I am a businessman with a breadth of experience that spans the chemical & IT industries and the world of arts. I have held senior executive roles in a major global multinational, and non-executive chairmanships of smaller ventures. I have lived & managed businesses internationally.
In my personal practice 'Dr Richard Sykes' I work as a board-level strategic analyst & advisor in information technology & business process sourcing, outsourcing and offshoring. My particular focus is the transformation of classic outsourcing business models by new models based on direct sourcing of information technology & business process services, including through the agency of 'the Cloud'.
I currently advise the independent sourcing consultants Alsbridge on the emergent practicalities of 'CloudSourcing', and the UK Government's 'G-Cloud & Apps Store' initiative. I co-authored the 2007 business book 'Global Services – Moving to a Level Playing Field'. I am an elected member of the Board of Intellect (the UK business association of the IT, Telecoms and Electronics industries), and serve on the European Advisory Board of the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).
"Technical progress should never be the goal, only the means." - Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
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This website is professionally crafted and maintained by Solcom limited, with my appreciation & thanks. Nonetheless, I am fully responsible for its content. - Richard Sykes, February 2010.