Key Takeaways
- • OneAdvanced, the Birmingham-based sovereign AI-powered vertical SaaS provider, has appointed Emma Brown as Chief Financial Officer, according to a Business Wire release dated October 26, 2026.
- • Brown succeeds Stephen Dews, who had served as CFO since February 2023; the company thanked him for establishing company-wide foundations.
- • Brown brings more than 15 years of experience across private equity-backed SaaS, technology, AI and data businesses, most recently as Group CFO and Board Director at CUBE.
- • Her mandate includes leading financial and commercial strategy around the rollout of IQ, the company's AI platform launched in April 2026, which OneAdvanced says follows hundreds of millions of dollars... of capital invested in modernising its core systems.
- • Earlier CFO and board roles include Medius, Talkwalker, Smartways Logistics and MedicalDirector.
Summary
OneAdvanced has appointed Emma Brown as Chief Financial Officer, according to a company announcement distributed via Business Wire. Brown will lead the company's financial and commercial strategy as it modernises customer workflows through IQ, the AI-led platform the company describes as the Intelligent System of Work. She succeeds Stephen Dews, who has served as CFO since February 2023. CEO Simon Walsh thanked Dews for his contribution and said he had established company-wide foundations that underpin OneAdvanced's ability to serve customers.
Brown brings more than 15 years of experience across private equity-backed SaaS, technology, AI and data businesses. Most recently she served as Group CFO and Board Director at CUBE, where she led work on business growth, operational transformation, mergers and acquisitions, and international expansion. Her earlier CFO and board positions include Medius, Talkwalker, Smartways Logistics and healthcare software business MedicalDirector.
The appointment follows OneAdvanced's strategic transformation, which culminated in the April 2026 launch of IQ, a platform the company says combines people, data and governed sovereign AI in one system. The company says it serves business-critical and regulated sectors including health, social care, housing, education, legal, passenger transport, wholesale and logistics, and public services, and describes its goal as becoming the UK's number one AI workflow company. Walsh said the company had invested hundreds of millions of capital in modernising its core systems and that Brown's background in growth, acquisitions and operational transformation would be valuable as it invests further in IQ.
In her first public comments as CFO, Brown said her focus would be on investing in opportunities that create lasting value for customers while applying financial discipline and operational excellence.
Brown brings more than 15 years of experience across private equity-backed SaaS, technology, AI and data businesses. Most recently she served as Group CFO and Board Director at CUBE, where she led work on business growth, operational transformation, mergers and acquisitions, and international expansion. Her earlier CFO and board positions include Medius, Talkwalker, Smartways Logistics and healthcare software business MedicalDirector.
The appointment follows OneAdvanced's strategic transformation, which culminated in the April 2026 launch of IQ, a platform the company says combines people, data and governed sovereign AI in one system. The company says it serves business-critical and regulated sectors including health, social care, housing, education, legal, passenger transport, wholesale and logistics, and public services, and describes its goal as becoming the UK's number one AI workflow company. Walsh said the company had invested hundreds of millions of capital in modernising its core systems and that Brown's background in growth, acquisitions and operational transformation would be valuable as it invests further in IQ.
In her first public comments as CFO, Brown said her focus would be on investing in opportunities that create lasting value for customers while applying financial discipline and operational excellence.
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