Jon joined Vardags in December 2020 and is the Director of Technology and Transformation. As well as overseeing all aspects of IT operations, he is responsible for setting and driving the Digital Strategy for the firm, with the objective of ensuring that Vardags is able to provide a world-class service to both clients and employees.
Jon began his career deploying large scale IT solutions for the financial sector, before taking a lead role in a $bn start-up telco. He then worked for a number of software companies, delivering solutions to multiple sectors, before joining Clifford Chance to lead the delivery of their Knowledge Systems Programme. In addition to this, Jon lead a major £m transformation programme at Lexis Nexis, been responsible for transformation at Mischon de Reya and developed the digital strategy for Mazars and a children’s charity. Jon is a founding member of Accomplish More, a community for technology leaders to share ideas and collectively drive progress within the technology sector.
While working at Clifford Chance, Jon’s team won a British Legal Award, in the “Best Use of Technology”, for a firm-wide knowledge management solution.
Jon enjoys spending time with his family, exploring the countryside, reading with them and watching movies together.