Nick Kent

Group CIO @RCI Group

London, GB

Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Board member for the RCI Group of companies (8 in total)• Provided strategic leadership and governance as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO), shaping the Group’s security vision, ensuring regulatory compliance, and championing a risk-aware culture across all business units• Developed a technology-focused strategic roadmap that propelled the organisation to the next level growth, technical innovation and advancement and digital transformation• Spearheaded the IT due diligence process for prospective M&A targets, ensuring thorough risk assessments, strategic alignment and transformation into the Group• Architected and orchestrated the implementation of a comprehensive Group-wide Data Lake using Microsoft Fabric, leading a high-performing team to enable data-driven strategies and fuel organisational insights and business growth• Guided, co-developed, and oversaw the end-to-end design of an organisation-wide C# Blazor application suite, improving operational efficiency and driving measurable business outcomes• Introduced Generative AI-driven solutions to enhance process automation, elevate data-driven insights, and streamline customer interactions, delivering measurable efficiency gains across multiple business units• Introduced Group-wide solutions for Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Onboarding and Management and Project Management delivery• Engineered and operationalised comprehensive cybersecurity measures, deploying preventive controls and response frameworks to protect against threats, ensure data integrity, and align security initiatives with the Group’s broader strategic goals

Mid Cheshire College

BTEC