Mark Alford

Mark Alford has a diverse background in project and program management, with extensive experience in the technology and finance sectors. Mark has held various senior roles in companies such as Sanderson, St James's Place, NHS Cardiff & Vale Health Board, St Monica's Trust, Nationwide Building Society, Mitie, AXA, Capita IT Services, and HBOS.

Some highlights of their work experience include:

- Currently serving as the Director of Technology at Sanderson, overseeing a £3.75M technology change and run budget.

- Previously worked as the Technology Improvement Programme Manager at St James's Place, responsible for delivering a £4.5M improvement program and managing progress, spend, and resourcing.

- Served as the Windows 10 Programme Manager at NHS Cardiff & Vale Health Board, leading the mobilization of an infrastructure upgrade of 11,000 Windows 7 devices and managing a team of over 20 resources across various locations.

- Led the Digital Transformation Programme at St Monica's Trust, managing a £2.1M transformation initiative, including the delivery of Office 365 upgrades and mailbox migrations.

- Held senior project and program management roles at Nationwide Building Society, overseeing change initiatives, upgrades, and process development.

- Worked as a Senior Project Manager at Mitie, leading the delivery of ITSM software upgrades and IT service improvement programs.

- Spearheaded the delivery of a critical PCI DSS compliance program at AXA, managing multiple workstreams and resources.

- Managed various projects and programs at Capita IT Services and HBOS.

Throughout their career, Mark has demonstrated strong leadership, strategic planning, and communication skills, and has successfully delivered complex projects within budget and on schedule.

Mark Alford has obtained a PRINCE2 Practitioner degree from APM. No specific dates or further details about their education history are provided.