Adam Nagus has achieved our Unicorn tier status by demonstrating a wide range of experience and skills rarely found in a single individual. Unicorn status is reserved for those people who can provide the value of a team of experts in areas of high demand.
Adam balances his 22 years of delivering large complex transformation across nearly all industries with a focus on business needs and people. Holding roles as a Global Chief Data Officer for a FTSE 100, running capabilities of 16,000 people as an MD, developing AI products as a Chief Product Officer, and running M&A diligence as a Chief Strategy Officer, demonstrates the diversity in skills that enables Adam to offer the key propositions listed below.
From helping deliver your business growth strategy with Adam's GTM Strategy offering, to supporting the acquisition, carveout or integration using his digital due diligence expertise. Adam is a great fit for all organisations in growth mode, turnaround or looking to innovate their way out of stagnation.
skills
Business Transformation
90%
AI Product Owner
80%
Digital and Data Strategy
95%
M&A Diligence
70%
Experienced C-Level Executive
90%
Career Mentorship
80%
Public Speaking/Evangelist
90%
Go-To-Market Strategy
80%
Key Capabilities and Services
Interim / Fractional
Adam has worked as an interim and permanent CDO for a FTSE 100 organisation. His deep vertical industry knowledge, extensive technical experience and many years running businesses, teams and capabilities, make him a great choice for your organisation. With accountability for £100Ms and 10x000 of people, Adam is a great fit for many fractional, interim and permanent C-Level roles.
Chief Digital and Data Officer
Ran multiple technology and data function for FTSE 100 companies. Adam is also an expert in changing cultures in an organisation to become more data literate and data informed.
Chief Product Officer
Visionary product lead for companies such as Accenture, FTI Consulting and many of their clients. Example of products conceived and delivered by Adam including TOBI and Content Jutsu.
Chief Technology Officer
Solution and Enterprise architect and system integration specialist mentoring CTOs through AI, Security and Cloud.
Chief Transformation Officer
Very experienced digital and business transformation executive across most major industries.
Chief Strategy Officer
Business Strategy expert and M&A advisor to PE and Angel businesses. Adam is also a Strategic Workforce Optimisation specialist and has developed platforms such as TOBI to combine org transformation with analytical insight and decision making.
Chief Operating Officer
Experienced business operator running teams of up to 16,000 people including support functions, on, near and offshore. Experience business process expert, automation and customer success visionary.
AI Product Strategy and Implementation
Adam has combined his product experience with his data roles to create a combined strategy for AI which utilises both the rigor, governance and security with the business and marketing strategy required to develop a fast moving and ever-changing entity such as AI into a feasible and reliable ROI for an organisation.
Advisor/NED
Adam is regularly invited to join advisory boards to support the growth of new and scaling businesses. As an advisor or non-executive director, Adam has a wealth of experience across all size companies and industries, which has allowed him to support the ExCo, Board or Investor community. Adam's large network of suppliers, industry executive leaders and talent, has allowed Adam to help many businesses grow and sustain their trajectory especially through challenging periods or transformational revolutions. For support moving from Series A through to large enterprise, we recommend you speak with Adam on Organisational Design, Transformation, Acquisitions, Integration, AI, Product Ownerships and your Data Strategy.
GTM Strategy
As a strategic consultant, CEO and practice lead for the last 21 years, Adam has created many new Go-to Market strategies for selling products and services into large enterprise, mid-market and private equity. Coupled with his experience developing alliances and partner programmes and the extensive network of CxOs, Adam has developed a talent for messaging.
When it comes to content, events and co-ordinating the activities of Sales, Partners, Marketing and Product into one cohesive strategy, Adam has created a methodology to deliver the expected growth from any business strategy.
Adam developed his experience in the M&A world whilst working for FTI Consulting who 'aqu-hired' the Digimasters employees and assets in 2018.
Adam developed a diligence methodology which focuses on the risk, valuation and growth models of a portfolio company. By analysing the enterprise architecture, business processes, data infrastructure and digital culture of an organisation, Adam has a unique way to support diligence as part of the M&A and integration process.
This methodology is also used to create a business case in transformation programmes outside of the M&A process.
Through Digimasters, Adam has continued to mentor many of his network. With a structured mentoring programme that focuses on career goals, personal branding and wellbeing, Adam has been able to grow many talented individuals to the business leaders they are today.
Successful CEO of Digimasters Ltd
One of Adam’s great achievements was the formation of Digimasters. With Adam’s experience in large organisations, he found a way to adapt the rigor and structure from enterprise whilst staying nimble and agile as a small start-up over the last 7 years.
Digital Transformation Expert
Adam's largest transformation role was to take on the £12B Digital Transformation of the NHS and the creation of the foundation for the digital patient record. This mammoth transformation taught him many of the lessons he has used in his expert architecting, scoping and delivery of transformations such as:
The Argos integration into UK retailer Sainsbury's.
The launch of transformational products such as the BBC's iPlayer.
The integration of Skype into Microsoft.
Carveout of Macquarie's Waste to Energy Business Wheelabrator.
Extra-Curricular
Other areas Adam is passionate about include his active public speaking career and advisor. Adam is a regular presenter on the conference circuit and also has two successful podcasts (Digimasters Shorts – experimental Gen AI podcast, and The Digimasters Podcast). Adam also runs a 3D Printing business and Etsy store to aid people with focus issues with toys that are engaging to adults and children alike.
experience
2017 - Present
CEO/Founder
Digimasters
London, UK
Industry/Clients: Direct Line Group, Exasol, Green Flag, Keboola, Menzies
