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Vaughan Ashe

CTO | Technology Director | FinTech & Regulated Industries | AI Enablement | M&A Due Diligence

25 years leading technology transformation in regulated FinTech, media, and enterprise SaaS. Available as CTO, Technology Director, or on a fractional basis. I help organisations design scalable systems, ship AI-led productivity gains, and deliver programmes that drive measurable results.

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£30M+

Annual budgets managed across enterprise-scale programmes

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25+ Years

Experience in technology strategy and digital transformation

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Enterprise

Proven delivery in complex, high-stakes environments

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Cross-functional

Leadership bridging business and technical teams

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Selected Outcomes

Real programmes, real numbers, real returns

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Media to FinTech, sold

Led the multi-year transformation of a regulated media business into a data-led FinTech provider, building the data platform and product positioning that made the business saleable. Successfully sold.

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Airline industry platform: £10m saved

Designed and delivered a shared internal Microsoft-stack platform supporting multiple data teams across a large organisation. Saved £10m by replacing duplicated point solutions.

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AI productivity: 14 days/month back

Led AI solution delivery for a regulated FinTech data team. Removed 14 person-days per month of operational workload, freeing the team for high-value proprietary data work and improving retention.

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Salesforce + NetSuite: £25m protected

Took technical product ownership of Salesforce and NetSuite finance systems during a critical period. Rescued £25m of revenue and increased sales-team productivity through targeted re-platforming and integration work.

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Russia exit: 1 month under pressure

Executed a complete operational and technology exit from Russia in 1 month, balancing geopolitical, regulatory, and BAU delivery pressures without disrupting other business lines.

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Azure migration: 25% cost cut

Migrated critical platforms to Azure, reducing infrastructure costs by 25% while improving scalability and security posture across 30+ sites.

Services

Strategic technology solutions that drive business growth

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Technology Strategy

Define clear, actionable technology roadmaps aligned to your business objectives.

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Digital Transformation

Lead and deliver transformation programmes that improve efficiency, scalability, and performance.

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Cloud Architecture

Design and implement secure, scalable cloud environments built for growth.

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AI Enablement

Identify and implement practical AI solutions that deliver real business value.

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Technology Due Diligence

Assess systems, risks, and scalability to support investment, growth, or organisational change.

How to Engage Me

Flexible formats matched to the work, not the other way around

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CTO / Technology Director

The primary offer. Full-time or defined-term senior technology leadership. Right-sized for where you are: permanent hire, interim cover, or transformation programme lead.

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Fractional

CTO-level leadership on a part-time basis, typically 2 to 3 days per week. For businesses that need senior technology direction without a full-time head count.

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Interim

Full-time, defined-term cover (3 to 9 months). Best for leadership transitions, transformation programmes, or carrying a business through M&A.

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Advisory

One day per week or less. Board-level input on technology strategy and AI direction. Best for founders and CEOs who want a senior thought partner on call.

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Technology Due Diligence

Project-based, 1 to 4 weeks. Pre-investment, M&A buy-side or sell-side. Assesses systems, risks, scalability, and team capability for PE, VC, and corporate acquirers.

What People Say

Trusted by leaders and teams around the world

I feel comfortable describing Vaughan as a renaissance man of technology. The breadth of his experience across a variety of platforms and tools never ceases to surprise me. Whether it be Salesforce or .NET development, I would casually mention an issue I am having only to have Vaughan say he has solved that exact scenario before.

What really makes Vaughan unique is his humbleness and compassion for his colleagues, qualities that do not always come naturally to talented technologists. Perhaps today's buzzword for this attitude is "servant leadership," but it is obvious that Vaughan prioritizes the well-being of his team.

With these qualities, Vaughan is perfectly positioned to organize stakeholders, engineering teams, vendors, and consultants to deliver quality products while juggling the competing priorities of budget, schedule, and scope.

Eric Johnston

Technology Leader/CTO | Building Global Teams, Digital Transformation

I have worked with Vaughan for several years across various products and projects. He gets incredible engagement across his stakeholder groups. He has an ability to explain technical solutions to the business side in a language that is accessible, whilst explaining the fundamental business needs to the technical people.

He shines a light on how development can be best managed, what the outcomes are, and what good delivery looks like. Vaughan is always a delight to work with.

Vicki Taylor

Transformation | Strategy | M&A

Vaughan has been a fantastic asset to the team, delivering complex benefit platforms on time and to specification. His determination to solve problems and present solutions has allowed us to meet client expectations while streamlining our procedures and processes.

In addition, his willingness to take on additional tasks and support newer members of the team are excellent qualities. He has a hugely positive influence on all who work with him, and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with him on a variety of projects.

Jonathan Day-Miller

Director - Enterprise Consulting at Darwin

👋 About Me

Vaughan Ashe

I'm a CTO and Technology Director specialising in regulated FinTech, media, and enterprise SaaS, with a track record of aligning systems, strategy, and delivery with business outcomes that show up on the P&L.

Most recently I spent 10 years as Head of Technology at Delinian (formerly Euromoney Institutional Investor, LSE-listed before going private). I led the transformation of IJGlobal from a media business into a data-led FinTech that was successfully sold, designed and shipped the £10m Alfa platform, and led an AI delivery that removed 14 person-days per month from a regulated FinTech data team.

Across 25+ years and enterprise-scale programmes, I bring a practical, hands-on approach to solving complex technical challenges while keeping business objectives at the forefront. I work in regulated industries because that's where the technical and commercial pressure is hardest, and where good leadership matters most.

Senior technology leadership that combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, helping businesses move faster and make better technology decisions.

FinTech Regulated Industries Digital Transformation Cloud Architecture AI Enablement M&A Due Diligence

Applied AI: Currently Building

Not just talking about AI, shipping it. Same operator's lens used to remove 14 person-days/month from a regulated FinTech data team, now applied at the personal-systems and small-tool layer.

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Agentic job pipeline

LLM-based JD scoring plus tailored CV drafts with human-in-the-loop review and send. Discovery, scoring, tailoring, and review layers, designed to surface 10 well-matched senior roles per week.

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Personal finance automation

Monzo API integration via n8n with AI-classified spend digests. Capstone for combining workflow automation (n8n) and live AI access (MCP) into one daily reporting flow.

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AI memory and context system

Two-tier memory architecture (working memory plus knowledge base) powering a daily AI workflow. Used live, every day. The kind of system most companies want but few have shipped.

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AI-driven outreach at scale

~1,000 contacts across multiple sequenced campaigns, iterating on sequence design and reply-handling logic. Practical lessons in what works and what doesn't.

Ashe AI Automations — live pipeline dashboard

Vaughan Ashe

£30M+

25+ Years

Enterprise

Cross-functional

Selected Outcomes

Media to FinTech, sold

Airline industry platform: £10m saved

AI productivity: 14 days/month back

Salesforce + NetSuite: £25m protected

Russia exit: 1 month under pressure

Azure migration: 25% cost cut

Services

Technology Strategy

Digital Transformation

Cloud Architecture

AI Enablement

Technology Due Diligence

How to Engage Me

CTO / Technology Director

Fractional

Interim

Advisory

Technology Due Diligence

What People Say

Eric Johnston

Vicki Taylor

Jonathan Day-Miller

Vaughan Ashe

Applied AI: Currently Building

Agentic job pipeline

Personal finance automation

AI memory and context system

AI-driven outreach at scale

In My Own Words

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