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Andrew Brown

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Head of Strategy, M&A and Partnerships at Bright
📍 Warwick, England, United Kingdom

Andrew Brown is the Head of Strategy, M&A, and Partnerships at Bright Software Group, specializing in the payroll and accounting software industry. His expertise lies in leading market insights, strategic planning, and inorganic growth, previously delivering numerous software deals globally at Dematic. He holds a BSc from Nottingham Trent University.

Based on his professional focus, Andrew is deeply invested in the FinTech landscape, specifically solutions tailored for SMEs, accountants, and payroll bureaus. He actively follows major industry players like Intuit and Sage, indicating a keen interest in market trends and competitive strategies.

Andrew played a key role in the project management of the $3. 25 billion sale of Dematic from a private equity firm to KION.

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Current Role
Head of Strategy, M&A and Partnerships
Location
Warwick, England, United Kingdom
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M&A Strategy
His entire career, particularly at Bright and Dematic, is centered on leading mergers, acquisitions, and building inorganic growth strategies in the software sector.
Commercial Partnerships
A core part of his current role at Bright involves leading and building strategic commercial partnerships, and he has actively recruited for partnership management roles.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Head of Strategy, M&A and Partnerships
Bright
4-2022 - 3-2024
Senior Director – Head of Group Strategy, M&A and Partnerships
Dematic
2-2018 - 4-2022
Senior Director / Director – Head of Group M&A and Partnerships
Dematic
11-2016 - 2-2018
Senior Manager – Group Strategy, M&A and Partnerships
Dematic
2-2015 - 11-2016
Manager – Group Strategy, M&A and Partnerships
Dematic
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Education
2007 - 2010
BSc (Hons)
Nottingham Trent University
2010 - 2012
Diploma
Chartered Management Institute
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Belper School
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