Not all social investors are tree huggers and vice versa. View martin leuws profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Martin leads the growth4good investment strategy and is a serial entrepreneur specialising in digital media with a 25year track record of driving rapid scaleup growth. Termination of appointment of martin leuw as a director view pdf termination of appointment of martin leuw as a director link opens in a new window. Though the accountancy software company grew from a market capitalisation of. Martin leuw is chairman at leathwaite international llp. Growth for good rides social investment wave forbes. Digital and social entrepreneur, with a track record of significant value creation and market leadership, specialising in technology, media, healthcare and communications. Im an unashamed capitalist, not a tree hugger, says martin leuw. Stop press iris buys bar it competitor legal it insider. Iris s capital markets solutions cover equities, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, foreign exchange and more. This deal is excellent news for employees and customers. Iris software group limited was incorporated on 27 jun 2007 and is located in slough. Martin spent the last 10 years as chief executive of iris software group, leading the company through three buyouts for ldc, hg capital and.
With iris you can reduce the blue light emitted from your screen for better sleep, reduce the brightness of your screen without pwm and avoid eye pain. We are proud to be associated with world class management like martin, neal, and vin. But martin leuws shadow continues to hang over iris. Acquiring exchequer is an important milestone in our goal of becoming the 1st choice of business software for uk accountants and smes. Iris is software which makes monitors healthy for the eyes. Fellow chartered accountant and group ceo martin leuw steps down to become a nonexecutive at the business. Looking back, he has a decade of overseeing iris as its annual revenues grew from. Over our 23 year history we have made over 65 investments and nine investments in software. List of companies where martin philip leuw was involved. Though it was a lockdown time, my joining happened through e boarding mod. As group ceo, martin drove the growth of iris over 10 years, from a business with. Computer software group is strong in the law profession.
Martin leuw it must be good to be martin leuw these days. He has run a wide variety of businesses over the past 20 years through growth, turnaround and at most life stages including corporate venturing. Formation software is well respected in the legal software market for providing barristers chambers predominantly practising in commercial law and litigation with its specialised solution, inquisita law. The company provides enterprise software for functions such as accounting, ticketing, staff planning, and automated correspondence. As well as the software as a server, robinson also identified good prospects for growth in the corporate market, where companies were coming to iris for systems to deal with ixbrlbased corporation tax and statutory accounts efiling. Iris enablers at iris, we assist our clients with highquality it talent on demand in the shortest possible time, saving them valuable time and money. It claims that 75% of premiership football clubs use its integrated software, which also helps businesses cut operating costs and improve efficiency and performance.
Roberts pictured above will take the top spot at the business software arm on an interim basis. During martins tenure as group chief executive, iris has grown rapidly to become one of the largest private software companies in the uk, with 1,200 employees and c. Martin leuw is a serial entrepreneur, investor and an acknowledged expert on. Martin is now chairman, ned and investor in multiple technology and talent. Mar 02, 2011 fellow chartered accountant and group ceo martin leuw steps down to become a nonexecutive at the business. Iris software is a professional software company having offices in usa, india and canada which provides high quality business solutions and support services. Martin leuw is founder of growth4good, which invests in highlyscalable digital businesses that have demonstrable social impact. Iris payroll software limited 05915912 company status active correspondence address riding court house, datchet, berkshire, sl3 9jt. On thursday 2 may we will be hosting an evening in one of londons exclusive venues, listening to the innovative story of martin leuw, founder of growth4good. At iris, our commitment to you is that we have been continually investing in our product range and support services throughout the recession to deliver.
Martin is a digital and social entrepreneur specialising in technology, media, healthcare and communications. Iris simulations is a leading development group specialising in producing content for some of the worlds popular flight simulation platforms. Iris ceo martin leuw stated they were taking over businesses that were characterised by good customer service and product quality. During martin s tenure as group chief executive, iris has grown rapidly to become one of the largest private software companies in the uk, with. A boardroom interview with martin leuw of growth4good. Iris software develops business management software for accountants, lawyers, charities and other organisations.
From 20012011 he was ceo and a significant investor in iris software group. Software company iris is to be sold or floated for. The companys first directors were luca velussi, martin philip leuw, neal roberts, stephen patrick william duckett. Grew iris software as a subscription saas software business from. Ground control announces appointment of martin leuw as new. As a somewhat disgruntled iris user at present, lets hope ptps product quality rubs off on the geeks at iris, as there are. Iris software groups accounting and finance products and services help its customers keep track of their books and more. Martin leads the growth4good investment strategy and is a serial entrepreneur specialising in digital media with a 25 year track record of driving growth. It was one of the best experience i had in my 10 years of experience. Experts views on bestoutcomes software sales challenge. Iris software for eye protection, health and productivity. Iris software group helps over 80,000 businesses, schools and public sector organisations successfully managing their critical operational tasks. Martin took over from where the founder of iris software left off when the company received its first private equity investment in 2001. But martin leuw s shadow continues to hang over iris.
From 20012011, as ceo and significant management investor, he grew iris software from small beginnings to become the uks largest private software house. Under his leadership iris became the uks largest private software house and a market leader in each of its vertical sectors. Martin leuw is a serial entrepreneur, investor and an acknowledged expert on business growth. Martin leuw, chief executive of iris will become group chief executive of the enlarged group. Nov 09, 2010 experts views on the foundry peter done of peninsula, martin leuw of iris software, bima chairman justin cooke and crown paints boss brian davidson offer their advice on the foundrys expansion. Exchequer software founders pick shield to handle sale to iris. Professional services assisting our clients to acquire high quality it talent on demand, in the shortest possible time. The company, which is based in berkshire, has launched a range of webbased products in the past year, as well as a web portal that allows its customers to share tips and ideas with each other. Individuals joining clearswifts board under the deal include lyceum partners jeremy hand and david harland, and software entrepreneur and former ceo of iris software martin leuw, who will join. Customers can install iris software on their computers or gain access to the software via the cloud. Martin philip leuw worked in teamflow limited, iris solutions limited, systems team limited, advanced enterprise software limited, iris payroll software limited, software holdco2 limited, young presidents organisation london, iris resourcing limited as a company. Iris group chief executive martin leuw, who led the buyout, said.
Martin philip leuw worked in teamflow limited, iris solutions limited, systems team limited, advanced enterprise software limited, iris payroll software limited, software holdco2 limited, young presidents organisation london, iris resourcing limited as a company director, a director, an accountant. Martin leuw served as chief executive of iris software group for more than a decade, leading the company through multiple buyouts. Iris software has more than 20 years experience in delivering the full range of capital markets software and solutions. During his ten years as ceo and significant management investor at iris software, he developed the business into the uks largest private. Iris software group limited in gb key information duedil. Robert steele said the acquisition of the company now means more investment opportunities to develop key products the firm had been working on, a solid future and. Iris software group limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Martin leuw iris group chief executive uk the end result is that the focus of the decision can become restricted to cost, rather than return on investment and strategic advantage. He was previously group chief executive of iris software and chairman of clearswift an international cybersecurity business. Delivering business results calls for an optimal mix of technology and talent. With iris you can reduce the blue light emitted from your screen for better sleep, reduce the brightness of your. He has partnered with around 10 pevc firms, was formerly chairman of clearswift, a global cyber security software vendor and is an active private investor in businesses with social impact. Iris software limited company profile slough, united. Oct 04, 2010 experts views on bestoutcomes software sales challenge technology entrepreneur martin leuw of iris and daisy group founder matthew riley offer their advice on how project consultancy bestoutcome.
This is where iris performs a critical business service for its clients by supplementing their technical bandwidth accurately and rapidly the iris advantage. During his ten years as ceo and significant management investor at iris software, he developed the business into the uks largest private software house, growing from. It supports our ambition to be the number one choice of business software for uk accountancy practices and smes. Before arriving at the business software group in his mid30s, he ran a small cartoon animation. Sep 26, 2017 after 10 years as chief executive of iris software, martin leuw was ready for a change. Exchequer deserved its accolades and really is an excellent accounting system, but as one of the other readers said, all software is. From 20012011, as ceo and significant management investor he grew iris software from small beginnings to become the uks largest private software house, successfully exiting. Iris launches new debt recovery software federal management.
After 10 years as chief executive of iris software, martin leuw was ready for a change. A place where you get to work with different clients and develop professionally. The board of iris software group limited yesterday announced a revised company structure and new appointments to the board, following the resignation of martin leuw as group chief executive. He is currently the nonexecutive chairman of clearswift, a global cybersecurity software. Martin philip leuw profile free company director check. Martin leuw martin leads the growth4good investment strategy and is a serial entrepreneur specialising in digital media with a 25 year track record of driving growth. I led the growth of iris software as a subscription saas software business from. The board has seperated the company into two iris accountancy solutions, and iris software group. Iris group chief executive martin leuw is sending a letter to payemaster users apologising for problems they have encountered with the most recent upgrade to the payroll program.
Ferguson gp payroll software is well respected by practice managers and has an extremely loyal customer base. This is a pretty decent cv to flaunt around as leuw decides what he wants to do next. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover martins connections and jobs at similar companies. I have been working with iris software for a couple of years now and has worked with a great team of people who are dedicated to bringing the best out of everybody. It is excellent news for our customers as it significantly expands our r. Iris chief executive martin leuw will be the group chief executive of the enlarged business. Zeno, i see that your question was from some time ago, but i wondered if you ever did get the help that you required.
Hg capital will remain a significant shareholder in the group. Martin served as group ceo of iris from 20012011, leading its growth. Iris software group was formed by the 2007 merger between iris software group and computer software group. There is a real synergy in the two companies passionate approach to software development and customer service. Martin leuw is a serial entrepreneur specialising in digital media with a 25year track record of driving rapid scaleup growth. The firms customers include notfor profits, accounting firms, medical practices, and law firms. Sep 03, 2007 iris strengthens payroll presence with acquisition of ferguson gp software. For more than a decade he was chief executive of the developer iris, which builds software for accountants, lawyers, charities and other organisations.
Jun 10, 2007 operate under the iris software group brand. Though the accountancy software company grew from a. Martin leuw founder growth4good investing capital into high. Iris ceo martin leuw talks about the past, present and future of iris software, the uks largest private software house specialising in a wide range of business sectors. Dec 23, 2016 growth for good rides social investment wave. Martin leads the growth4good investment strategy and is a serial. Iris apologises for payemaster software complaints.
He is also chairman of latimer group and nonexecutive chairman of leathwaite. Martin leuw, former ceo, iris software martin took over from where the founder of iris software left off when the company received its first private equity investment in 2001. Martin leuw knows what it takes to scale a business successfully. Filter appointments filter appointments current appointments total number of appointments 75 date of birth may 1962. The board has seperated the company into two iris accountancy solutions, and iris software. During martins tenure as group chief executive, iris has grown rapidly to become one of the largest private software companies in the uk, with. For more than a decade he was chief executive of the developer iris, which builds software for. The iris software group is a great addition to that roster.
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