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Claire Priestley

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Group CIO at Kaplan International
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Claire Priestley is an award-winning CDIO and CIO, recognized in the CIO100 list for three consecutive years. She has extensive experience leading complex IT transformations and organizational restructuring for local government and in the education sector. People who have worked with her describe her as an empathetic, committed, and visionary leader with strong technical competency.

Outside of her technology career, Claire is passionate about inclusion and boxing. She is a STEM ambassador, working to inspire future generations in technology. She is also the co-founder and Director of The Secret Boxing Gym in London, a venture she describes as a "side-hustle" and one of her key passions.

As a tech executive, she is also the co-founder of a London boxing gym.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Group CIO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Diversity in Tech
Founded CIO+1, a not-for-profit initiative to improve representation in tech leadership, and is a regular judge for the Women in IT Awards.
IT Leadership
An experienced CIO/CDIO with multiple CIO100 listings, she is passionate about mentoring future leaders, as evidenced by her founding of the CIO+1 networking group.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Group CIO
Kaplan International
1-2023 - 1-2024
Vice President IT, South East Asia
Kaplan Singapore
6-2021 - 1-2023
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
3-2021 - 7-2021
Director of IT
Kaplan International Languages
1-2017 - 2022
Founder
CIO +1
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Education
2000 - 2001
Management Development
Hult Ashridge Executive Education
1995 - 1999
Training and development
University of West London
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