Lynette Slater

Lynette Slater has been appointed Chief Executive of de Novo Solutions, a Welsh digital transformation firm founded in 2021. She brings more than 30 years of experience within insurance, financial services and software organisations, and has led multi-million-pound change portfolios and built an award-winning professional services function. Founder Mark Sweeny, who has known Slater for more than 30 years, has transitioned to Executive Chairman.

Slater received her education from Aston Business School. Her career spans decades in business operations and transformation, with roles including Business Systems Analyst at HSBC and Head of European Development at HUON Corporation Ltd during the late 1990s.

Career History

• Chief Executive, de Novo Solutions (2026–present)
• Client Services Director, ICE InsureTech (insurance software provider)
• Programme Manager, Allianz Insurance and Global Operations Manager, Allianz
• Head of Programme & Portfolio Management, Kensington Mortgages
• Logicwave (previous role)

What Lynette Slater could bring to her role as Chief Executive of de Novo Solutions: Based on her track record, Slater is positioned to drive organisational transformation and scaling at de Novo. Her extensive experience managing multi-million-pound change programmes across insurance and financial services—combined with her expertise in building professional services functions—suggests she will strengthen the company's delivery capabilities as it expands into the public and private sector digital transformation market. Her background in programme and portfolio management indicates she will likely focus on structured growth, operational excellence, and scaling the team beyond its current 150 employees.