Fractional & Interim Technology Leadership

Real CIOs.
Real results.
No learning curve.

We deploy proven technology leaders into PE-backed and ambitious SME businesses — people who have built, scaled, and transformed before. Hard-won experience, available when it matters most.

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Built for Private Equity, SMEs, and M&A‑Driven Transformation.
Accelerate value creation. De‑risk technology decisions. Deliver change at private‑equity pace.
Whether you’re a PE fund driving a 100‑day plan, an SME scaling for the next stage of growth, or a business navigating a complex acquisition or carve‑out, we bring the clarity, structure, and execution discipline required to deliver results fast.
We provide fractional and interim CIO/CTO leadership for organisations that need senior technology expertise without the cost, delay, or rigidity of a full‑time executive hire.
What We Do

Specialist advisory for PE funds
and ambitious SMEs

With deep expertise across the private equity landscape and the SME growth cycle, Vector Advisory Services delivers strategic and operational guidance that drives real outcomes — not just recommendations.

We work alongside management teams, investors, and boards to identify value creation levers, accelerate commercial performance, and prepare businesses for the next stage of growth or exit.

Our approach is direct, commercial, and grounded in hands-on experience. We don't parachute in consultants — we embed trusted advisors who understand what it takes to build and scale a business.

Areas of Expertise
Value Creation Commercial Strategy Operational Improvement M&A Support Growth Advisory Board Advisory Exit Readiness Due Diligence

SME-ready advisory

For owner-managed and investor-backed SMEs, we provide pragmatic, affordable advisory support scaled to where you are — not where a global firm wants you to be.

Built for PE and SME businesses

Private Equity: We understand the pressure and pace of private equity. Our advisors have operated inside PE-backed businesses and know what's required to hit milestones, manage stakeholders, and drive returns.

SMEs: For ambitious SMEs, Vector provides senior advisory usually reserved for much larger businesses. We're pragmatic, hands-on, and focused on outcomes — not deliverables.

Key Services

Experience you can deploy,
not develop

Fractional & Interim Executive Roles

Real CIOs.
Real results.
No learning curve.

We don't develop leaders — we deploy them. Every executive we place has built, scaled, and transformed technology functions inside PE-backed and high-growth businesses. Hard-won experience, available when it matters most.

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01

Strategy

Clear direction from leaders who have navigated growth, disruption, and transformation. We define strategy that is commercial, actionable, and grounded in operational reality.

  • Strategy Definition
  • Strategy Review
  • Strategy Advisory Services
02

Mergers & Acquisitions

From pre-deal diligence to post-merger integration, we provide the technology leadership and programme management that makes transactions succeed.

  • Due Diligence
  • Pre-Implementation Planning
  • TSA Support
  • Integration Strategy
  • Integration Delivery
  • Carve Out Planning & Execution
03

Technology

Hands-on technology leadership across the full stack — from cyber security and infrastructure to vendor management and large-scale implementation programmes.

  • IT Strategy Development
  • Cyber Security
  • IT Procurement & Vendor Management
  • Technology Planning & Implementation
  • Infrastructure & Process Management
04

Process

We identify cost, remove friction, and redesign how work gets done — bringing operator-grade rigour to transformation and re-engineering programmes.

  • Cost Optimisation
  • Change Management
  • Process Transformation
  • Process Re-engineering
05

People

Building the right team and operating model is as important as the strategy. We design structures, lead recruitment, and develop the leadership capability your business needs to scale.

  • TOM Design & Implementation
  • IT Recruitment
  • IT Team Leadership & Mentoring
  • Programme Management
  • Workshop Management
PE

Private Equity

Specialist support for PE funds and portfolio companies — from pre-deal through to exit. We move at PE speed, align to the investment thesis, and deliver measurable value.

  • Due Diligence
  • Integration & Separation
  • Security
  • Interim Leadership
  • Exit Preparation

Not sure which service fits your situation?

We'll help you figure it out. All initial conversations are confidential.

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Delivery

Advisory and execution, not just advice

Most advisory firms stop at the strategy. We don't. Vector delivers end-to-end — from the initial diagnosis and plan through to hands-on programme, project, and delivery management that gets things done.

Our delivery capability means we can take accountability for outcomes, not just recommendations. We embed experienced programme managers and delivery leads who work alongside your team, manage stakeholders, control risk, and drive change at the pace your business requires.

Whether you need a single delivery lead or a full programme office, we scale our involvement to fit the size and complexity of the challenge.

We don't just tell you what to do.
We help you do it.

The gap between a good strategy and a good outcome is execution. Vector closes that gap by pairing advisory rigour with delivery-grade programme management — from mobilisation to completion.

01

Programme Management

Oversight and governance of complex, multi-workstream programmes — keeping scope, budget, timeline, and stakeholders aligned from start to finish.

  • Programme mobilisation & governance setup
  • Benefit realisation tracking
  • Executive and board reporting
  • Risk & issue management
  • Cross-functional dependency management

02

Project Management

Hands-on project delivery for technology, operational, and business change initiatives — managed to time, cost, and quality with clear accountability.

  • End-to-end project delivery
  • Agile & waterfall methodologies
  • Vendor and third-party management
  • Change control & scope management
  • Project recovery & rescue

03

Delivery Management

Agile delivery leadership embedded in your team — removing blockers, managing flow, and ensuring engineering and change teams ship with predictability.

  • Agile team coaching & facilitation
  • Sprint planning & backlog management
  • Velocity tracking & forecasting
  • DevOps & release coordination
  • Continuous improvement facilitation

04

PMO Setup & Leadership

Building or rescuing a Project Management Office — from governance frameworks and reporting standards to tooling, processes, and team capability.

  • PMO design & implementation
  • Portfolio visibility & prioritisation
  • Standards, templates & tooling
  • Resource & capacity planning
  • Interim PMO leadership

05

Technology Implementation

Programme and project management for ERP, CRM, cloud migration, and platform implementation programmes — with the technical fluency to challenge vendors and hold them accountable.

  • ERP & CRM implementations
  • Cloud migration programmes
  • System integration delivery
  • UAT coordination & go-live management
  • Post-implementation stabilisation

06

M&A Integration & Separation

Dedicated delivery management for the most complex of programmes — post-merger integration and carve-out separation — where pace, precision, and experience are non-negotiable.

  • Day-one readiness planning
  • Integration workstream delivery
  • TSA management & exit
  • Carve-out programme execution
  • Synergy tracking & realisation

Advisory

Strategy, design, and direction

We help you understand the challenge, define the right approach, and build the plan — drawing on deep sector experience and hands-on operator knowledge.

Execution

Delivery that gets it done

We put experienced programme and delivery managers on the ground who are accountable for outcomes — not just responsible for advice. Advisory and execution, under one roof.

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Our Team

People who've been there

Every member of the Vector team has held senior roles inside PE-backed and high-growth businesses. We bring experience that can't be taught — only earned.

David Taylor

David Taylor

Partner · CIO Practice

David is a commercially driven CIO and transformation leader with over 20 years’ experience delivering digital, data and technology change across B2B, B2C, financial services, pensions, Engineering and global corporates. He has built and led highperforming teams of 250+ across the UK, EMEAI and APAC, partnering with Boards, executives and private equity stakeholders to align technology with value creation, operational performance and postM&A integration. Known for simplifying complexity and strengthening enterprise platforms, David brings deep expertise in cloud and APIfirst architecture, cyber security, data and information management, and largescale programme delivery. His leadership style is approachable and empowering, focused on reducing technical debt, maturing operating models and enabling technology that drives measurable business growth.

CIO PE Value Creation Transformation
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Darren Kerwick

Darren Kerwick

Partner · Board Advisory

Darren Kerwick is a board-level CIO / CTO and transformation leader with a strong track record of delivering growth, efficiency, and large-scale business change across private equity-backed, listed, and multinational organisations. He specialises in modernising technology, operations, and digital capability to unlock enterprise value, improve resilience, and accelerate performance.

Over the past 15+ years, Darren has led complex programmes across manufacturing, hospitality, gaming, logistics, and engineering businesses operating internationally. His achievements include delivering £75m revenue growth, £25m margin improvement, $100m+ cost efficiencies, and successful carve-outs, ERP transformations, cyber strategies, and AI-enabled operating improvements.

Known for combining strategic leadership with decisive execution, Darren is a trusted advisor to Boards, CEOs, and investors, helping organisations turn ambition into measurable commercial results.

CIO CTO Transformation Growth Partner · Board Advisory
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Marc Evans

Marc Evans

Partner · Board Advisory

Marc is a seasoned technology executive and board advisor who has run technology functions for businesses operating at significant scale. A Warwick Business School alumnus, he brings a commercial, board-level perspective to technology leadership — helping CIOs, CEOs, and investors understand how to extract maximum value from technology investment. Through his work with CIO in the Boardroom, Marc has built a reputation as a trusted voice on the intersection of technology strategy and business performance.

Board Advisory CIO Technology Strategy
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Mark Ashman

Mark Ashman

Partner · Board Advisory

I am a commercially astute CIO / CTO with over 25 years of experience delivering high-scale, regulated finance technology platforms across the UK, EMEA, and Asia. I specialise in building scalable investor-ready technology products, recently leading the digital transformation of a lending group of finance companies that tripled underwriting capacity and facilitated a successful 2024 exit to Shawbrook Bank and Close Brothers. My leadership combines Bank of England diligence with the agility required for high-growth fintechs. I have deep expertise in cloud-native, event-driven architectures (Azure/AWS/Kafka) and a proven track record of governing complex regulatory frameworks including FCA Frameworks/DORA, SOC 2, GDPR and ISO 27001. A 'Service-First' executive and trusted board advisor, I am an expert at building high perfoming engineering teams that balance rapid innovation with absolute operational resilience.

CIO CTO Board Advisory
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Oscar Mätzener

Oscar Mätzener

Partner · Security, Architecture & Technology Strategy

Oscar is a senior technology leader with deep expertise across cyber security, enterprise architecture, and CTO leadership. Based in London, he has held senior roles at global organisations including Robert Walters and Halliburton, giving him hands-on experience securing and scaling technology functions across complex, high-stakes environments. Oscar advises boards and leadership teams on cyber security strategy, CISO leadership, enterprise architecture, and technology operating models — bringing both the strategic and the technical perspective that security-critical organisations need.

CISO Cyber Security Architecture CTO
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