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Gareth Hetheridge

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CIO Leonardo UK - Director Digital Solutions at Leonardo
📍 United Kingdom

Gareth Hetheridge is the CIO and Director of Digital Solutions at Leonardo UK, driving digital transformation across the defence sector. A CIO100 award winner in 2020 and 2025, his expertise is backed by a background as a Royal Air Force College Cranwell graduate, former pilot, and Global Head of IT for Defence at Rolls-Royce.

He is a long-serving officer in the British Army Reserves, demonstrating a significant and ongoing commitment to the armed forces alongside his corporate career. He is also actively involved in Leonardos Armed Forces network, which supports veterans, reservists, and their families.

Unique fact: Gareth combines his senior corporate technology career with continued military service as an officer in the British Army Reserves.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
CIO Leonardo UK - Director Digital Solutions
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Digital Transformation
Leads Leonardo UK's digital strategy, including the company's pioneering migration to a secure cloud platform, a first for a major UK defence contractor.
Defence Sector Tech
Holds deep expertise across air, land, sea, and cyber domains. He is also a Director at Team Defence Information, influencing industry-wide collaboration.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
CIO Leonardo UK - Director Digital Solutions
Leonardo
1-2019 - 11-2021
Global Head of IT - Defence
Rolls-Royce
7-2018 - 12-2018
(Interim) Head of IT
Rolls-Royce
2-2017
Director
Team Defence Information
2-2017 - 2-2019
Senior IT Business Partner - Defence UK
Rolls-Royce
In the press

Media appearances

Gareth Hetheridge, Chief Information Officer at Leonardo – The IOTICS Podcast. Featured in Apple Podcasts (The IOTICS Podcast)
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Leonardo UK CIO Gareth Hetheridge's cloud platform enables innovation lift. Featured in Diginomica
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Education
2008 - 2008
CMI Diploma
Royal Air Force College Cranwell
2021 - 2021
Military and Strategic Leadership
Staff College - ICSC(LR) Shrivenham
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