Technology, security and leadership for growing organisations

Strategic consulting, secure delivery and fractional leadership in one partner.

Blackswell brings together CTO and COO experience, hands on cyber security and practical coaching to help you grow safely, control costs and reduce risk without adding complexity.

Fractional CTO / COO Security and compliance consulting Leadership coaching and mentoring Non executive support

Proven results across payments, retail, managed services and critical infrastructure.

15+ yrs
Technology and security leadership
£15M+
Value unlocked in major programmes
25%
Typical OPEX savings from optimisation
350+
Sites uplifted to PCI and security standards

How Blackswell can support you

Four connected services. One joined up view of technology, operations and security, with clear routes to more detailed pages as you explore.

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Consulting and fractional

Consulting and Fractional CTO / COO

Strategic support that links your technology roadmap, operating model and delivery teams to growth, cost control and resilience.

  • Technology and operations roadmap creation
  • Fractional CTO or COO leadership for scale ups
  • Vendor, platform and architecture decisions
  • Value creation support for PE backed firms
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Security and compliance

Security Consulting

Practical security and compliance support that fits your business, not just the audit checklist.

  • Security assessments and roadmap design
  • Support with ISO 27001, PCI DSS and GDPR
  • Secure network, payments and cloud architectures
  • Incident readiness and board level reporting
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Coaching and mentoring

Coaching and Mentoring

Coaching that blends delivery reality with leadership development for technology, security and operations leaders.

  • One to one mentoring for CTO, CISO and heads of function
  • Support for new leaders stepping into bigger roles
  • Practical frameworks for decision making and risk
  • Support with board, investor and regulator engagement
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Non executive

Non Executive Positions

Independent oversight for boards that need a practical voice on technology, security and operational risk.

  • Non executive and advisory board positions
  • Risk, technology and cyber committee support
  • Challenge and support for senior leadership teams
  • Input to investment cases and value creation plans

A joined up approach across tech, ops and security

Whether you bring in Blackswell for consulting, security, coaching or non executive support, the approach is consistent. Clear outcomes, simple language and measurable impact across revenue, cost and risk.

  • Start with a concise view of where you are and where you need to be
  • Translate strategy into a practical, prioritised delivery plan
  • Align governance and reporting to the level boards and investors expect
  • Embed knowledge and confidence into your teams, not just slideware

Typical engagement shapes

  • Short health check to validate current plans or risks
  • Three to six month fractional leadership for key programmes
  • Ongoing advisory or non executive support for boards
  • Coaching programmes for technology and security leaders

Start with a short conversation about your context. If Blackswell is not the right fit, you will still get straightforward guidance on where to focus.

Arrange an initial discussion

Experience you can trust

Blackswell is led by a technology and security transformation leader with more than fifteen years of experience across payments, retail, hospitality, managed services and critical infrastructure.

Experience includes delivery of national payment and network rollouts, PCI DSS managed services for hundreds of sites, loyalty and data platforms worth tens of millions, and security and resilience programmes in regulated environments.

This mix of CTO, COO and CISO responsibilities means you get joined up advice that respects commercial reality, regulatory expectations and the day to day demands on your teams.

Focus areas

  • Mid market and PE backed organisations
  • Managed service providers and complex delivery models
  • Payments, retail and consumer services
  • Critical infrastructure and regulated environments
  • Security, compliance and business continuity

Ready to talk

Share a little about your organisation and what you are trying to achieve. You will receive a response within a couple of business days.

  • Outline your current priorities or concerns
  • Mention which service you are most interested in
  • Include any timeframes or constraints you are working to