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Fabian Cooper

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Fabian Cooper
Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Experience

Jan 2023 - Present
3 years 1 month
United Arab Emirates

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Ai Genesis Technologies

  • Defined and led the end-to-end product and technology strategy, spanning platform architecture, cloud services, AI frameworks, and multi-year roadmap execution.
  • Built and scaled a distributed engineering organisation across Europe, the Middle East, and India, covering platform engineering, data, automation, security, and operations.
  • Introduced an AI-enabled operating model focused on cost control, automation, resilience, and governance, targeting material reductions in operational expenditure.
  • Established enterprise-grade governance frameworks for AI adoption, including model oversight, security, observability, and compliance.
  • Led go-to-market enablement alongside commercial leadership, supporting partner-led and enterprise deployments.
Jan 2021 - Dec 2023
3 years
United Kingdom

Senior Director – Platform Operations & Cloud

Esko (Veralto Group)

  • Led the transition of multiple legacy products and platforms to scalable cloud-based SaaS models, improving cost efficiency and operational resilience.
  • Owned platform operations, cloud infrastructure, and service management with full accountability for reliability, security, and compliance.
  • Introduced automation and data-driven operational controls, reducing unplanned outages and improving deployment speed and service predictability.
  • Delivered a major offshoring and operating model transformation, consolidating operations in India and standardising governance, tooling, and reporting.
  • Acted as executive sponsor for large enterprise customers and strategic partners.
Jan 2017 - Dec 2021
5 years
United Kingdom

Vice President – Cloud Operations

SDL Plc

  • Owned cloud and SaaS strategy, operating costs, product roadmaps, and commercial propositions with full P&L accountability.
  • Led enterprise-wide migration from traditional data centres to public cloud platforms, delivering significant cost and scalability benefits.
  • Established governance, compliance, and security frameworks aligned to ISO, ITIL, SOC, HIPAA, and GDPR standards.
  • Built and led a globally distributed organisation (UK, Europe, North America, India), including a successful 70/30 offshoring model.
  • Supported M&A activity through technical and operational integration of acquired businesses.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2017
4 years
United Kingdom

Vice President – Cloud Delivery & Operations

Mavenir

  • Directed global cloud delivery across 160+ countries, supporting hundreds of enterprise and telecom customers.
  • Led multiple post-merger integrations, consolidating platforms, operations, and teams across Europe and North America.
  • Established 24x7 global operations, disaster recovery, and service assurance capabilities with strong SLA performance.
  • Accountable for P&L, operational risk, and regulatory compliance.

Lead Architect

Accenture

  • Led multi-country enterprise programmes, global cloud strategies, and large-scale transformation initiatives for financial services, government, telecom, and industrial clients.

Global Solutions Director

Atos

  • Led multi-country enterprise programmes, global cloud strategies, and large-scale transformation initiatives for financial services, government, telecom, and industrial clients.

Global CTO, Cloud Sales & Consulting

Fujitsu

  • Led multi-country enterprise programmes, global cloud strategies, and large-scale transformation initiatives for financial services, government, telecom, and industrial clients.

Summary

Chief Product & Technology Officer with 20+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale product, platform, and technology organisations across complex and regulated environments. Proven track record modernising legacy platforms, consolidating fragmented technology estates, and operationalising AI to deliver measurable improvements in cost efficiency, resilience, governance, and speed to market.

Experienced board-level operator with full P&L ownership, global team leadership (up to 500 staff), and deep expertise spanning product strategy, cloud platforms, operating model transformation, and large-scale M&A integration. Recognised for combining strong architectural judgement with pragmatic execution and commercial discipline.

Skills

  • Product & Platform Strategy
  • Ai-enabled Operating Models
  • Cloud & Hybrid Architectures
  • Cost Optimisation & Finops
  • Enterprise Transformation
  • Global Engineering Leadership
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance
  • Board & Executive Stakeholder Management
  • Enterprise Saas Platform Modernisation And Legacy-to-cloud Transformations Across Global Portfolios
  • Operating Model Redesign Including Offshoring, Governance Standardisation, And Cost Optimisation
  • Ai-enabled Operational Automation Focused On Resilience, Compliance, And Efficiency At Scale

Languages

English
Advanced
Italian
Advanced

Education

University of Portsmouth

BSc Information Systems · Information Systems · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Certifications & licenses

AWS Solutions Architect (Professional)

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

GCP Cloud Architect

ITIL4 Managing Professional & Strategic Leader

SAFe Agilist

Six Sigma Green Belt

TOGAF

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