Helen is a Partner within the global CIO and COO practice leading the retail financial services division. She concentrates on appointing global, regional and functional heads of operations and technology spanning AI/machine learning, blockchain, cloud, data, engineering, information security and procurement. Preceding this role, she led the interim division for Leathwaite, which had a significant focus on operations and technology. Helen joined Leathwaite in 2005. Prior to this she worked for JM where she led the investment banking division and was responsible for growing the practice, which was centred around technology appointments. Before that, she spent five years at McGregor Boyall, focusing on recruiting technologists into banks. Helen graduated from the University of Northumbria in 1996 with a Bsc (Hons) in International Business with French.