Ross Boardman

Founded and lead Boardman, providing fractional CTOs, CIOs, CISOs and CAIOs to UK mid-market companies scaling toward Series B, enterprise expansion or exit. The model rests on a simple premise: most scaling companies need a CTO's judgement long before they can justify a CTO's salary. I lead firm direction, client advisory work, and the associate network and platform that keep delivery consistent so continuity never depends on one individual.

Designed and implemented the Group's proprietary technology platform, extending its functionality and globalisation capability to 35 languages, 42 currencies and 32 payment options, with delivery to 193 territories. Held full accountability for timelines, milestones, risk, budget and delivery across enterprise technology and creative programmes, supporting group sales growth from £10M to £736M and EBITDA growth from £5M to £69M.

Held fractional CTO and board advisory roles across FITT Meals, ZEN8, Kahunas.io, Jenesys AI, Orka Technology Group, Papertrail.io and LADbible Group, alongside Chief Digital Officer and board advisor work at Ultimate Performance. Repeatedly brought in to fix inherited messes (underperforming teams, fragile platforms, stalled delivery) and to scale businesses from early traction toward 50M revenue.

Managed the software engineering, product, UX and creative departments and owned recruitment, onboarding and training as the function grew from 2 to 150 people. Built the leadership structure and delivery practices needed to hold quality and velocity through rapid headcount growth, aligning multiple disciplines behind the Group's technology and commercial roadmap.