With over 20 years commercial experience in the international IT services sector, Carl Henriksen is now CEO of the well-established, thriving, UK based MSP, OryxAlign.

His early career in sub-Saharan Africa exposed him to the technical challenges of IT engineering and support where he quickly learned the importance of delivering excellent service, underpinned by a valued supply chain that operated efficiently. Promotion to technical operations director was swift, which then saw Carl responsible for a national IT strategy to support a large portfolio of major FMCG retailers.

He relocated to the UK in 1996 and earned his spurs over the next decade operating in the IT support sector as an effective senior technical account manager and client services director. His passion for delivering excellent service was well honed over this period. With this wealth of experience behind him, he boldly established OryxAlign in 2007.

Over the subsequent decade he has built OryxAlign into a most successful, multi-million pound managed technology service provider with a large, diverse, growing and loyal client base. Carl has a deep domain understanding of the MSP market, the technologies and trends that drive and shape that market, how to develop and execute successful strategies to protect existing market share, position the business for growth, and pursue new opportunities.

Carl played squash at international level and has competed in the British Open. He now plays at county level.

Justin has over 20 years of international operational experience, operating across a notable breadth within the ICT spectrum in both public (UK Govt) and private sectors. Over this period, he has acquired a deep domain understanding of a wide range of mission critical technologies and communication architectures and understands well the optimum service and support structures needed to sustain these architectures successfully. He is a highly accomplished expert in his field.

In his early years he honed his technical skills in the secure land, satellite communications and infrastructure services arena, operating across 27 countries with a multi-national organisation, focused principally in the banking and military sectors. It was during this period that he learned the importance of achieving the alignment of enabling technologies with business strategy to deliver success. He became adept at trouble shooting and fixing complex, technical issues quicker than most.

Drawing on this rich vein of technical competence, Justin helped establish OryxAlign in 2007. Since that date, as CTO, he has designed and driven the technical, long-term vision for the Company, consistently harnessing new, but proven technologies and delivering them to clients in a timely, affordable, and measured way. He understands the importance of maintaining a world class Product and Services Catalogue for OryxAlign’s clients which competes with the best.

His fulfilment now, comes from leading a large, multi-disciplined team of highly accomplished engineers to design and deliver secure, commercially viable, and operationally fit for purpose technology solutions, underpinned by 1st class support services.

Looking ahead, Justin’s focus is to identify those emerging technologies that have the potential to be market disruptors and ensuring that OryxAlign remains ahead of the pack.

Justin is a keen endurance athlete who enjoys the great outdoors at every opportunity.

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Alistair joined OryxAlign in May 2020 to establish the Chief Operating Officer appointment. Prior to OryxAlign, he served in the UK Armed Forces for nearly three decades, where he operated in a variety of command appointments and an array of staff roles.

He has extensive experience in: operational design, planning and execution; the deployment, protection and resilience of strategic and operational level communication and information systems; employing technology and innovation to deliver competitive advantage; programme and project management; organisational development and change; and, strategic capability planning. He has operated in many dusty hot-spots across the globe, as well as worked cross-government and with the UK’s strategic international Defence partners and industry.

His final appointment prior to leaving the Army was deputy head of capability development for UK Defence’s strategic C4ISR portfolio (annual budget of c.£2.8Bn per year). The portfolio focused on next-generation capabilities to enable strategic and operational level decision-making at the speed of relevance by providing commanders with accurate, assured and timely data and information.

He is a graduate of UK Defence’s Advance Command and Staff Course, Cranfield University and King’s College London. Outside of work his interests include the great outdoors, horology and coaching junior-level rugby.

Geoff joined OrxAlign in January 2021, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience from leading, managing and advising complex organisations across a wide range of regulated and technology sectors. He is currently a Non-Executive Director and strategic advisor for a number of companies with interests in advanced technology.

He received a 1st Class Honours degree and Ph.D in Physics from Liverpool University before moving into various senior management roles, established the Advantage Business Group, was appointed to the board of Atkins, and joined the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) organisation as Transformation Director.

Geoff will work closely with The Board in their commitment to continually improve OryxAlign’s services, championing excellence through strategic direction and innovation.

Outside of work, Geoff is Chairman of Farnham Rugby Club and is both a keen golfer and tennis player.

Senior international executive and former, successful business owner with extensive commercial and consulting experience in the Defence, Security, and Information Technology/Communication sectors, operating at national/board level. Adept at formulating strategy, instilling good governance, opening new markets, building trusted and enduring customer relationships and working successfully across corporate regional boundaries.

As an accomplished business leader, Godfrey has extensive commercial and operational experience in the UK, Middle East & Sub-Saharan Africa, working with SMEs and FTSE 100/250 companies.

Drawing on this experience and following 6 years as a Non-Executive Director with OryxAlign, Godfrey is now focused on providing strategic direction, leadership, and guidance to the Board to help it achieve its ambitious 3-year vision. This will see the business grow, both organically and through acquisition, to become one of the leading MSPs in the UK, underpinned by sound governance arrangements, financial prudence, and good commercial disciplines.

Godfrey is a former Commanding Officer with the Parachute Regiment with an exemplary career operating across the spectrum of conflict. He is a keen all-round sportsman and enjoys mountaineering.

As Head of Solutions, Michelle is responsible for the procurement function, re-aligning processes and ensuring they are fit for purpose. She has over 12 years of experience in the sales and procurement arena, driving and delivering on our partner strategies and certifications, and managing the product and service portfolio.

In her time at OryxAlign, she has built and maintained a set of widely successful programs, unlocking fantastic business opportunities for the company.

As a key contributor to process management, governance and innovation, Michelle also leads the Business Improvement Team, championing a culture of continuous improvement across the company by pursuing and delivering operational efficiency.

In her spare time, Michelle enjoys travelling the globe (in a pre-covid world), exploring different destinations and climates. When she’s not sampling different cuisines, she can be found in her allotment, in her kitchen cooking her homegrown vegetables or at a Zumba class.