Ryan is an experienced C level technologist and engineer who has a long history of successful technology delivery. He has managed both large global engineering teams and complex deliveries in mobile, cloud and web technologies across multiple industries.

Ryan previously held senior technology positions at some of the largest and most respected brands across the industry. Most recently he was Director of Global Cloud Engineering at ING Bank Netherlands and, before ING Bank, he was CTO Verizon Cloud and Technical Evangelist at Amazon Web Services. His earlier career includes Cisco, IBM and a number of start-ups in the financial services and mobile space where he held CTO and COO positions.

Commenting, Pim Dale, CEO at ALA said: “Having worked successfully with Ryan in previous organisations, I know he will bring an innovative and deep approach to our strategy as we expand our offerings and contribute significantly to the team.”

“We are very pleased to welcome Ryan to the ALA team,” said Managing Director, Nick Ellis. “He brings with him unrivalled technology and leadership experience, with a history of delivering modern IT in the simplest, most effective way - making him the ideal leader for our technology team as we invest in and develop our products and services.”