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In 2011 he joined the [[Government of the United Kingdom|UK Government]], and was made Chief Operating Officer and head of the [[Efficiency and Reform Group]] in 2012 under cabinet office minister, [[Francis Maude]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/aug/06/chief-operating-officer-stephen-kelly-resigns-government |title=Government chief operating officer Stephen Kelly resigns |last=Syal |first=Ranjeev |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |location=[[London]]| date=2014-08-06 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2018-02-14| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In 2011 he joined the [[Government of the United Kingdom|UK Government]], and was made Chief Operating Officer and head of the [[Efficiency and Reform Group]] in 2012 under cabinet office minister, [[Francis Maude]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/aug/06/chief-operating-officer-stephen-kelly-resigns-government |title=Government chief operating officer Stephen Kelly resigns |last=Syal |first=Ranjeev |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |location=[[London]]| date=2014-08-06 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2018-02-14| df=dmy-all}}</ref>


He left his role with the Government in November 2014 to join [[FTSE 100 index|FTSE 100]] multinational [[enterprise software]] company, Sage Group, where he was Sage’s first externally appointed [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-3828759/Sage-boss-says-axe-business-rates-suffocate-firms-replace-sales-tax.html |title=Axe business rates as they suffocate firms says Sage boss – and replace them with sales tax |last=Owen |first=Vicki |publisher=[[DMG Media]] | location=[[London]] |via=This is Money |date=2016-10-08 |newspaper=[[The Mail on Sunday]] |access-date=2018-02-04 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sage-raids-civil-service-for-chief-executive-g96zxfrrvrh |title=Sage raids civil service for chief executive |last=Fildes |first=Nick |publisher=[[News UK]] |location=[[London]] |date=2014-08-07 |newspaper=[[The Times]] ||url-access=limited |access-date=2018-03-01 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> During his time as CEO, Sage has acquired North American cloud-based financial software company Intacct in 2017 for $850m, and Fairsail, a British provider of cloud-based [[Human resource management system|human resources software]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/25/sage-group-buys-intacct-accounting-software-for-850m/ |title=Sage Group buys Intacct accounting software for $850M |publisher= [[Oath Inc.|Oath]] |date=2017-07-25 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |access-date=2018-03-06 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/time-to-embrace-cloud-on-the-horizon-nkw76ngs6 |title=Time to embrace the cloud on the horizon |publisher=[[News UK]] |location=[[London]] |date=2018-01-25 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url-access=limited |access-date=2018-02-02 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
He left his role with the Government in November 2014 to join [[FTSE 100 index|FTSE 100]] multinational [[enterprise software]] company, Sage Group, where he was Sage’s first externally appointed [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-3828759/Sage-boss-says-axe-business-rates-suffocate-firms-replace-sales-tax.html |title=Axe business rates as they suffocate firms says Sage boss – and replace them with sales tax |last=Owen |first=Vicki |publisher=[[DMG Media]] | location=[[London]] |via=This is Money |date=2016-10-08 |newspaper=[[The Mail on Sunday]] |access-date=2018-02-04 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sage-raids-civil-service-for-chief-executive-g96zxfrrvrh |title=Sage raids civil service for chief executive |last=Fildes |first=Nick |publisher=[[News UK]] |location=[[London]] |date=2014-08-07 |newspaper=[[The Times]] ||url-access=limited |access-date=2018-03-01 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> During his time as CEO, Sage has acquired North American cloud-based financial software company [[Sage Intacct|Intacct]] in 2017 for $850m, and Fairsail, a British provider of cloud-based [[Human resource management system|human resources software]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/25/sage-group-buys-intacct-accounting-software-for-850m/ |title=Sage Group buys Intacct accounting software for $850M |publisher= [[Oath Inc.|Oath]] |date=2017-07-25 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |access-date=2018-03-06 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/time-to-embrace-cloud-on-the-horizon-nkw76ngs6 |title=Time to embrace the cloud on the horizon |publisher=[[News UK]] |location=[[London]] |date=2018-01-25 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url-access=limited |access-date=2018-02-02 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


In 2015, Stephen Kelly was appointed as one of six new business ambassadors to help boost the UK’s performance in [[international trade]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-names-new-business-ambassadors-to-support-international-trade-and-investment |title=Prime Minister names new Business Ambassadors to support international trade and investment |date=2015-11-20 |website= Gov.co.uk |access-date=2018-02-20 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
In 2015, Stephen Kelly was appointed as one of six new business ambassadors to help boost the UK’s performance in [[international trade]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-names-new-business-ambassadors-to-support-international-trade-and-investment |title=Prime Minister names new Business Ambassadors to support international trade and investment |date=2015-11-20 |website= Gov.co.uk |access-date=2018-02-20 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

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Stephen Kelly
Born (1963-12-30) 30 December 1963 (age 60)
Kent, United Kingdom
OccupationCEO of Sage Group
SpouseSiobhan Kelly
Children3[1]

Stephen Kelly (born 30 December 1963) is a British businessman, and currently the chief executive officer of Sage Group.[2][3]

Early life

He was born in Kent, England and attended the Harvey Grammar School in Folkestone.[4] Kelly received a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Bath.[5]

Career

He started his career as an accountant, working for the now-defunct British tech firm, ICL, for four years.[3][6] In 1988, he joined American multinational computer technology corporation, Oracle as director of market solutions.[5] After 9 years at Oracle, he joined Californian enterprise software start-up, Chordiant. In 2001 he became Chief Executive Officer, replacing Sam Spadafora.[3][7]

He returned to the UK in 2006 to become Chief Operating Officer of software firm Micro Focus International.[4] In 2009, he announced he would step down as chief executive of Micro Focus, citing personal reasons.[8]

In 2011 he joined the UK Government, and was made Chief Operating Officer and head of the Efficiency and Reform Group in 2012 under cabinet office minister, Francis Maude.[9]

He left his role with the Government in November 2014 to join FTSE 100 multinational enterprise software company, Sage Group, where he was Sage’s first externally appointed CEO.[10][11] During his time as CEO, Sage has acquired North American cloud-based financial software company Intacct in 2017 for $850m, and Fairsail, a British provider of cloud-based human resources software.[12][13]

In 2015, Stephen Kelly was appointed as one of six new business ambassadors to help boost the UK’s performance in international trade.[14]

Personal life

He is married with three daughters.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Armitstead, Louise (18 July 2011). "Stephen Kelly - the man at the coal face of the Big Society". Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Stephen P. Kelly: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Bentley, Guy (6 August 2014). "Stephen Kelly announced as Sage CEO". City A.M. London. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b Duke, Simon (12 July 2015). "Dotcom survivor embarks on a great north run with Sage". The Times. London: News UK. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b Cave, Andrew (27 August 2016). "I want Sage to be about everything to do with moving money". Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  6. ^ Fildes, Nick (23 May 2015). "Manifesto: The Jet's gone, but technology's high flyer is planning its latest attack from the cloud". The Times. London: News UK. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Chordiant Software Inc appoints Stephen Kelly as new President and Chief Operating Officer" (Press release). 27 November 2000. Retrieved 27 January 2018 – via Response Source.
  8. ^ Stafford, Paul (9 September 2005). "Surprise at Micro Focus chief's exit". Financial Times. London: Nikkei. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  9. ^ Syal, Ranjeev (6 August 2014). "Government chief operating officer Stephen Kelly resigns". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  10. ^ Owen, Vicki (8 October 2016). "Axe business rates as they suffocate firms says Sage boss – and replace them with sales tax". The Mail on Sunday. London: DMG Media. Retrieved 4 February 2018 – via This is Money.
  11. ^ Fildes, Nick (7 August 2014). "Sage raids civil service for chief executive". The Times. London: News UK. Retrieved 1 March 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  12. ^ "Sage Group buys Intacct accounting software for $850M". TechCrunch. Oath. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Time to embrace the cloud on the horizon". The Times. London: News UK. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Prime Minister names new Business Ambassadors to support international trade and investment". Gov.co.uk (Press release). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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