Who We Are
We are a Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) Software business, specialising in regulation and people performance in the Financial Services marketplace. Redland’s industry leading product, Insight, is used to support top tier institutions in the Banking, Insurance and Advice sectors, addressing challenges of Senior Management Accountability, Conduct & Culture, Regulatory Reporting, Fit & Proper Assessment, Quality Checking and Complaints. We are proud to remain UK based and independently owned, and our honest, ambitious and expert talent has been working in partnership with industry regulators and accredited bodies, to design and deliver exceptional results
– We are fanatically focussed on delivering a solution. We work in partnership with your team, supporting where needed and directing when required.
The Insight platform is our flagship product and can provide solutions in many areas of Governance, Risk and Compliance.
As Executive Chair, Joel provides a clear strategy for the business to follow. His previous experience of managing large change projects and implementing significant IT solutions, provides an ideal background to lead a dynamic software firm.
Joel began his career in the GI sector but established his career providing hands-on consulting and senior leadership to financial services projects. He has well developed views on the challenges faced by distributors, product providers and customers, particularly in respect of regulatory matters.
Carl began his 20 year career in financial services working for the Lloyd’s syndicate Wellington as a business analyst.
Carl is a Director and co-founder of Redland Business Solutions, where his in depth knowledge of technology and the financial services market has led Redland to become the market leader in T&C Solutions.
Outside of the office, Carl enjoys spending time with his family, collecting early UK Dub Reggae, taking kids and dogs camping in an old Land Rover and making cider.
He has nearly 25 years’ experience in the delivery and operational support of IT systems supporting Financial Services distribution and product providers. He was a founding Director of ‘the Exchange’ in 1991 and was Group Operations Director until 2002. He ran his own business focusing on electronic commissions capabilities before joining Redland in 2007.
Mick has the rare ability to strike the balance between technical expertise, business awareness and customer service focus. He can be described as a bridge builder between these disciplines.
Business Development Director
John’s early experience was as a Training Officer, Support Analyst, and Product Marketing Executive however his primary roles have been as a Senior Business Consultant leading analysis and test teams and supporting Project Management. John has an excellent track record of successful delivery into various market sectors including General Insurance & IFA back Office, Point Of Sale Systems, Contact Centre, IFA Network Administration and Quotation portals.
Since joining Redland John has been primarily responsible for the initial design, scope and on-going functional development of the Insight TC product whilst also being heavily involved in the implementations of the product. Recently, John has moved into Business Development to use his product knowledge to build sales.
Business Development Manager
Aftergraduating from Aston University with a degree in IT & Business, Andy forged ahead with a career in IT, starting out as an analyst/programmer and then quickly moving into business analysis.
Andy now has over 15 years experience as a business analyst and consultant spanning multiple industries, including publishing, utilities and e-commerce.
Andy is in his second stint at Redland, having initially joined as a Business Analyst in 2007 focussing on adding valuable input to the design of the Insight T&C system and implementing it at key clients. Andy also played a lead role in the design and release of the Redland CPD Portal into the market.
Andy had a brief time away from Redland, when he joined a tech startup in the fashion e-commerce space, but the lure of Financial Services and in particular, Redland, proved too great and he re-joined in 2016 as a Business Development Manager, with a particular focus on Insight SMR.
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