Episode 7: Nick Meikle, Director Of Technology at Wesleyan

11/01/21 • 42 min

In my seventh episode of Behind the Desk with Mark Thomas, I'm joined the director of technology at Wesleyan, Nick Meikle.

Nick has an impressive career history, working in the insurance sector for nearly 30 years. Nick started in consulting, then moved into industry, working for some of the biggest insurance brands in the country.

In this episode, we get into his views on how the sector is changing and Nick shares some great advice for all the budding technology leaders listening.

Nick is a highly experienced and respected leader with a huge, impressive career journey.

Let's get behind the desk with Nick Meikle.

Connect with Nick on LinkedIn.

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn.

In my seventh episode of Behind the Desk with Mark Thomas, I'm joined the director of technology at Wesleyan, Nick Meikle.

In this episode, we get into his views on how the sector is changing and Nick shares some great advice for all the budding technology leaders listening.

Nick is a highly experienced and respected leader with a huge, impressive career journey.

Let's get behind the desk with Nick Meikle.

Connect with Nick on LinkedIn.

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn.

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Episode 6: Ollie Holden, Chief Information Officer at The AA

In my sixth episode of Behind the Desk with Mark Thomas, I'm joined Chief Information Officer (CIO) at The AA, Ollie Holden.

Ollie has been a technology leader for over 20 years and started his career over 15-year stints at Accenture, before several roles in insurance and most recently leading the major top to bottom technology transformation, the well-known household brand the AA.

In this episode, we hear all about Ollie's journey from consulting, moving from capital markets to insurance and his journey into the AA, where he found an under-invested technology estate and has now spent the last four years sorting that out. Ollie's journey has been a real step-by-step rise to the top with some brilliant pieces of advice for those looking to do the same. A really charismatic and genuine guy with some impressive brands and achievements to match.

Let's get behind the desk with Ollie Holden.

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Episode 8: Ciara Conway, Group Chief Architect at Aviva

Behind the Desk with Mark Thomas is back, and my first guest is Ciara Conway, Group Chief Architect at Aviva. Ciara has an infectious personality, and I am thrilled to have her join me to kick off season two of the podcast.

We had a great conversation and covered a lot of ground including her journey into technology, which is an unusual one, the challenges she's faced around being a female in a very male dominated sector and her views on gender diversity and the progress we’re making within the insurance and technology space.

Her views on where the sector is headed are spot on and she is passionate about leaving a legacy, by removing legacy tech, and walks us through her ambitious plans for Aviva's future.

Let’s get behind the desk with Ciara Conway.

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