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A former international rugby coach joins CBO Projects as a senior technical project manager

CBO Projects has appointed a new senior consultant to build and deliver technology strategies and lead projects and programmes that create meaningful change. Stuart Low has more than 35 years’ experience as an executive level business change specialist.

Before moving to Guernsey, Stuart delivered successful change programmes for global banks with budgets up to £130m, positively impacting global communities of up to 250k users.  He has built and delivered strategic roadmaps incorporating people, process, and technology change for manufacturing. In finance and motoring he has supported digital transformations to the cloud.

Stuart has also led large global information technology operations teams within finance and telecommunications organisations and has been accountable for the delivery of a £50m. per annum managed service in the UK. Having worked in Europe, USA and Asia, he is passionate about cultural diversity and organisational and people change.

Of his new role, Stuart said: ‘I was attracted to the challenge of engaging with a broad range of clients seeking support in their change journeys. CBO Projects offered the opportunity to work with a highly experienced and committed team, and the organisation’s values of quality, reliability, and flexibility, resonated with me.’

CBO Director Philip Smith said: ‘Stuart is extremely adept at identifying and delivering successful business and technology change. His experience in technology transformation and project delivery blends well with his coaching and mentoring background, which ensures Stuart also focuses on the people side of change.’

Stuart has international expertise in sports coaching as a former head coach of the USA U/18 rugby team. He was also head of rugby coaching for the Bedford Blues Academy in the UK.

Professional qualifications include an MBA (Project Management), PMI certification, PMP and PMI-ACP (Agile), and a green belt in six sigma. He is also a member of the Association of Coaching.

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