Our Team | HR & Payroll Specialists

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We are an international team working across offices in Bristol, Bangalore and Kolkata. On any given day, you'll find HR & Payroll specialists, developers, analysts, consultants and software implementation specialists. The mix of cultures, specialisms and passions makes for a lively melting pot of high-performance and innovation.

Vin Murria OBE

Chair

Vin is a technology entrepreneur whose career has included a combination of venture capital, private equity and CEO/operational experience, centred around twenty years of M&A activity in the software sector.
Simon Fowler

Chief Executive Officer

Simon Fowler brings tech industry leadership experience from roles with companies including Advanced Computer Software Group and Technology One. He will spearhead a major new five-year plan for XCD, focusing on business growth and customer service.
Ben Bishop

Chief Operations Officer

Ben has worked in the software industry since 1989. His experience covers both hardware and software all the way from requirements analysis and installation to project and programme delivery. As Chief Operations Officer for XCD, Ben is responsible for product development and support across all of XCDs products.
Robert Suttie

Chief Product Officer

Robert Suttie is an experienced C-Level executive and management consultant; his career roles include 10 years at McKinsey, CIO at AXA Life and CMO at Interactive Investor. He was co-founder and COO of Informavores, which was acquired by Salesforce in 2010.
Rachel Mudd

Head of Marketing

Rachel developed and honed her marketing skills while working for communications agencies, delivering integrated campaigns for businesses and organisations across energy, food and drink, charity, technology, legal, financial services, and the public sector. Today, this broad sector experience enables her to package and present XCD’s capabilities and expertise to the outside world. Rachel has also achieved Chartered Marketer status with the CIM.
Brittney Bies

Head of Support

XCD’s HR & Payroll software plays a critical role in our customers’ organisations, which is why we need excellent people in our customer-facing support team. That team is run by Brittney, and they need highly detailed theoretical and practical product knowledge, not to mention a thorough understanding of HR and Payroll best practice, to support both customers and internal XCD teams.
Christina Davis

Head of Customer Success

Christina is responsible for ensuring that our customers achieve maximum ROI from their partnership with XCD. Academically trained in Psychology (BSc) and Human Resource Management (MSc), her business experience spans HR, sales and change management. Christina is also accredited by the CIPD - an accolade that supports her in her role with XCD's customers.
David Holley

Head of Professional Services

David Holley heads XCD’s professional services operation. With extensive HR tech industry experience, he leads a team of skilled professionals, ensuring efficiency and best practice in how we onboard new customers and help you leverage the power of our HRMS software.