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Gleeds names Ian Shearer as global chief information officer

Ian Shearer of Gleeds
Gleeds has appointed Ian Shearer as global chief information officer to support its digital transformation journey.

Shearer joins Gleeds from ITIS Consulting and has more than 30 years’ experience of the computing and construction sectors. He began his career as a structural engineer before moving into professional IT services. He rose to the position of CIO for Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa at WSP.

He has been “instrumental in developing and implementing operational performance improvements for high profile clients like Systra, Skanska and British Steel”, according to Gleeds.

In his new role, Shearer will oversee the next phase in Gleeds’ digital growth plan, identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies through the application of a global IT platform and common software.

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