Build Circle technology consultancy has today announced their new Advisory Board. The new leadership team brings together a group of highly experienced individuals from a range of business disciplines to help super charge the company’s growth. Build Circle partners with brands such as ZOPA Bank, BPP, Starling Bank and NEWS to provide technology advisory, engineering and AI integration services.
The new Build Circle Advisory Board consists of ex-Thoughtworks COO Renee Hawkins, as a strategic business and technology advisor, Tim Elleray, formerly MD at Accenture Europe and ex-Googler/Microsoft marketing strategist, Margaret Sherer who has successfully spent the last decade leading marketing for scaling businesses.
James Parsons, CEO at Build Circle comments, “Build Circle is really happy to have appointed our new advisory board. Renee, Tim and Margaret bring a wealth of experience and diverse skills to the table and are proving, already, to be instrumental in helping to shape the company’s strategy. As the rate of innovation and change accelerates in the technology sector, especially with AI transformation, so do the opportunities to grow and expand our business. It’s great to have a team that have been here before and lend their expertise and experience to help make the right decisions and investments. The fact that they are lovely people also helps!”
Build Circle operates at the intersection of engineering rigour and business pressure. Combining AI accelerated teams with trusted engineering excellence it works with organisations to deliver real business outcomes. Using AI technology to craft improved business performance the potential for growth and scale is exponential. Further information can be found on their website: buildcircle.co.uk
Renee Hawkins is a strategic business and technology advisor, board member, and former international technology executive with over 30 years’ experience helping organisations scale, transform, and align business and digital strategy. Over the past few years, her work has focused on advising growth-stage and established enterprises on business operations, organisational design, and digital transformation, with a particular emphasis on aligning technology, strategy and commercial outcomes. She currently sits on three boards and brings a blend of governance, operational, and transformation expertise.
Renee Hawkins, shared, “I’m genuinely excited to be working with Build Circle. In an industry being rapidly reshaped by AI, Build Circle stands out for its deep technical and engineering expertise, strong client focus, and a culture rooted in humility, curiosity, and agility. Together, these qualities create a clear point of differentiation in an increasingly crowded market. I’m looking forward to bringing my experience as an advisor to support this journey; helping to scale the business, align technology with commercial outcomes, and strengthen the connection between strategy, operations, and growth.”
Tim Elleray has spent 20+ years at the sharp end of business and technology — including stints as Managing Director at Accenture in COO and Growth & Strategy roles including scaling Accenture Interactive across Europe. His career also spanned founding CEO of a car platform, business turnaround projects and buy and sell-side M&A advisor. He now operates across multiple businesses as Non-Executive Chair, Board Member, Advisor, and Investor, spanning technology, consulting, and early-stage ventures. He works with founders, leadership teams, and PE-backed businesses on growth & strategy, operations, M&A and basically ‘getting things done’.
Tim Elleray added, “Build Circle is exactly the kind of business I want to be involved with — hugely ambitious, nuclear-grade engineering talent, a genuine obsession with solving hard customer problems, and amazing people. What’s not to like!”
Margaret Sherer has worked for over 20 years in the digital marketing industry in big tech at Microsoft and Google, while spending the last decade helping fast growth tech companies scale. Margaret’s vast experience of the stages that scaleups go through and staying laser focused on strategic marketing and growth is essential part of the leadership matrix for Build Circle.
Margaret Sherer finished, “As Build Circle positions itself to scale, there’s no shortage of potential and impact they can bring to CTOs across industries looking to create quality software, delivered on time. Sitting on the new Advisory Board and working alongside such a formidable team of leaders as we prepare Build Circle for further scalability, is hugely exciting. In such a fast-paced area of business, I’m very happy to be on this journey with them and support this next level of growth.”