A specialist tech company acquired by Sewell Group has a new chief executive at the helm as it gears up for growth.
Claire Harrison has taken the role at Parallel Data Intelligence Ltd, and is now expanding the team.
Parallel is behind advanced mapping and statistical visualisation tools that help shape decisions about services, estates and budgets in the public sector.
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And with an increase in users, it is looking to add a front end developer to a recent data project lead hire.
Claire has been with Sewell for 10 years, initially leading on communications progressing to become an integral part of the senior leadership team.
Latterly as a project director, she has been one of the driving forces behind securing planning permission for the £200 million Yorkshire Energy Park and brings a wealth of knowledge from within both the public and private sector.
She said: “Parallel has one simple ethos; to improve the health of the population, so to be given the opportunity to become the CEO of a forward-thinking tech business of this nature with such a powerful mapping tool at its disposal is a very exciting prospect.
“Parallel has so much potential to grow and develop by continuing to support the public sector’s agenda. The information that we map plays a critical role in the decision-making process for NHS bodies across the country.
“The new developer will join a small but growing team to modernise and upgrade existing web applications, whilst developing new solutions to support customer content needs all to support the wider business’ growth aspirations.”
Launched in Leeds 25 years ago by Ashley Clough, it was brought together with Sewell’s Shared Agenda business in Willbery late last year in an undisclosed deal.
Mr Clough became creative director on completion, with senior developer Giles Billingsley also still on board.
Claire’s remit is to drive the business forward so that the developer team can focus on what they do best: enhancing the product to ensure it is positioned as a market leader.
Jo Barnes, Sewell Estates’ managing director, said: “Before we acquired Parallel, there were already real synergies in what we do with estates analysis and service delivery data.
“Parallel was a strategic investment for us, giving us the extra strength and depth in problem-solving analysis to provide our public sector customers with even more robust, evidence-based information for estates and service planning.
“Sewell Estates has an ambition to continue to grow, finding new and creative ways to support our customers and this investment really fits the bill.
“Claire as CEO will help us to bring a fresh new perspective to Parallel, how we position it within such a niche sector and how we continue to meet - and exceed - our customers’ needs.
“We welcome Claire’s expertise, energy, ability to challenge and think outside the box as we look ahead to shaping Parallel’s future in such a dynamic sector.”
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