Company Profile
AXELOS is a joint venture company co-owned by the UK Government’s Cabinet Office and Capita plc. It is responsible for developing, enhancing and promoting a number of best practice methodologies used globally by professionals working primarily in project, programme and portfolio management, IT service management and cyber resilience.
The methodologies, developed over 30 years in partnership with government, industry and academia, include ITIL®, PRINCE2®, MSP® and the collection of cyber resilience best practice products, RESILIA®.
They are adopted in more than 150 countries to improve employees’ skills, knowledge and competence in order to make both individuals and organizations work more effectively.
Our vision:
We believe our vision statement unites and inspires us in a common, coherent, strategic direction, showcasing us as a company that is always looking forwards for the next thing in best practice, new products with real relevance to all – whatever the company, whatever the geography.
"To be the world’s most respected provider of global best practice."
Our purpose
“To help individuals and organizations create better outcomes through the adoption of global best practice.”
Executive Leadership Team
Mark Basham - Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Mark is a UK and international growth and turnaround specialist. Most recently Mark was Managing Director at BSI EMEA, with responsibility for all aspects of the business including management systems certification, product certification, specialist software products, professional services and consulting.
As EMEA head, Mark led BSI through a period of rapid growth and strategic transformation, and also spearheaded BSI's Information Resilience initiative. Prior to his EMEA role, Mark was Managing Director for BSI's Asia Pacific region.
Mark's earlier career was primarily in the IT sector where he held a number of positions including business development, general management and executive positions at Xerox, Dell, Fujitsu, Siemens and Invensys APV.
Richard Gray – Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Richard joined AXELOS as our CFO in February 2016.
For three years prior to this he was Finance Director of Tikit, a legal IT software company operating within BT Business. He originally joined BT in 2010 to lead the finance team on their largest global contract.
Richard has also held a number of senior positions in businesses of differing sizes in the UK, Australia and elsewhere overseas. He has operated largely within the technology and telecom industries but gained experience across a number of sectors.
He is a chartered accountant, having trained with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Margo Leach – Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Margo joined AXELOS in 2016, bringing a diverse range of experience leading portfolio strategy, marketing and digital transformation. Having previously worked at global organizations such as Gartner (CEB Global), Reed Elsevier and PlantWise, Margo brings a passion for customer focus, and user-driven product and service design. Margo's experience includes launching products in developing and emerging markets, across both private and public sectors.
Margo directs the investment and development strategy for AXELOS suite of market-leading products, ensuring they continue to exceed customer expectation. Recent successes include the development of ITIL® 4, the world's most adopted framework for digital service delivery. Margo continues to champion a digital-first, customer-focussed strategy at AXELOS, keeping the professional community at the heart of everything we do.
Matthew Hunt – Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Matthew joined AXELOS in September 2013 as Head Of Commercial and Legal and he was instrumental in the successful establishment of AXELOS Limited. He became our Legal and Operations Director in November 2015, leading the Commercial Operations, Legal and Education departments.
Prior to joining AXELOS, Matthew was a Commercial Manager at L3 Communications and was responsible for the introduction and implementation of a global intellectual property licensing strategy and supported the business with pragmatic commercial and intellectual property advice. During his time at L3 Communications, Matthew also drafted and negotiated a number of complex simulation agreements in countries including China, USA, Ethiopia and Thailand.
Matthew is a qualified solicitor, having trained with Blake Lapthorn (now Blake Morgan LLP).
Catherine Newman - Chief Customer Officer (CCO)
Catherine joined AXELOS in October 2018 as the Chief Customer Officer. She is responsible for all business development, sales and marketing activities, while also looking after AXELOS’ global network of over 1,500 partners in over 150 countries.
Catherine has worked within the education sector both globally and in the UK for over 25 years. In her most recent role, she was Director for Sales and Partnerships for the BTEC and Apprenticeships Division at Pearson. Prior to that, Catherine worked for Hachette Education as the Chief Operating Officer of the Children’s Division, as well as the Group Sales and Marketing Director of their Education Division.
Facts and Figures
AXELOS
Founded in 2013 as a joint venture between the Cabinet Office on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) and Capita plc.
CEO
Mark Basham
ELT
- Richard Gray – Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Margo Leach – Chief Product Officer (CPO)
- Matthew Hunt – Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Gary Walker – Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Catherine Newman – Chief Customer Officer (CCO)
AXELOS in figures
- 90% of the world’s leading organizations use our methodologies
- Our Best Practice portfolio is used in 180 countries and available in 22 languages
- Over 2 million professionals worldwide have taken the ITIL® exam
- 5 million people are certified in our Best Practice methodologies
- In 2017, 30 ITIL exams were taken in Antarctica
- Since our creation in 2013 we have added three new products to our Best Practice portfolio
- MSP®, the gold standard methodology for managing large-scale events, was used to deliver the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- My AXELOS, our online subscription service, currently has over 20,000 members
- The AXELOS online community is made up of over 100,000 members.
Vision
"To be the world’s most respected provider of global best practice."
Mission
“To make individuals and organizations more effective by providing practical guidance, content and qualifications distilled from real-world experience and developing practices.”
Head Office
65 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7NQ
Global Best Practice Portfolio
ITIL® – The world’s most widely-used IT service management framework
PRINCE2® – The world’s most practical project management methodology
PRINCE2 Agile® – The world’s most complete agile project management solution, combining the flexibility and responsiveness of agile with the clearly defined framework of PRINCE2
RESILIA® – Building a safer environment in which to do business
MSP® – Principles and processes for use when managing successful programmes
AgileSHIFT® – An enterprise agility solution for the entire organization
M_o_R® – Helps individuals and organizations manage the identification, assessment and control of risks across the organization
MoP® – Provides a set of principles, techniques and practices to help organizations ensure their programmes and projects contribute to strategic objectives
MoV® – Helps organizations and individuals manage their projects, programmes and services consistently and effectively
P3O® – Business support structures through portfolio, programme and project offices
P3M3® – Provides a framework for organizations to assess and benchmark their current performance and effectively develop plans for improvement
PeopleCert
PeopleCert is a global leader in the assessment and certification of professional skills, partnering with multi-national organizations and government bodies to develop and deliver market leading exams. PeopleCert delivers exams across 200 countries, in 25 languages, through its state-of-the-art assessment technology, enabling professionals to reach their full potential and realize their life ambitions through learning. As of January 2018, PeopleCert is the sole Examination Institute for the delivery of AXELOS Accreditation and Examination services worldwide.
Contact Details
Veronika Kiesswetter
PR and Communications Manager
[email protected]
AXELOS Head Office
65 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7NQ
United Kingdom