Leicester businessman leading Industry 4.0 recruitment drive
A Leicester businessman is set to champion digital transformation strategy which spots trends and reveals unmet customer needs via ‘disruptive’ technologies after being named as a new partner at Haig & Co.
Andrew Sparrow has added to the firm’s finance and accounting arms with two divisions of cyber security and enterprise applications (Industry4.0).
Sparrow has plans for the firm to work in the 4IR, the Internet of Things (IOT), big data, blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication sectors.
He said: “I value the rarest and off-the-wall technology and business process skills because they can disrupt the very best of what’s currently on offer. Via our deep networks we’re looking to create a community of global talent for the UK market that successfully blends the latest engineering, technical and IT skills in one person, because this new breed creates the true digital culture that underpins modern organisational change.”
Sparrow will have his own standalone business operating under the Haig & Co brand umbrella.
His previous experience includes running the ERP desk for James Caan’s executive head-hunter company Alexander Mann Solutions and developing his own SAP-focused business that employed 300 people in eight offices across the world with revenue of $50m.
He added: “This is about legacy rather than currency building, because we know and understand long-term success and prosperity is about investment in cutting edge skills and embracing the digital culture now.”
