2 March 2011
Creates IRIS Accountancy Solutions and IRIS Software Group
as two Separate Businesses
Appoints Nick Discombe as Group Chairman
Appoints Martin Leuw as Non-Executive Director
Appoints Phill Robinson as CEO, IRIS Accountancy
Solutions
The Board of IRIS Software Group Limited today announced
a revised company structure and new appointments to the Board,
following the resignation of Martin Leuw as Group Chief
Executive.
During Martin’s tenure as Group Chief Executive, IRIS has grown
rapidly to become one of the largest private software companies in
the UK, with 1,200 employees and c. 60,000 customers. Given its
current size and complexity, the Board has decided that, following
Martin’s decision to stand down, better customer focus can be
achieved by formally separating the business into two, with IRIS
Accountancy Solutions being run independently from IRIS Software
Group.
Phill Robinson, Managing Director of IRIS Accountancy Practice
Solutions Division for the last two years, will lead the newly
created IRIS Accountancy Solutions (IAS) business as its CEO and
joins the Board. Phill commented: “With over 14,000 Accountancy
customers, IRIS Accountancy Solutions is the clear market leading
provider of Accountancy software and services in the UK. I am
delighted to have been asked by the Board to lead IRIS Accountancy
Solutions through its next phase of development and growth.”
IRIS Software Group (ISG) represents all other divisions of IRIS
and serves the following sectors; Legal, Not-for-Profit, Accounting
& Finance, Payroll & HR, Field Service & Hire,
Ticketing, Healthcare & GPs, Software modernisation and
Software assets and compliance. The Board has initiated a search
for a new CEO for IRIS Software Group. In the interim, Neal
Roberts, who will continue as Group CFO, will also act as CEO.
Otherwise the current management team remains unchanged.
In order to effect a smooth transition, the Board has appointed
Nick Discombe as Chairman. Nick has been involved with IRIS since
2007 as a Non-Executive Director. Nick will work closely with Neal
Roberts, Group CFO and acting CEO, IRIS Software Group, and Phill
Robinson, CEO, IRIS Accountancy Solutions, as well as the rest of
the Board, to ensure the on-going success of these two
businesses.
Martin Leuw will also remain involved with the business, as a
Non-Executive Director, following his decision to stand down as
Group Chief Executive.
Nick Discombe said: “A big part of any business success is to
make sure that the organisation has the right focus at the customer
level. Separating the business into these two new operating
units will bring this increased focus. I would like to congratulate
Phill on his appointment as CEO of IRIS Accountancy Solutions, and
look forward to working with Neal, Phill and the rest of the
Executive Management to drive even greater success for IRIS in the
years to come”
About IRIS Software Group
IRIS Software
Group is one of the UK’s leading software and services
businesses. It has revenues of c£80m p.a. and almost 1,000
employees servicing over 45,000 UK businesses from a national
network of offices. IRIS works in clearly defined sectors with
leadership positions in the markets it operates in, and unrivalled
customer retention rates averaging over 90% p.a. across the
group.
IRIS Software Group is:
About IRIS Accountancy
Solutions
IRIS Accountancy Solutions serves the UK
accountancy sector under three brands; IRIS, PTP and
Drummohr. It is the market-leading provider of fully
integrated accountancy software and services for UK Accountancy
Practices & Corporates. The company has over 14,000
customers of all sizes and has 40 per cent of the country’s top 50
Accountancy firms as clients. IRIS Accountancy Solutions is
headquartered in Datchet, UK. More details at: http://www.iris.co.uk//accountants
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