Darren Kirby

Head of Technology - IT Leadership - CIO l Digital Transformation - MBA - Change Management
Summary
Darren Kirby is a seasoned Technology Leader with over 20 years of experience in IT strategy, infrastructure, and engineering.
He has a proven track record of driving efficiency and effectiveness improvements in complex organizations and is skilled at aligning technology with business strategy to achieve growth and profitability.
Darren has managed IT budgets up to £10m, overseen global projects up to £5m, and established strong relationships with key suppliers and vendors.
With a global perspective, Darren has led IT teams across Asia, Europe, and the US and provided strategic advice to Boards and Executive Committees on IT risk, governance, cyber security, and hybrid working models.
His expertise spans IT leadership, technology transformation, business process reengineering, change management, consulting, talent development, commercial activities, budgeting, forecasting, contract negotiation, digital technologies, cloud solutions, infrastructure, systems architecture, network engineering, data management, IT security, business continuity, programme management, e-commerce, financial services, clothing & apparel, health & wellness, and automotive.
Darren holds certifications in Prince 2 Practitioner, Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in IT & Computing with Distinction, ThePowerMBA in Business Strategy, CCIE R&S in Routing & Switching, and has a strong educational background from Barnfield Technology Center, QA Training, and ThePowerMBA.
He is currently seeking opportunities as Head of Technology in a high-growth, medium-sized tech-enabled business within the Health & Wellness or Financial Services sectors.
In the past, Darren has fulfilled key roles such as Angel Investor at GlycanAge, Principal Consultant & Head of Technology at Exponential One, Interim CTO at Fitter Healthier Dad, Principal IT Strategy Consultant at Green Park IT Consulting, Head of Infrastructure at Brevan Howard, Networks Team Lead at Brevan Howard, Senior Network Engineer at GFI Group, and Senior Infrastructure Specialist at Mitsui & Co., Ltd.