Technology Magazine December 2020 | Page 178

ENDAVA

CIO HELENA NIMMO DISCUSSES ENDAVA ’ S BLEND OF CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY , AND HOW THAT HAS SERVED IT WELL IN ITS RESPONSE TO COVID-19

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H elena Nimmo joined global software company Endava as CIO a year and half ago , having been in the technology industry for 20 years . A native of Finland , she started her career at Finnish technology giant Nokia in the logistics division , before joining Symbian Software and moving to London in 1999 . “ From there I worked at Fujitsu , then spent a good six or seven years in publishing through both Euromonitor and Thomson Reuters . Working in those different sectors has given me a breadth of understanding that I think has been truly beneficial as I ’ ve taken on more senior leadership roles .”

Endava has operations across the globe , including the Americas , Europe and Asia . Nimmo says the company occupies a specific niche in the industry . “ We ’ re in a sweet spot between your traditional IT providers , the SIs , the digital agencies , which are obviously much smaller and much more nimble , and also the business and technology consultancies . We sit in amongst the nexus of all three of those , so we help businesses define , design , develop , run , and evolve their technology and their products .
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