Lyndon Arnold
Bedforshire
Summary
A highly accomplished senior technology leader with extensive experience in managing and developing strategic, business aligned technology and services across a diverse range of sectors and businesses. A proven track record in delivering business change through a wide variety of leading technologies, applications, methodologies and toolsets using internal and external resources. A digital evangelist seasoned in tailoring technology solutions to meet business and client demand. Consistently demonstrates an entrepreneurial approach to delivering practical solutions to a diverse range of highly demanding clients. Adept at building strong relationships with senior management as well as being an inspirational and motivational people manager. An adept communicator and negotiator with experience of working across many different countries and cultures
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Partner, Head of Technology
Triton Partners
09.2021 - 05.2025
- Designing and leading a comprehensive technology strategy across the firm.
- Supporting the growth of funds without exponential growth in headcount or cost through optimization of business processes and the use of technology.
- Preserving and enhancing the culture of the firm through collaboration, communication and by raising digital literacy levels.
- Protecting and securing Triton and Triton's Portfolio Company's data and digital assets complying with regulatory and compliance needs.
- Managing technology spend and headcount - optimize running costs to make room for investment in value-add initiatives.
- Building a high-performance, next-generation technology function using both internal resources and external strategic partnerships.
- Providing investment professionals with the latest technology and data to gain competitive advantage in primary deal sourcing and add-ons.
- Continually monitor market innovations and assess how Triton can benefit from new technologies such as Ai.
- Providing support to investment teams on digital, Ai and data topics for primary deals and add-ons, including due diligence and digital opportunity assessments.
- Delivering efficient digital experience for data collection from portfolio companies, together with effective digital strategy for all aspects of day-to-day management and supervision.
- Optimising digital experience for Triton Investors through clever use of technology and timely delivery of data.
- Orienting Triton towards becoming a data-led organization to enhance business decision-making.
- Delivering Portfolio Company Digital diagnostics with focus on foundational IT and cybersecurity as soon as possible after closing, develop a shared view of the starting point and identify potential Fast-Track Actions.
- Assessing Digital value creation levers within the Portfolio Company's full potential plan – eg developing new digital channels, new digital business models, or greater automation/AI.
Head of Technology
Business Growth Fund
02.2018 - 08.2021
- Responsible for all aspects of technology and digital for the world’s most active growth investment business.
- Transformed the technology landscape to build a foundation which enabled the business to scale.
- Leveraged 10 years of intellectual capital by delivering insight through data analytics to reshape the business as a data led organization.
- Increased digital literacy to drive adoption of new technology to deliver smarter ways of working.
- Partnered with investors and deal teams to evaluate target technology businesses, provide oversight of technical due diligence and help the investment committee understand the market and opportunity of prospective investments.
- Led the technology value-add function across a portfolio of over 300 companies through a network of strategic partnerships and investee technology businesses.
Group Technology Director
AMC Group
04.2017 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: Global Metals Industrial and financial trading business operating 17 different businesses in 9 countries.
- Responsible for technology for a Global Metals Industrial and financial trading business operating 17 different businesses in 9 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, Australia and Africa.
- Created a multi-year technology strategy to digitally transform all business units across the group.
UK Chief Technology Officer
Societe Generale
01.2015 - 03.2017
- Responsible for all UK operations across the Investment Banking division of Societe Generale, the Prime Brokerage business and the Private Banking division in the UK, Channel Islands and Gibraltar.
- Built and delivered technology roadmaps for a multiyear business change program in line with a Digital Transformation strategy.
- Leadership across a large and complex application and technology landscape across European and Global Data centres with direct budget accountability >€100m.
Chief Technology Officer
SGPB Hambros
01.2011 - 12.2014
- Responsibility for technology across the Private Banking Business.
- Transformation leader for IS convergence and Global Technology Services across Europe.
- Year on year reduction in excess of 7% of RTB budget across all business lines.
- Secured savings of more than £12m through cost optimization program initiatives.
- Implementation of new operating model for EMEA Hub to drive transformation and implement Global Standards to leverage Global systems.
Head of Technology Services
SG Hambros Bank (CL) Ltd
10.2002 - 12.2010
- Providing leadership across the IT teams to complete the platform integration for the Private Bank and implement a single, ITIL aligned, service-based organization across the group.
- Converged the IS landscape into single, multi-currency platforms and deployed shared systems across the group.
Systems Analyst, Database Developer
Societe Generale London Branch
05.1997 - 10.2002
- Systems analyst, Database Developer and a number of technical, managerial and project roles.
Various Sales, Marketing and Operational Responsibilities
Phillings Ltd.
07.1989 - 04.1994
- Various sales, marketing and operational responsibilities within family business.
Education
3 A’ levels -
Mid Cornwall College
5 O’ levels/Equivalent - undefined
Rowley Fields Secondary School
MBA -
University of Exeter
Skills
- Aligning Technology Strategy to business strategy
- Stakeholder engagement
- Ai & leading technologies
- Leadership & accountability
- Data & analytics
- Cyber security
- Cloud & SaaS technologies
- Program delivery
- People management & development
- Financial management & Cost control
Affiliations
- Motor Racing, Golf, Kayaking, Horology
Certification
MBA
CMgr FCMI
Timeline
Partner, Head of Technology
Triton Partners
09.2021 - 05.2025
Head of Technology
Business Growth Fund
02.2018 - 08.2021
Group Technology Director
AMC Group
04.2017 - 01.2018
UK Chief Technology Officer
Societe Generale
01.2015 - 03.2017
Chief Technology Officer
SGPB Hambros
01.2011 - 12.2014
Head of Technology Services
SG Hambros Bank (CL) Ltd
10.2002 - 12.2010
Systems Analyst, Database Developer
Societe Generale London Branch
05.1997 - 10.2002
Various Sales, Marketing and Operational Responsibilities
Phillings Ltd.
07.1989 - 04.1994
5 O’ levels/Equivalent - undefined
Rowley Fields Secondary School
3 A’ levels -
Mid Cornwall College
MBA -
University of Exeter
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