Board of Directors
Meet the CloudCoCo Board of Directors, the experienced leadership team responsible for corporate governance, strategic direction and long-term value creation for CloudCoCo Group plc.
SIMON DUCKWORTH, CBE DL
Non-Executive Chairman
Simon has held senior Non-Executive roles across the public and private sectors. He was Chairman of the Barings Targeted Return Fund for over a decade, served as a Non-Executive Director of Fidelity European Values plc for ten years, and has sat on the boards of several AIM-quoted companies, including Accumuli plc until its sale to NCC Group in 2015.
A Cambridge graduate, Simon has an extensive record of public service. He is a senior member of the City of London Corporation, chaired the Economic Crime Board of the City of London Police, and previously served as Senior Non-Executive Board Member at the Serious Fraud Office. He was awarded an OBE for services to policing and security in 2014. Simon is also a senior Army reservist, and received a Military CBE in the 2026 Birthday Honours.
Simon is Non-Executive Chairman of CloudCoCo Group plc and Chair of both the Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee
DARRON GIDDENS
Chief Financial Officer
Darron is a Chartered Management Accountant with over 25 years’ experience across technology, telecommunications, financial services and e-commerce. He holds an MBA from Aston University and has extensive experience in corporate finance, financial reporting, governance, systems implementation and corporate strategy within private and AIM-listed businesses.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer in June 2021, Darron served as Finance Director across the Group’s trading businesses. During his time with the Group, he has played a key role in the acquisition, integration and disposal of multiple businesses, the simplification of the Group structure and the strengthening of its financial position.
Most recently, Darron led the financial aspects of the disposal of the Group's legacy IT and Data Centre businesses, generating approximately £8 million of liquidity and enabling repayment of the Group’s £6.2 million loan notes. Darron brings financial leadership, transaction experience and data-led performance insight to the Board.