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Software Ni Appoints Neil Hutcheson As Chief Executive Officer, Replacing Outgoing CEO David Crozier

PRIVATEOct 07, 2024•over 1 year ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Software NI

Neil Hutcheson
BelfastInformation TechnologySoftware

Description

Neil Hutcheson has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Software NI, taking over from outgoing CEO, David Crozier. The appointment aims to accelerate Software NI towards its vision of doubling the number of people working in software jobs and tripling the annual contribution to Northern Ireland’s Gross Value Added (GVA) by the year 2035.

Company Information

Company

Software NI

Location

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

About

Software NI is a not-for-profit collective voice for the software industry in Northern Ireland, which aims to double the number of people working in software jobs and triple the annual contribution to Northern Ireland’s Gross Value Added (GVA) by the year 2035.

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