Gary Richardson

Gary Richardson is an experienced professional with a diverse work history. Gary currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Fimatix and has been in this role since December 2023. Prior to this, they were the Chief Executive Officer at Semantic Evolution from May 2023 to December 2023.

From 2018 to 2022, Gary held multiple roles at 6point6, including Chief Digital Officer and Managing Director, Data. During their tenure, they led digital transformation driven by AI, executed data strategies for large-scale programs, implemented cloud-enabled AI, data, and analytics solutions, and oversaw DataOps strategy and organizational transformation.

Before joining 6point6, Gary worked at KPMG UK as the Director - Head of Data Engineering from November 2011 to March 2018. Gary also served as the Track Chairman at Hadoop Summit Europe from December 2013 to December 2016.

Gary's earlier experience includes positions at Capgemini, Ernst & Young, QBE, and BHP Billiton, where they held various roles related to technical strategy, information management, analytics, and systems architecture.

Overall, Gary Richardson brings a wealth of experience and expertise in technology, data, and digital transformation to their current role as Chief Technology Officer.

Gary Richardson has a BCom degree in Informatics from the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, which they attained from 1996 to 2001. Prior to that, they obtained a Met Eng degree in Extractive Metallurgy from Vaal University of Technology, where they studied from 1993 to 1996. Gary completed their high school education at Sasolburg High School from 1989 to 1992, with a focus on Mathematics. Additionally, Gary has also obtained the certification of Certified TigerGraph Associate from TigerGraph in 2019.