About Mike

I work as a fractional CTO for mid‑market businesses in the UK. Most of my time is spent with boards and finance leaders who carry IT in their remit but do not have a CTO or CIO on their Executive Board.

I help them see, in plain language, what technology is doing for the business, where it is holding them back, and what to do next. That covers core IT, data, digital products, AI and cyber. I sit with engineering, product, data and security teams and turn their detail into decisions the board can act on.

Over the years I have seen the same themes repeat: rising technology spend with no clear link to results; teams working hard but shipping too slowly; risks in data and cyber that only surface when a deal, regulator or customer forces the issue. None of this is inevitable. It is usually a sign that nobody has joined up the strategy, the delivery and the risk.

The material I share here comes from that work. Short guides, checklists and examples on how to line up technology with the plan for the business, how to get more from the teams you already have, and how to judge risk before it lands in front of the board.

My work falls into three Services:

• Strategy – I help you decide where technology, data, AI and cyber should support the business and where it should not.
• Transformation – I help your teams deliver technology faster and more reliably, with fewer surprises and less noise.
• Assurance – I give you a clear, independent view of technology and cyber risk before you sign, invest or explain it to the board.

If you are a MD, FD or business leader in that position, this site, and my fractional work, is designed with you in mind.

My Career

I have spent over twenty years building technology teams and fixing the ones that were not working.

I was at RELX Plc for almost a decade, heading up divisional technology across multiple business units, before moving to Wilmington Plc in 2015 as Chief Technology Officer. There I sat on the Executive Committee and led technology for a mid-market risk and compliance business across fourteen entities. I integrated acquisitions, introduced a hybrid learning platform for customers, and rebuilt core systems that had run in silos for over a decade. The technology teams grew leaner and more capable. The IT costs fell.

After Wilmington I worked as Chief Technology Officer at Oxford Royale Academy, then IT Director at National Milk Records, where I oversaw DNA-based services for dairy farmers in the UK and emerging in the US, and enabled machine to machine data sharing for 8 thousand GB farmers, processors and supermarkets.

Since 2024 I have worked as an interim and fractional CTO for businesses in the UK, using my experience in telecommunications, manufacturing, media, compliance, education and agriculture.

What Others Say about Me

"As CTO Mike did an excellent job of supporting me and my colleagues to deliver a wide-ranging business and technology integration programme. Mike is hard working, solution orientated and committed to delivering the right technology to solve business problems."— Terry Sweeney, Divisional Director at Wilmington plc

"Mike and I have worked closely on the transformation of our London offices, working practices and business integration. My Executive Team colleagues and I have enjoyed working with Mike over the last three years: he's reliable, driven, solution focussed and always professional."— Tony Bainbridge, HR Director at Wilmington plc

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Career Mentor

I am a career mentor at both Code Your Future and Women in Technology, helping early and mid-career IT professionals navigate career progression, team leadership and technology strategy.

Education and Accreditations

My email is hello@mikefraser.me, please connect with me on LinkedIn.