CodeClan hires Damien Miller as CDO from Computershare

07/12/2020
Damien Miller, Chief Delivery Officer, CodeClan (by Killian McAleese)
  • Miller’s remit at CodeClan will include working closely with CodeClan’s leadership team around project management, strategy, and growth
  • Damien Miller: “As Scotland charts its economic recovery in the wake of Covid-19, it has never been more important to invest in our digital skills to help put the nation firmly on the map as a tech powerhouse”
  • CodeClan CEO Melinda Matthews-Clarkson: “Damien has a strong track record as a people-focused, technical leader and will be a key part of CodeClan’s leadership team as we look to drive a number of projects and efficiencies over the next twelve months and beyond”
  • CodeClan recently hired Neil Brown from The Data Lab as its new COO, with Bill Douglas replacing Polly Purvis as Chair
  • Scotland’s digital skills academy is experiencing record demand for its programming, data, and bespoke courses in 2020, recently marked its 5th anniversary and has produced over 1,000 graduates since opening its doors in 2015

CODECLAN has continued its recent hiring drive with the appointment of Damien Miller as Chief Delivery Officer (CDO).  Miller joins from Computershare, where he was the IT group’s Development Manager and helped grow its software development team at its Global Centre of Excellence at St Andrew Square in Edinburgh.  Miller’s remit at CodeClan will include working closely with CodeClan’s leadership team around project management, strategy and growth plans.   

Damien Miller, Chief Delivery Officer (CDO), CodeClan said: “I’ve greatly admired CodeClan as it has gone from strength to strength and become a household name on the tech scene through providing industry-ready graduates for organisations.  As Scotland charts its economic recovery in the wake of Covid-19, it has never been more important to invest in our digital skills to help put the nation firmly on the map as a technology powerhouse.  I’m also looking forward to giving something back to the software development community that gave so much to me in the early stages of my career.” 

Melinda Matthews-Clarkson, CodeClan’s CEO, said: “Damien has a strong track record as a people-focused, technical leader and will be a key part of CodeClan’s leadership team as we look to drive a number of projects and efficiencies over the next twelve months and beyond.” 

Last month, CodeClan hired Neil Brown as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) from The Data Lab and, in October, Bill Douglas replaced Polly Purvis as Scotland’s national digital skills academy’s Chair.

CodeClan has campuses in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with its team and students now either back on campus or planning to get back on campus, or utilising the remote learning virtual classroom model introduced earlier this year.  The digital skills academy, which is experiencing record demand for its programming, data and bespoke courses in 2020, recently marked its 5th anniversary and has produced over 1,000 graduates since opening its doors in 2015. 

Initially funded by the Scottish Government, CodeClan is now run as a not-for-profit self-funded organisation, working with hundreds of employers across Scotland ranging from startups to global corporates.  

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