Board of Directors
Our board consists of experienced, talented and genuine people, who are fuelled by the opportunity to create a fantastic company to work for.
SIMON DUCKWORTH, OBE DL
Non-Executive Chairman
Simon has held a number of non-executive positions in the public and private sectors. He was Chairman of Baring’s Targeted Return Fund for over a decade and also chaired the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners. He also served as a Non-Executive Director of Fidelity’s flagship European Investment Trust, Fidelity European Values plc, for a decade, and has sat on the boards of a number of AIM-quoted companies as a non-executive director, including Accumuli plc from 2010 until its sale to NCC plc in 2015.
A Cambridge graduate, Simon is a former Chairman of the City of London Police Authority, who chaired the Economic Crime Board of the City of London Police and was the Senior Non-Executive Board Member at the Serious Fraud Office until December 2019. Simon has served on a number of Home Office committees and helped to design the National Crime Agency. Simon is a senior member of the City of London Corporation, and an active Army reservist.
Simon chairs CloudCoco’s remuneration committee and is a member of its audit committee.
JILL COLLIGHAN
Non-Executive Director
Jill was appointed Chief Financial Officer of CloudCoCo on 01 October 2018, having previously held the position of Executive Director from July 2017. A Chartered Certified Accountant, Jill has over 15 years of operational experience at Plc board level specialising in finance, human resources, investor relations and corporate finance.
As well as her role with CloudCoCo, Jill is also CFO of MXC Capital Limited, a technology-focused merchant bank and one of the largest shareholders. From 2004 to 2014 Jill was Group Finance Director of AIM-quoted mobile technology provider 2ergo Group Plc.
Jill chairs CloudCoCo’s audit committee and is a member of its remuneration committee.
DARRON GIDDENS
Chief Financial Officer
Darron, previously Group Finance Director, was promoted to CFO in June 2021. Darron has been with the Group since 2009, having previously been at Trust House Forte Group, Boston Consulting Group and IDN Telecom Plc and has 25 years’ experience as a Finance Director in the IT/Telecoms sector. He qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant with Gan Life & Pensions plc and holds an MBA from Aston University.
