Technology Executive · 25 Years
CostasGeorgiou
Technology Leader
Career at a Glance
£2.3M+
cost savings delivered
20
M&A integrations led
50→6
Data centres consolidated
3,000+
Users on enterprise identity
Technology Leader
Technology executive with 25 years of experience building and leading enterprise-scale technology functions across regulated financial services, global asset management, the third sector, and the UK public sector.
Trusted by boards and ExCos to take on the most demanding class of technology challenge: legacy estates that have outgrown their architecture, organisations scaling through aggressive M&A, and infrastructure footprints carrying risk the business can no longer sustain.
At IQ-EQ, led technology integration across 20 acquisitions over three years — consolidating a 20-country infrastructure estate from 50 data centres to 6, deploying enterprise identity for 3,000+ users, and building a unified operating model without disrupting a heavily regulated, multi-jurisdictional financial services business.
At the UK Parliament's Restoration & Renewal Agency, designed the cloud governance and Zero Trust security architecture for one of the most scrutinised programmes in UK public life, delivered £1M+ in annual savings, and authored the AI governance strategy now shaping responsible technology adoption across the Delivery Authority estate.
Equally comfortable presenting investment cases to an Audit & Risk Committee as building the platform strategy that executes them. Currently leading cross-functional teams of 10+ through matrix management, with a sustained track record of building engineering talent pipelines and high-performing technology functions over time.
£2.3M+ in sustainable cost reduction across public sector and regulated financial services through vendor rationalisation, commercial renegotiation, licence consolidation, and cloud FinOps governance — presented directly to Executive Committees and Audit & Risk Committees.
Led technology integration for 20 M&A acquisitions at IQ-EQ over three years — harmonising disparate estates across 20+ countries and establishing a unified technology operating model without disrupting regulated client-facing services.
Consolidated global infrastructure from 50 to 6 data centres, achieving an 88% footprint reduction that materially improved enterprise resilience and repositioned the group for cloud-first operations across 20+ jurisdictions.
Architected and deployed an enterprise Zero Trust security framework using Zscaler, Microsoft Defender, and Entra ID — achieving Cyber Essentials certification and measurably reducing attack surface.
Authored and delivered organisation-wide AI strategy and governance framework, enabling responsible Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment across one of the UK's most publicly accountable organisations.
Built and scaled global engineering capability — a 50+ person multi-disciplinary function spanning EMEA, Asia, and the Americas, with a graduate talent pipeline creating sustained technical capacity.
Led technology delivery for the UK rail industry's safety and standards body, operating in a stringent regulatory environment where system failures carry direct safety consequences.
14-year tenure spanning Getty's transformation from analogue to real-time digital media, including global event technology for the world's most high-profile sporting moments.
The deliverables below represent the governance, operational, and architectural work produced in high-assurance public sector environments. Every framework and procedure is designed for real use — by the auditor reviewing access decisions, the board member making technology investment decisions, and the team member executing a change at 11pm with a P1 on the line.
Stories from 25+ years across global financial services, public sector, media, and charity — the moments that shaped how I lead, in my own words.