Xiatech’s CEO named "One to Watch" in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders

London, UK - 9 October 2024: Xiatech is pleased to announce that its founder and CEO, Jonathan Summerfield, has been recognised as "One to Watch" in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme for 2024, in partnership with The Times.

Created by trusted investment partner LDC – part of Lloyds Banking Group, The Top 50 celebrates entrepreneurs demonstrating remarkable ambition, and is now in its seventh year.

Xiatech has grown significantly over the last few years by bringing to market the industry’s most advanced AI-driven integration, data management and analytics platform which enables organisations to accelerate their business transformation, unlock new value from data and turbocharge legacy systems. Recently, the company was recognised as one of the UK’s 50 best-performing technology companies by Megabuyte.

This year’s One to Watch in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme received more than 700 nominations showcasing the exceptional individuals building successful and growing businesses right across the UK.

“It is an honour to be recognised as One to Watch in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2024 but real credit goes to my colleagues who are the real heroes at Xiatech,” said Jonathan Summerfield, CEO and founder of Xiatech. “Xiatech’s ability to attract and retain customers, who use our Xfuze platform to drive business performance and innovation, is only possible by our ability to attract and reward the best talent, which we do well because it’s a fun and rewarding place to work.”

Xfuze is a cloud-native platform that features a library of Smart Connectors, a Digital Integration Hub, a Unified Data Repository, a data-lake, an Insights Hub and Advanced Analytics powered by Composable AI, to empower IT and business teams to rapidly add new channels to market and generate more value from existing technology investments as well as a comprehensive suite of data management tooling such as data cataloguing, lineage, profiling, cleansing and observability.

John Garner, Managing Partner at LDC, added: “It’s been seven years since we launched The LDC Top 50 and in that time we’ve had the privilege of meeting some truly remarkable people, and this year has been no different. I’d like to congratulate this year’s Ones to Watch on their achievements so far - we can’t wait to see what they do next.”

The business leaders featured in The LDC Top 50 for 2024 are making a real impact by creating jobs, promoting social equality, championing sustainability, expanding internationally and integrating purpose into their business practices.The Ones to Watch are those individuals that are making great strides and growing their businesses. They

excel in their industries, make a positive impact on their customers and employees, and stand out for their potential to achieve even greater success in the future.

Read more about The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2024 here.

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About LDC

LDC is a trusted investment partner for ambitious management teams across the UK. It is part of Lloyds Banking Group and has partnered with hundreds of medium-sized companies across a wide range of sectors, helping them to grow and develop.

About Xiatech

Xiatech is the pioneer of Xfuze, the world’s first AI-powered composable Integration, Data Management and Analytics Platform that innovatively connects systems, creates a single view of data and delivers actionable insights in one solution. Business and technology teams that use Xfuze are able to shorten time-to-insights, accelerate digital transformation, and extend the value of their legacy technology investments. To learn more about how organisations are quickly generating results in weeks, visit www.xiatech.io or our Xfuze Showplace.