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SCC UK boss: I’ve returned to London after 10 years. Locals forget how good they have it
Thursday 21 May 2026 5:42 am | Updated: Wednesday 20 May 2026 12:07 pm
SCC UK boss: I’ve returned to London after 10 years. Locals forget how good they have it
By: Anna Moloney
Deputy Comment and Features Editor
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Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Russell Brown, CEO at IT giant SCC UK, tells us about returning to London after a decade away, and how he’s navigated a career in tech, in Square Mile and Me
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Name: Russell Brown Job title: CEO at SCC UK Previous roles: Chief revenue officer at ACP CreativIT; Vice president of sales at Computacenter US Age: 45 Born: Birmingham Lives: Richmond, London Studied: Business Information Technology at Nottingham Trent University Talents: Staying calm under pressure and spotting opportunity early Motto: “Focus on the things you can control. The outcomes tend to follow.” Biggest perk of the job? The opportunity it has given me and my family to travel, experience different cultures and meet great people around the world Coffee order: Black filter coffee Cocktail order: Dirty martini or a mezcal negroni Favourite book: Ian Fleming’s Bond novels and Mick Herron’s Slow Horses seriesWhat was your first job?
I had a mix of jobs while I was at school and university, mostly warehouse work during holidays and sales roles in call centres. Looking back, both taught me a lot about work ethic and dealing with people very quickly.
What was your first role in tech?
My first “real” role was joining a graduate programme in the technology industry after university. It gave me a solid grounding in........
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