New non-executive director joins Bristol’s TechTalent
TechTalent, an AI-driven EdTech company, has appointed Nick Todd as its new non-executive director.
A tech training specialist, Nick brings almost 25 years’ experience in large scale training programmes to the Bristol-based firm.
In 1999, Nick established Conygre Consultants, a technical training and IT consultancy business. He has since delivered training programmes for household names such as Citibank, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce and the BBC.
His experience also includes authorship of the JSP Developers Handbook for Sams Publishing (now part of Pearson), teaching advanced cloud computing for Amazon Web Services and time as co-founder and CTO of food delivery service meals.co.uk, where he played a part in raising $1 million.
Nick said: “It’s fantastic to be joining TechTalent and at such an exciting time in the tech industry.
“TechTalent aims to help address the skills gap within the industry by attracting people from a range of backgrounds and equipping them with the skills that can help them forge successful and fulfilling careers in tech.
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“We know there is talent across the breadth of the UK and, importantly, that this isn’t confined only to those with a traditional degree or university background. We’re seeing a range of organisations now recognising that talented people have varied educational backgrounds, and that the important thing is to match that talent with job-specific training so that individuals can flourish.
“My academic background is as a biochemist – I didn’t receive a formal education in tech or IT. Having the natural aptitude and ability to work in a constantly changing digital landscape is what matters to forge a successful tech career.
“Through my experience, I’m hoping to help build TechTalent’s pool of tech superstars for the future and introduce more organisations to the benefits that TechTalent’s bespoke tech training courses can deliver.”
TechTalent, which has offices in London and Birmingham in addition to Bristol, was established by Janice Rae in 2019. It aims to help people from different backgrounds find ways into the tech industry.
CEO and Founder Janice Rae, said: “Nick has a real passion for delivering technical training, and his genuine wealth of experience will be beneficial as we evolve and scale our offering.
“I’m very much looking forward to working with Nick as we continue on our mission to improve tech literacy across the UK, addressing the UK’s tech skills gap by providing opportunities to our students and solutions to the organisations who work with us.”
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