About us

A highly accomplished technology leader with a track record of scaling and exiting successful businesses. As Group COO of PE backed Ascent, James oversaw customer delivery, technology & Ops, and led growth, acquisition & expansion across Europe. As a Director of BJSS, he played a pivotal role in transforming it from a 110 person software house into an international consulting & technology business of over 1,700 people across 14 locations, sold to CGI.

In his 30’s, James founded and exited a software business to PE, having spent his early career in Banking & Tech Consulting.

Gemma is a strategic and adaptable CFO with over 10 years’ experience in scaling businesses from start up, scale up through to acquisition, primarily in B2B services. With a deep understanding of commercial and financial operations, Gemma aligns financial strategies with business goals, ensuring long-term growth and sustainability. Her comprehensive background, combined with her focus on developing high-performing teams, makes her an invaluable partner in achieving business objectives and driving sustainable growth.

Tom is a proven senior leader who excels at providing strategic solutions and overseeing the execution of complex transformation programmes. He has successfully overseen the growth of business units and client accounts, aiding multiple businesses on their technology journey. He puts an emphasis on empowering people by setting out clear, achievable, strategic goals and focuses on releasing iterative business value.

Tom takes great pride in his work and enjoys being the driving force behind engagements. He believes that success and failure should be treated equally, as there are lessons to be learnt from both. For Tom, there is no better feeling than being part of a team that has achieved its goal by working together and learning from one another.

Nieves started her career as a software engineer, where she discovered her passion for going into the details. She then jumped into the analysis world, delivering data transformation projects across a variety of sectors (banking, communications, retail, charities, etc.).

At The Dot Collective, Nieves is looking after all our vibrant communities of practice. She was Head of Practice (Data Analysis) previously.

Ciaran is an experienced Talent Acquisition Leader with proven success in scaling ambitious consultancies across the Digital Transformation space. Ciaran’s remit has expanded over the last 2 years as he looks after the workforce planning and People Ops elements of the business as well as Talent Acquisition. Dot Collective’s values are at the centre of Ciaran’s approach to his role from hiring exciting new talent into the business; ensuring the candidate journey is an effective and efficient process as well as providing a consistent communication loop when it comes to project mobility.

He brings strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills to the table ensuring that the business is resourced with the right individuals and teams in order to deliver value to our clients.