Our Leadership
Dr Roger Newman
CEO
Dr Roger Newman
CEO
Roger is a senior business leader with over 30 years of experience. He has worked extensively in the financial services industry managing mega technology and operational transformation programs. He holds a degree in Business Economics and an MBA and PhD in IT Strategy from Warwick University.
Vivek Agarwal
Chairman

Vivek Agarwal
Chairman
Vivek is the Global Head for Enterprise Verticals Solutions and Portfolio Companies at Tech Mahindra and Non-Executive Director at Target.
He is responsible for creating a robust and differentiated portfolio of offerings for clients in each vertical, and organic and in-organic investments for building capability. He has been with Tech Mahindra since 2004.
Steve Murphy
Chief Risk Officer
Steve Murphy
Chief Risk Officer
A senior risk and compliance professional, Steve has more than 30 years’ experience working in both professional advisory and industry roles for blue chip firms. Throughout his career, Steve has worked with many financial services businesses including banks, lenders, wealth/asset managers, insurers, corporates and fintechs, advising on risk and regulatory requirements.
Providing risk management advice and support to boards and senior management, Steve’s expertise includes; interpretation of new regulation and regulatory developments, risk framework and risk based monitoring design, conduct/selling practices, SMCR, financial crime, operational resilience, large scale remediation exercise design/oversight, management of regulatory relationships and s166 reviews on behalf of the regulators.
Paddy Byrne
Non-Executive Director
Paddy Byrne
Non-Executive Director
A highly successful business leader with a strong record of running and growing significant businesses in the FinTech space.
Paddy has driven businesses with turnover up to £450 million and 3000 people. He has also demonstrated a strong ability to continually improve profitability as a proportion of turnover. Paddy has successfully managed service provision for key elements of the National Infrastructure, including the London Metal Exchange's trading platform and the entirety of the Lloyd's of London insurance market’s support services. Paddy has also driven significant relationship led deals at C-level; most of these deals have involved high volumes, transformations and complexity, all of which have completed successfully.
Andrew Doman
Non-Executive Director
Andrew Doman
Non-Executive Director
Andrew is currently Chairman at Castle Trust and a Non-Executive Director at One Savings Bank.
Andrew spent 22 years at McKinsey and Co before becoming CEO at Russell Investments then at Premium Credit. At Target, Andrew will help advise on our business strategy, bringing with him a wealth of C-level experience in financial services.
Aileen Wallace
Independent Non-Executive Director
Aileen Wallace
Independent Non-Executive Director
As an established Board Executive, Aileen has expertise in digital business transformation across retail and commercial banking.
She has more than 10 years’ experience in executive and non-executive roles, helping to leverage growth opportunities for several leading financial services organisations including Co-operative Bank, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group (CYBG), and global technology service provider Cognizant.
Most recently, Aileen held the role of Chair of The Co-Operative Bank ESG Outsourcing Committee, providing strategic guidance to its £17bn lending business. She was also a Board Director at Yorkshire Bank Home Loans with specific responsibility to oversee and govern the £21bn lending division.
Stuart Anderson
Chief Commercial Officer
Stuart Anderson
Chief Commercial Officer
Stuart has worked in the financial services industry for 30 years leading high performance teams within the Banking and Insurance industries, specialising in complex Business Services and Transformational BPO and ITO. He has a track record of working at pace to initiate and deliver business strategy, turnaround and market transformation in complex, regulated financial markets.
Matt Davies
Human Resources Director
Matt Davies
Human Resources Director
With more than 10 years’ experience in HR, Matt joined Target Group in 2017. Matt has a background in Employee Engagement, People Projects and Employee Relations, and since being at Target has launched an award-winning Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. Matt is passionate about developing a People Strategy that enables Target to be an employer of choice, and creating a great place to work.
Richard Glanville
Director of Client Operations
Marcella Rich
Director of Client Services