidence and clarity. I specialise in building secure, scalable digital ecosystems through DevSecOps, cloud-native delivery and modern engineering practices. I work at both strategic and hands-on levels to uplift engineering capability, strengthen culture, and align delivery with business outcomesâensuring both technical excellence and effective delivery execution. What Iâm known for: Growing teams from the ground up and developing the next generation of engineering leadersEmbedding secure-by-design and DevSecOps ways of workingReducing vulnerabilities and defects by 50â70% through automation and early-testing adoptionDriving engineering transformation across cloud, CI/CD, SRE, and platform modernisationLeading complex programmes end-to-end, including roadmap planning, governance, RAID management, and stakeholder alignmentDelivering in regulated environments with clarity, structure, and strong delivery disciplineAligning engineering, product, and business stakeholders to shared outcomes and prioritiesEnabling engineers to move faster with autonomy while maintaining high technical standards I thrive where technology, people and strategy intersectâespecially in environments undergoing change or modernisation. I bring a balance of technical depth, delivery rigour, and people leadership to ensure that complex initiatives are not only well-designed but also successfully delivered. If youâre solving big problems and want to build highly effective, secure, high-performing engineering teamsâand deliver meaningful outcomes at scaleâIâd love to connect.
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