Stuart joined Veolia 16 years ago in finance after graduating from University and working in a Pharmaceutical company where he became a qualified CIMA accountant. Within three years of joining Veolia Stuart transitioned to focus on data analysis and started a national Business Intelligence team, with a vision to improve the financial performance of the business using insight and intelligence from an operational perspective.
Subsequently, he became responsible for the transformation of the business systems within Veolia that provided the source to his data strategy, resulting in wider IT leadership roles and responsibilities.
In January 2017 Stuart become CIO for the UK & Ireland and his team are on a new journey to express Veolia's digital strength focused on four main deliverables; To improve the customer journey and experience; To improve the working life of a Veolia employee; To streamline processes and enhance insight with data to improve operational efficiency and financial performance; and also to deliver new digital services.