Jeremy is chief executive officer of CODA plc (AIM: CODA), responsible for all group operations including the global consulting and product development functions, ensuring the products and services they deliver to customers are of the highest quality. He has been a driving force behind CODA plc�s success and global expansion since its acquisition by Science Systems in 2000 and has successfully led CODA plc through a subsequent demerger which saw the company list independently on the AIM market in London. It now has direct operations in 14 countries around the world. In his role as chairman of the European Software Association, Jeremy has spent a lot of time promoting software best practice and cooperation across the business community. The Association, a trade organization representing the European software industry which he helped establish in 2005, aims to become the industry�s principal interface with European Union institutions, the media and the general public. Jeremy began his career at IBM, after which he joined the software house Lychgate UK where he held a number of senior systems engineering and sales roles. He joined Science Systems (now SciSys) as commercial director in 1990 and following the acquisition of CODA in March 2000, was appointed to head up the product strategy and research and development functions of the CODA Group. Jeremy graduated from Thames Polytechnic with a degree in business studies in 1987. |