FluidOne Ltd has appointed Graham Dickie as its new Chief Financial Officer.
Graham brings over 20 years of financial leadership experience to FluidOne and is poised to enhance the company’s strategic financial planning and operations.
Graham has accumulated vast exposure across various industries in his capacity as a CFO since 2006. Working in multinational businesses with revenues of upwards of £100m, he has successfully led projects centred on raising finance, improving profitability, and commercially supporting sales teams with pricing strategies. He brings comprehensive leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills and a wealth of knowledge in working through large-scale restructuring and refinancing projects. His extensive experience in driving change and creating value in both private equity backed and multi-billion dollar listed global organisations will be pivotal in supporting FluidOne’s next steps in scaling up.
Since a management buyout led by CEO Russell Horton and backed by Livingbridge six years ago, FluidOne has undergone substantial transformation. It has quadrupled in size to revenues of £113m and gone from a company specialising in communications and connectivity services, into an IT and cyber security-led managed service provider.
In May 2022, FluidOne announced a strategic investment in Barwell-based Marathon, a Microsoft Gold Partner for Cloud Services Management, specialising in cloud transformation, modern workplace, security and contact centre, to enhance its service offering to mid-market and enterprise customers. Marathon is now the Enterprise IT Centre of Excellence within FluidOne.
With nine acquisitions in recent years, FluidOne is accelerating into a new phase of strategic expansion through organic growth and additional purchases, aiming to achieve a turnover of £300m by 2030 whilst maintaining its high standards of quality.
Russell Horton, FluidOne CEO, said: “I am delighted to welcome Graham to FluidOne and am very much looking forward to collaborating with him in realising our 2030 vision. Our already talented team is considerably stronger with Graham on board. He brings unparalleled financial experience in buy and build strategies, combined with an immediate cultural fit, making him the ideal person to take us to the next level.”
Graham Dickie said: “It’s exciting to be joining FluidOne at such a transformative time in their journey; I’m looking forward to further establishing the business as an industry leader within IT, cyber and communications solutions.”