James Kidd

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Biography

Mr. James Kidd served as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Aveva Group. Mr. James Kidd served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer at Aveva Group. He formerly served as the Chief Executive Officer. He also served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Aveva Group. He served as Chief Financial Officer at Aveva Group. He is a Chartered Accountant and joined Aveva in 2004. Prior to his appointment to the Board, James held several senior finance roles within the Group and was Head of Finance from 2006. He joined the Group at the time of the Tribon acquisition and played a significant part in the completion of this transaction and the subsequent integration of the acquired business. His responsibilities have included investor relations, the development of the Group's overseas subsidiaries, standardisation of financial processes and procedures, as well as being heavily involved in the Group's recent acquisitions. Prior to joining Aveva, he worked for both Arthur Andersen and Deloitte, serving clients in both transactional and audit engagements.