Procode’s Ian Burgess: “inspiring change on a global scale”
Procode Managing Director and Luxion Group CTO Ian Burgess has been named as one of the world’s top 50 most transformative IT leaders in Marlow Business School’s CIO and CTO World 100.
The ranking brings together an impressive line-up of technology thought leaders from around the world who have “demonstrated exceptional leadership” and made “significant contributions” to the profession.
Among those in this prestigious listing are global technology leaders like Pavan Pidugu of the US Department of Transportation, Andrew Raynes of Royal Papworth Hospital, Andrey Tapekha of Deutsche Bank and Maria Paz of Epworth Health.
The Marlow Business School says that the selection process focuses on identifying individuals who have not only exhibited creativity and innovation but also made tangible strides in driving technological progress.
The CIOs and CTOs in the list are “leaders who have spearheaded transformative initiatives, navigated complex challenges with resilience ingenuity and integrity, and left an indelible mark on their organisations and industries”.
All have the ability to inspire change on a global scale, the School says.
Ian Burgess joined Utilita in 2019 and is now Managing Director of Procode as well as Chief Technology Officer for the Luxion Group, parent company of Procode, Canary Care, and Utilita.
In his time with the group, he has overseen an impressive array of projects:
- Leading the acquisition of Ecofit, which provides a property snapshot of UK homes that collates multiple disparate data sources to discover which homes are eligible for 11 different decarbonisation and energy efficiency grants available in the UK
- Development of My Utilita, recently ranked as the best energy insight app in the UK
- Helping Utilita become the first energy supplier to complete Phase One of the Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlements – or MHHS – programme
- Radical improvements to call answering and handling times
- Introducing software robotics to automate repetitive tasks
- Steering the growth & development of Procode to enable it to become a significant player in the energy software space
Before joining Utilita, Ian worked for a number of companies at the bleeding edge of technology, including online bookmaker Betfair, the travel management company Carlson Wagonlit and the car rental company Avis Budget Group.
Ian has also worked in the fast-moving world of Formula 1 racing during his time as infrastructure manager for McLaren Racing. While at the Formula 1 team, when a young Lewis Hamilton was beginning to make his mark on the world stage, Ian was responsible for all aspects of IT management, including strategies, systems, IT services and infrastructure.
The judges for the CIO and CTO World 100 included Allan Cockriel, CISO of Shell, Darren Austin, global CTO of ATOS, Kari-Anne Clayton, Head of Digital Transformation at NatWest, and Dr Sebastian Grams, former CEO of Audi Sport.
As well as his strong showing in the Marlow Business School list, Ian has been highly ranked in the CIO 100 on a regular basis. The ranking recognises “the most transformational and disruptive [chief information officers] in and from the UK”.
In 2023, Ian was named in the rankings for the fourth year in a row, this time placing exceptionally high in 11th.