Stuart Hughes

Stuart Hughes is an accomplished leader in the technology industry, with a focus on creating an environment for every member of his team to thrive. Hughes is a former developer who was frustrated with the lack of management creating the conditions for innovation and success, so he decided to create his own way. He believes in building a culture with purpose, centered on mastery, autonomy, bravery, and play. His background includes leading technology teams that solve complex problems at large scale while achieving great results together. Hughes has a proven track record of utilizing Agile/Lean/DevOps software development practices that shorten time to market, deliver value faster, and increase project quality and architectural excellence. He enjoys leading teams to achieve their goals and coaching individuals to achieve success.

Hughes has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Liverpool. He has held various executive roles, including Chief Information Officer at Rolls-Royce, Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) at JCB, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at LateRooms.com, CIO at The Hut Group, and IT Development Director at The Hut Group. He also served as Director at ThinkAgile dotNet Ltd, Head of IT and Operations (Germany) at Moneysupermarket Group, Software Development Manager at Moneysupermarket Group, Delivery Manager (Software Infrastructure Manager) at Moneysupermarket Group, Software Development Manager at Caudwell Logistics, Team Leader at Magnetic Media, and Software Developer at theclick.com.