Gary Turner
Education
INSEAD
International Directors Programme IDP.58, Corporate Governance 2023-04-01 - 2023-11-01
Stow College
, Computer Science 1987-01-01 - 1988-01-01
Eastwood High School
, 1980-01-01 - 1986-01-01Work Experience
Anamcara
Current
Anamcara
Mazuma
Current
Mazuma
Translucent
Current
Translucent
Planday
2021-03-01 - 2023-04-01
Planday
Xero
2009-08-01 - 2022-01-01
Xero
The Link App
2019-07-01 - 2020-06-01
The Link App
Enterprise Nation
2019-01-01 - 2020-06-01
Enterprise Nation
ICAEW
2005-03-01 - 2018-11-01
ICAEW
Techstars
2016-01-01 - 2016-04-01
Techstars
Microsoft
2007-08-01 - 2009-07-01
Microsoft
Skills
Summary
I am a certified non-executive director specialising in strategy and leadership development. I've held senior operational and executive leadership positions within publicly listed software businesses, including Microsoft and Xero, and I have over 20 years of board experience in executive and non-executive roles. As the CEO of Xero UK, I established and led the UK arm of the online accounting platform from 2009 before stepping down in 2022. I took the business from £50k in sales in our first year to annual recurring revenues of £185M ($230M USD) and amassed more than 850,000 small business customers along the way. I remain active in shaping the future of B2B tech as an angel investor, providing strategic guidance to founders and CEOs and sharing leadership insights through my Substack newsletter. I hold a Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD.
