Martin Port, the founder and CEO of workforce management technology company BigChange, is to move into a new role as chairman. 听
Richard Warley, who joined the business as chairman at the start of 2021听following听拢75 million of US VC investment,听will become the driving force of the business as CEO.听
BigChange,听which听has achieved nine years of consistent growth, is preparing to expand rapidly across multiple international markets and is building out the next generation of its technology platform.听
Its field service management technology is the core workflow tool for businesses employing field service technicians and operators.听The company鈥檚听tools provide job scheduling, customer invoicing and payments automation, mobile workforce management and client engagement.听听
The听company鈥檚 platform serves 1,600 small to enterprise clients spanning more than 20 industries, from plant hire to drainage and waste, social housing to food service. Clients include Sunbelt Rentals, Silentnight, Recycling Lives, HSS and EDF.听
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鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 be more confident that Richard is the ideal person to take on the day-to-day running of the business,鈥� said Port.听鈥淗e is passionate about听BigChange, he鈥檚 taken the time to get to know our people and our culture, and he has an extraordinary depth of experience running billion-pound companies.听听
鈥淚t is our hope that, together, we can help听BigChange听to reach this milestone 鈥� unicorn status 鈥� in just a few years. We currently employ over 200 people around the world, and we hope to take that figure to 500 people.听
鈥淭his is a really exciting time for both me and for听BigChange. I feel as though I have had a promotion and relish the prospect of a new challenge.听听
鈥淢y ambitions for听BigChange听have only intensified over the last few years and I know that, with Richard by my side, we have the best chance of executing our plan to become the leading mobile workforce management platform in every market we target around the world.鈥�听
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Warley听said: 鈥淢artin has built a really special company that combines great technology with a very big heart and an absolute focus on making the world a better place for its customers and the people who work here.听听
鈥淚鈥檓 excited about the scale of the opportunity out there for听BigChange听鈥� both in terms of the size of addressable market and the breadth of technological solutions we can bring our customers.听
鈥淢artin is an evangelist for the business and a great strategic thinker. My role is about taking this business to the next level and ensuring that we preserve all that is brilliant about听BigChange鈥檚听culture while evolving into a much larger entity.听听
鈥淚 am going to continue to develop听JobWatch鈥檚听functionality and relevance to the market, all while maintaining our focus on customer success and excellent service.鈥�听