Interim & Fractional IT Leadership
Board-level digital and IT strategy for energy, water and manufacturing — delivered by a Chief Digital Officer with 25+ years closing and leading complex transformation.
The proposition
Most organisations don't need another large programme team. They need one experienced operator who has done it before — who can sit at the board table, diagnose the real problem, and lead the change to a measurable outcome.
Graeme Wright Advisory provides that operator on an interim or fractional basis: a credible technology leader for the moments that matter — a transformation to define, a gap to cover, a deal to land, or a strategy to set before you commit capital.
More about the approach →What I do
CDO, CTO and IT director cover and turnaround — steady senior hands during transition, vacancy or crisis.
02Business, digital and AI strategy, plus IT target operating model design that aligns technology to commercial outcomes.
03Programme shaping, recovery and change leadership — turning intent into delivery the business can absorb.
04Digital twin, IoT, AI and OT strategy grounded in the realities of regulated, asset-heavy industries.
05Proposition design, strategic bid shaping and partner ecosystem development for technology and services businesses.
06NED and advisory roles bringing independent, sector-literate technology perspective to the board.
Sectors
Two decades shaping digital transformation for the organisations that keep the country running.
AMP investment cycles, OT cyber, digital twins and resilience across the UK water industry.
View sector →Price-control-driven investment, grid and network modernisation, data and AI across power and gas.
View sector →Automotive, FMCG and industrial transformation — operating model, separation and operational excellence.
View sector →Selected engagements
Shaped market leading technology solution. Instrumental in the win of a multi-year IT and operational-technology security framework with a major UK water utility — built on trusted senior relationships that continue to drive wider business transformation.
Sold and led a multi-country IT separation for a global automotive manufacturer divesting international brands — parallel stand-up of new operating environments under deadline.
Repeatedly turning strategic wins into decades-long client relationships, compounding into sustained account growth and recurring revenue.
Client engagements are described in anonymised, non-confidential terms.
Insights
Why IT-grade security thinking fails on the plant floor — and what regulated operators should do instead.
Divestment is not unlike divorce. A practical view on untangling shared IT without breaking the business.
Where digital twins earn their keep in water and energy networks — and where they quietly don't.
Let's talk
A short, candid conversation is the best place to start. No obligation — just a clear view of whether I can help.
graeme@graemewright.com →