Toby Smith-Firth
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Joe Wiley
Toby has been such a pleasure to work with, joining our company to lead our European IT activity, including significant ERP and Customer Engagement system initiatives, in sync with broader corporate plans. He quickly built the right project team structure & relationships with the incumbent IT team and the functional leaders in the UK. A breath of fresh air on my team and a huge help to me personally. Could not be more pleased to recommend him.
Dan Manton
I work with Technology leaders on a daily basis and Toby stands out as one of the best. He is an excellent leader and having worked with him over the past few years I can vouch that his team says exactly the same! He has recently been put in the CIO100 and this is testament to his ability - this was long overdue. Toby is someone that I can go to for advice and is a consummate professional in every way. A top Technology Leader.
Joe Wiley
Toby has been such a pleasure to work with, joining our company to lead our European IT activity, including significant ERP and Customer Engagement system initiatives, in sync with broader corporate plans. He quickly built the right project team structure & relationships with the incumbent IT team and the functional leaders in the UK. A breath of fresh air on my team and a huge help to me personally. Could not be more pleased to recommend him.
Dan Manton
I work with Technology leaders on a daily basis and Toby stands out as one of the best. He is an excellent leader and having worked with him over the past few years I can vouch that his team says exactly the same! He has recently been put in the CIO100 and this is testament to his ability - this was long overdue. Toby is someone that I can go to for advice and is a consummate professional in every way. A top Technology Leader.
Joe Wiley
Toby has been such a pleasure to work with, joining our company to lead our European IT activity, including significant ERP and Customer Engagement system initiatives, in sync with broader corporate plans. He quickly built the right project team structure & relationships with the incumbent IT team and the functional leaders in the UK. A breath of fresh air on my team and a huge help to me personally. Could not be more pleased to recommend him.
Dan Manton
I work with Technology leaders on a daily basis and Toby stands out as one of the best. He is an excellent leader and having worked with him over the past few years I can vouch that his team says exactly the same! He has recently been put in the CIO100 and this is testament to his ability - this was long overdue. Toby is someone that I can go to for advice and is a consummate professional in every way. A top Technology Leader.
Joe Wiley
Toby has been such a pleasure to work with, joining our company to lead our European IT activity, including significant ERP and Customer Engagement system initiatives, in sync with broader corporate plans. He quickly built the right project team structure & relationships with the incumbent IT team and the functional leaders in the UK. A breath of fresh air on my team and a huge help to me personally. Could not be more pleased to recommend him.
Dan Manton
I work with Technology leaders on a daily basis and Toby stands out as one of the best. He is an excellent leader and having worked with him over the past few years I can vouch that his team says exactly the same! He has recently been put in the CIO100 and this is testament to his ability - this was long overdue. Toby is someone that I can go to for advice and is a consummate professional in every way. A top Technology Leader.
Credentials
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Certificate of Appreciation
Masonite®Oct, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Unconscious Bias
LinkedInJul, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Inclusive Mindset
LinkedInJun, 2021- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Masonite UK
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United Kingdom
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Wholesale Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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European IT Director
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Jan 2021 - Present
Shaping the European IT Strategy, Team and Technology Roadmap to enable, support and drive very exciting growth plans at Masonite. Shaping the European IT Strategy, Team and Technology Roadmap to enable, support and drive very exciting growth plans at Masonite.
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Byte Night
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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Board Member
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Jan 2019 - Present
Board member for Byte Night Yorkshire - raising money for Action for Children Board member for Byte Night Yorkshire - raising money for Action for Children
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Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Group IT and Central Change Director
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Mar 2017 - Jan 2021
Shape and enable Bettys and Taylors Group business strategies through the blend of; Keeping the lights on, Delivering IT-enabled change and Aligning IT and organisational strategies.Shape and lead the Change Management agenda to accelerate and deliver the ingredients to swiftly build change management capability that will enable business priorities to succeed.
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Group IT Director
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Oct 2011 - Jan 2021
Shaping the Group's business future pictures and strategic approaches, and driving creation of an aligned IT strategy and transformation program to enable the business vision to 2020.
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IT Delivery
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Jan 2008 - Sep 2011
Multi million full P&L responsibility, leading matrix teams of 50-100 people, leveraging SI partners and global delivery models. Multi million full P&L responsibility, leading matrix teams of 50-100 people, leveraging SI partners and global delivery models.
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Oracle Expertise
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Managing Director
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Dec 2007 - Sep 2011
IT consulting, focussed on Oracle's product portfolio and associated large scale change programs. IT consulting, focussed on Oracle's product portfolio and associated large scale change programs.
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Zensar Technologies
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Pre-Sales & Delivery UK
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Nov 2003 - Dec 2007
Head of UK territory for delivery of consulting projects/programs. Global head for architecture and infrastructure services. Head of UK territory for delivery of consulting projects/programs. Global head for architecture and infrastructure services.
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I.C.E. Group
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Italy
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Head of Technology
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Apr 2001 - Oct 2003
Director of a start-up consultancy offering best of breed consulting solutions to the Oracle marketplace. Director of a start-up consultancy offering best of breed consulting solutions to the Oracle marketplace.
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Senior DBA & System Administrator
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Jan 1995 - Apr 1996
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DBA & System Administrator
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Aug 1993 - Jan 1995
Technical specialist and implementor of Oracle at a greenfield operation. Technical specialist and implementor of Oracle at a greenfield operation.
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Education
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1990 - 1993
The University of Salford
1st Class Information Technology, Computing and Business
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