Lindsey takes responsibility for Hornbill’s finance, legal and Human Resource functions globally and will contribute to Hornbill’s operations, executive leadership and strategic planning activities.

Lindsey’s industry career has been entirely focused in the enterprise business software and applications arena. In 1995 he joined the UK division of Great Plains as UK Finance Director. When Microsoft acquired Great Plains in 2000 he was promoted to European Finance Director of Microsoft’s Business Solutions Division managing a team of thirty people, and was instrumental in the integration of the European division of Great Plains and the company’s systems into Microsoft’s corporate infrastructure. In 2002 Lindsey joined VC backed Neverfail Group where he lead the company’s finance and IT teams and helped grow that business from zero to millions of dollars in just three years. Lindsey has considerable experience planning and executing major strategic activities including raising VC and debt funding, acquisitions, management buyouts, organisational restructuring and subsidiary development.

“Lindsey brings exceptional experience to our management team and we are delighted to have him on board,” said Hornbill’s CEO Gerry Sweeney. “Lindsey has a great deal of relevant experience having spent over six years working at Great Plains, who are now of course a central part of Microsoft’s Business Solutions Division. Lindsey adds great strength, depth and experience to our management team and will be instrumental in shaping Hornbill for our continued growth and success. I and my team at Hornbill welcome Lindsey aboard.”

Upon joining Hornbill, Lindsey said “Hornbill is a successful, high growth software business in a market sector that offers great opportunities for continued growth and global expansion. I'm very excited to be joining the team at Hornbill where I will be able to use my skills and experience to make a positive contribution, helping to build on the successes to date.”

Lindsey was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from London University in 1984. He became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1992.

Notes to Editors: photograph of Lindsey Gill