de Novo Solutions names Clare Harding as chief commercial officer
de Novo Solutions, a leading Oracle Cloud and ServiceNow digital transformation consultancy, has appointed of Clare Harding as its new chief commercial officer. This strategic appointment aims to accelerate the company's growth and reinforce its position in the experience economy.
Founded in 2020, de Novo Solutions is a specialist digital consultancy, which caters to small and mid-sized enterprises looking to utilise Oracle Cloud and ServiceNow, AI, machine learning and analytics. Over the past 12 months, the surging demand for AI and its related technologies have helped de Novo secure more than 10 new clients and digital transformation projects, with revenues of over £10 million.
As the firm looks to meet the heightened expectations of clients, and to build on this momentum, it is looking to expand its expertise. To that end, it has welcomed Clare Harding to its leadership team.
Bringing over 20 years of experience in the cloud IT industry to the firm, Harding will serve as de Novo Solutions’ new chief commercial officer. In that capacity, she will help to drive the next phase of the firm’s ambitious growth strategy, focusing on the advancement of the company’s industry cloud solutions platform Odyssea, and managed cloud support offering Value as a Service (VaaS). According to a release from the firm, these innovations facilitate client success, while fostering revenue growth in targeted sectors such as education, health, and local and central government.
Mark Sweeny, the founder and chief executive of de Novo Solutions, said, “I am incredibly excited to welcome Clare to de Novo Solutions as our first Chief Commercial Officer. Having known Clare for over 10 years, I have always been impressed by her capability to combine commercial success with customer centricity. I am in no doubt that she will make a positive impact on the business, accelerating us forward into the next phase of our growth as we take de Novo to the next level.”
Harding will draw on expertise from her previous leadership roles at a number of major IT services giants. A former head of bids, pre-sales and commercial with CGI, and a sales director with Oracle, she spent the last two years as a director of sales account management with Zellis. Her appointment with de Novo reflects the company's own commitment to fostering long-term relationships, and championing the use of Oracle Cloud and ServiceNow as the basis for industry cloud solutions.
On this note, Harding added, “Having worked with Mark and the team for many years, I am privileged and delighted to be taking on the role as chief commercial officer. What has been achieved to date can only be described as impressive and I am excited to be welcomed into the de Novo team and help write the next chapter supporting the company’s growth in 2024 and beyond.”
